Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 2165

Em e rg e n c y ru n n in g fu n c tio n
If DTCs occu r, sa fe-dr ivin g con dit ion s m u st be r e-
t a in ed bu t fu ll fu n ct ion a lit y of t h e t r a n sm ission will
be lim it ed t o a void da m a gin g t h e a u t om a t ic t r a n s-
m ission . In t h e even t of cer t a in DTCs t h e TCM
swit ch es t o em er gen cy r u n n in g. Th e TCM will st or e
t h e a ppr opr ia t e DTC codes a n d solen oids will be
de-en er gized (t u r n ed off)
Th e t r a n sm ission effect s will be:
Th e la st gea r sh ift ed r em a in s in t h a t posit ion
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Th e m odu la t in g pr essu r e a n d sh ift pr essu r e in -
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cr ea se t o m a xim u m va lu e
Th e t or qu e con ver t er
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(t u r n ed off)
S h iftin g m a n u a lly a fte r a D TC d e te c tio n
NOTE: The vehicle can still be shifted
manually to 2nd or reverse gear.
To a ccom plish t h ese sh ift s you m u st
St op t h e veh icle
Tu r n t h e ign it ion off
St a r t t h e en gin e
P la ce t h e select or lever in t o D for 2n d gea r
P la ce t h e select or lever in t o R for r ever se gea r
Th e em er gen cy r u n n in g fu n ct ion is r et a in ed u n t il
t h e DTC is elim in a t ed or t h e st or ed DTC code is
er a sed.
St or ed (In t er m it t en t ) DTCs ca n be r eset by cy-
clin g t h e ign it ion swit ch
3.3.3 TROUBLE CODE ERASURE
Dia gn ost ic Tr ou ble Codes ca n be er a sed in t wo
wa ys. Th e fir st is t o er a se t h e DTC wit h t h e DRBIII
or sca n t ool. Th e secon d is if t h e DTC is n o lon ger
pr esen t , t h e DTC is r eset by t h e TCM (a ft er a n
ign it ion cycle), wh ich will pla ce t h e DTC in a n
in t er m it t en t st a t u s (St or ed DTC).
Wh e n th e re a re n o d ia g n o s tic tro u ble c o d e s
s to re d in m e m o ry, th e D RB III
N O D TC's D ETECTED
3.4 USING THE DRBIII
Refer t o t h e DRBIII u ser 's gu ide for in st r u ct ion s
a n d a ssist a n ce wit h r ea din g t r ou ble codes, er a sin g
t r ou ble codes, a n d ot h er DRBIII fu n ct ion s.
clu t ch is disen ga ged
w ill d is p la y
GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
3.5 DRBIII ERROR MESSAGES
Un der n or m a l oper a t ion , t h e DRBIII will displa y
on e of on ly t wo er r or m essa ges:
– User-Requ est ed WARM Boot
– User-Requ est ed COLD Boot
If t h e DRBIII sh ou ld displa y a n y ot h er er r or
m essa ge, r ecor d t h e en t ir e displa y a n d ca ll t h e
S.T.A.R. Cen t er.
3.5.1 DRBIII DOES NOT POWER UP
(BLANK SCREEN)
If t h e LE D's do n ot ligh t or n o sou n d is em it t ed a t
st a r t u p, ch eck for loose ca ble con n ect ion s or a ba d
ca ble. Ch eck t h e veh icle ba t t er y volt a ge. A m in i-
m u m of 11 volt s is r equ ir ed t o a dequ a t ely power t h e
DRBIII .
If a ll con n ect ion s a r e pr oper bet ween t h e DRBI-
II a n d t h e veh icle or ot h er devices, a n d t h e veh icle
ba t t er y is fu lly ch a r ged, a n in oper a t ive DRBIII
m a y be t h e r esu lt of fa u lt y ca ble or veh icle wir in g.
F or a bla n k scr een , r efer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e Body
Dia gn ost ic m a n u a l.
3.5.2 DISPLA Y IS NOT VISIBLE
Low t em per a t u r es will a ffect t h e visibilit y of t h e
displa y. Adju st t h e con t r a st t o com pen sa t e for t h is
con dit ion .
4 .0 DI SCLAI M ERS, SAFET Y,
AN D WARN I N GS
4.1 DISCLAIMERS
All in for m a t ion , illu st r a t ion s, a n d specifica t ion s
con t a in ed in t h is m a n u a l a r e ba sed on t h e la t est
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