Toshiba 03 fault code

Toshiba air conditioning

What the Toshiba 03 fault code means, from the manufacturer's own service literature, and the UK models it applies to.

What it means

OPERATION + TIMER flashing 5 Hz: protective circuit, OTHERS (including compressor)

Stage-one block code. Toshiba: "Protective circuit operation for others (including compressor)". The compressor sits in this block, so treat it as the serious one of the four.

Source: Toshiba service manual SVM-19001-3 (Seiya) / SVM-18009 (Shorai P) §11-3, Table 11-3-1 (flashing-LED block codes)

UK models this code applies to

Tap yours to open 03 on that machine.

Wall-mounted79

RAS-05BKV-E / RAS-05BAV-E RAS-07BKV-E / RAS-07BAV-E RAS-10BKV-E / RAS-10BAV-E RAS-10G2KVP-E / RAS-10G2AVP-E RAS-13BKV-E / RAS-13BAV-E RAS-13G2KVP-E / RAS-13G2AVP-E RAS-16BKV-E / RAS-16BAV-E RAS-16G2KVP-E / RAS-16G2AVP-E RAS-18E2KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-18J2KVG-E / RAS-18J2AVG-E RAS-24E2KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-077SKV-E7 / RAS-077SAV-E6 RAS-107SKV-E7 / RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SKV-E7 / RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SKV-E7 / RAS-167SAV-E5 RAS-B05E2KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B05J2KVG-E / RAS-05J2AVG-E RAS-B05S4KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B07E2KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B07G3KVSG-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07G3KVSGB-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07J2KVG-E / RAS-07J2AVG-E RAS-B07P2KVSG-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07P2KVSGB-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07S4KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B10E2KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B10G3KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10G3KVSGB-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10J2KVG-E / RAS-10J2AVG-E RAS-B10J2KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E RAS-B10N3KV2-E1 / RAS-10N3AV2-E1 RAS-B10N3KVP-E / RAS-10N3AVP-E RAS-B10N4KVRG-E1 / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-10P2AVSG-E RAS-B10S4KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B13E2KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B13G3KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13G3KVSGB-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2KVG-E / RAS-13J2AVG-E RAS-B13J2KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E RAS-B13N3KV2-E1 / RAS-13N3AV2-E1 RAS-B13N3KVP-E / RAS-13N3AVP-E RAS-B13N4KVRG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-13P2AVSG-E RAS-B13S4KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B16E2KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B16G3KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16G3KVSGB-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16J2KVG-E / RAS-16J2AVG-E RAS-B16J2KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E RAS-B16N3KV2-E1 / RAS-16N3AV2-E RAS-B16N3KVP-E / RAS-16N3AVP-E RAS-B16N4KVRG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-16P2AVSG-E RAS-B16S4KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B18G3KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18G3KVSGB-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18J2KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E RAS-B18P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-18P2AVSG-E RAS-B18S4KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-B22G3KVSG-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22G3KVSGB-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-22P2AVSG-E RAS-B24G3KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24G3KVSGB-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24J2KVG-E / RAS-24J2AVG-E RAS-B24J2KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E RAS-B24P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-24P2AVSG-E RAS-B24S4KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-M05G3KVSG-E RAS-M05G3KVSGB-E RAV-GM1101KRTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-HM901KRTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-RM561KRTP-E RAV-RM801KRTP-E RAV-SM307KRTP-E RAV-SM407KRTP-E RAV-SM566KRT-E RAV-SM806KRT-E

Cassettes17

RAS-M10S4MUVG-E RAS-M13S4MUVG-E RAS-M16S4MUVG-E RAV-GM561UT-E RAV-GM801UT-E RAV-GM1101UT-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-GM1401UT-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E RAV-HM901UTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101UTP-E RAV-HM1401UTP-E RAV-HM1601UTP-E / RAV-GM1601ATP-E · RAV-GM1601ATJP-E · RAV-GM1601AT8P-E · RAV-GM1601AT8JP-E RAV-RM561MUT-E RAV-RM561UTP-E RAV-RM801UTP-E RAV-RM1101UTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401UTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601UTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Ducted20

Ceiling suspended10

RAV-HM401CTP-E RAV-HM901CTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101CTP-E RAV-HM1401CTP-E RAV-HM1601CTP-E RAV-RM561CTP-E RAV-RM801CTP-E RAV-RM1101CTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401CTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601CTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Floor consoles3

RAS-B10J2FVG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2FVG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18J2FVG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1

Floor-standing4

RAV-RM561FT-EN RAV-RM801FT-EN RAV-RM1101FT-EN / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-RM1401FT-EN / RAV-GP1401AT-E

Indoor and outdoor pairs1

RAS-077SKV-E6 / RAS-077SAV-E6

Multi-split outdoor units13

RAS-2M10U2AVG-E RAS-2M14S3AV-E RAS-2M14U2AVG-E RAS-2M18S3AV-E RAS-2M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M18S3AV-E RAS-3M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M26S3AV-E RAS-3M26U2AVG-E RAS-4M27S3AV-E RAS-4M27U2AVG-E RAS-5M34S3AV-E RAS-5M34U2AVG-E

Outdoor units108

RAS-2M10G3AVG-E RAS-2M14G3AVG-E RAS-2M18G3AVG-E RAS-3M18G3AVG-E RAS-3M26G3AVG-E RAS-4M27G3AVG-E RAS-5M34G3AVG-E RAS-07BAV-E RAS-10BAV-E RAS-10G2AVP-E RAS-10N3AV2-E1 RAS-10N3AVP-E RAS-13BAV-E RAS-13G2AVP-E RAS-13N3AV2-E1 RAS-13N3AVP-E RAS-16BAV-E RAS-16G2AVP-E RAS-16N3AV2-E RAS-16N3AVP-E RAS-18N3AV2-E RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SAV-E5 RAV-GM301ATP-E RAV-GM303ATJP-E RAV-GM303ATP-E RAV-GM401ATP-E RAV-GM403ATP-E RAV-GM561ATJP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E1 RAV-GM563ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-TR RAV-GM801ATJP-E RAV-GM801ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-TR RAV-GM903ATP-E RAV-GM1101AT8P-E RAV-GM1101ATJP-E RAV-GM1101ATP-E RAV-GM1103AT8P-E RAV-GM1103ATP-E RAV-GM1401AT8P-E RAV-GM1401ATJP-E RAV-GM1401ATP-E RAV-GM1403AT8P-E RAV-GM1403ATP-E RAV-GM1603AT8P-E RAV-GM1603ATP-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E1 RAV-GM2243AT8P-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E1 RAV-GM2803AT8P-E RAV-GP563ATP-E RAV-GP703ATP-E RAV-GP803ATP-E RAV-GP1103AT8P-E RAV-GP1103ATP-E RAV-GP1401AT-E1 RAV-GP1403AT8P-E RAV-GP1403ATP-E RAV-GP1603AT8P-E RAV-GP1603ATP-E RAV-GV561ATP-E RAV-GV801ATP-E RAV-GV1101AT8P-E RAV-GV1101ATP-E RAV-GV1401AT8P-E RAV-GV1401ATP-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E1 RAV-GV1601ATP-E RAV-SM80ATP-E RAV-SM304ATP-E RAV-SM404ATP-E RAV-SM564ATP-E RAV-SM804ATP-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E1 RAV-SM1104ATP-E RAV-SM1104ATP-E1 RAV-SM1404AT8P-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E1 RAV-SM1603AT-E RAV-SM1603AT-E1 RAV-SM2244AT8-E RAV-SM2246AT8-E RAV-SM2804AT8-E RAV-SM2806AT8-E RAV-SP404ATP-E RAV-SP564ATP-E RAV-SP804ATP-E RAV-SP1104AT-E RAV-SP1104AT-E1 RAV-SP1104AT8-E RAV-SP1104AT8-E1 RAV-SP1404AT-E RAV-SP1404AT-E1 RAV-SP1404AT8-E RAV-SP1404AT8-E1 RAV-SP1604AT8-E RAV-SP1604AT8-E1

Other models30

03 on these comes from each model's own manual, which may not match the meaning above — tap yours to read it.

RAS-B10S4KVPG-E / RAS-10S4AVPG-E RAS-B13S4KVPG-E / RAS-13S4AVPG-E RAS-B18S4KVPG-E / RAS-18S4AVPG-E

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