Warnings And Cautions - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

ser vice m a n u a l. F ollowin g t h ese pr ocedu r es is ver y
im por t a n t t o t h e sa fet y of t h e in dividu a ls per for m -
in g t h e dia gn ost ic t est s.
4.2.2 VEHICLE PREPARA TION FOR
TESTING
Ma ke su r e t h e veh icle bein g t est ed h a s a fu lly
ch a r ged ba t t er y. If it does n ot , fa lse dia gn ost ic codes
or er r or m essa ges m a y occu r.
4.2.3 SERVICING SUB-ASSEMBLIES
Som e com pon en t s of t h e power t r a in syst em a r e
in t en ded t o be ser viced a s a n a ssem bly on ly. At -
t em pt in g t o r em ove or r epa ir cer t a in syst em su b-
com pon en t s m a y r esu lt in per son a l in ju r y a n d/or
im pr oper syst em oper a t ion . On ly t h ose com pon en t s
wit h a ppr oved r epa ir a n d in st a lla t ion pr ocedu r es in
t h e ser vice m a n u a l sh ou ld be ser viced.
4.2.4 DRBIII SAFETY INFORMA TION
WARNING: EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF THE
DRBIII MULTIMETER IS DANGEROUS. IT
CAN EXPOSE YOU
POSSIBLE FATAL
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CAUTIONS
AND SPECIFICATION LIMITS.
F ollow t h e veh icle m a n u fa ct u r er 's ser vice specifi-
ca t ion s a t a ll t im es.
– Do n ot u se t h e DRBIII
a ged.
– Do n ot u se t h e t est lea ds if t h e in su la t ion is
da m a ged or if m et a l is exposed.
– To a void elect r ica l sh ock, do n ot t ou ch t h e t est
lea ds, t ip or t h e cir cu it bein g t est ed.
– Ch oose t h e pr oper r a n ge a n d fu n ct ion for t h e
m ea su r em en t . Do n ot t r y volt a ge or cu r r en t
m ea su r em en t s t h a t m a y exceed t h e r a t ed ca -
pa cit y.
– Do n ot exceed t h e lim it s sh own in t h e t a ble
below:
F U N CTION
Volt s
Oh m s (Resist a n ce)*
F r equ en cy Mea su r e
F r equ en cy Gen er a t ed
Tem per a t u r e
* Oh m s ca n n ot be m ea su r ed if volt a ge is pr esen t .
Oh m s ca n be m ea su r ed on ly on a n on -power ed
cir cu it .
TO SERIOUS OR
INJURY. CAREFULLY
if it h a s been da m -
IN P U T LIMIT
0–500 pea k volt s AC
0–500 volt s DC
0–1.12 m ega oh m s
0–10 kH z
–58 – +1100°F
–50 – +600°C
GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
– Volt a ge bet ween a n y t er m in a l a n d gr ou n d
m u st n ot exceed 500v DC or 500v pea k AC.
– Use ca u t ion wh en m ea su r in g volt a ge a bove
25v DC or 25v AC.
– Th e cir cu it bein g t est ed m u st be pr ot ect ed by a
10 a m p fu se or cir cu it br ea ker.
– Use t h e low cu r r en t sh u n t t o m ea su r e cir cu it s
u p t o 10 a m ps. Use t h e h igh cu r r en t sh u n t t o
m ea su r e cir cu it s exceedin g 10 a m ps.
– Wh en t est in g for t h e pr esen ce of volt a ge or
cu r r en t , m a ke su r e t h e m et er is fu n ct ion in g
cor r ect ly. Ta ke a r ea din g of a kn own volt a ge or
cu r r en t befor e a ccept in g a zer o r ea din g.
– Wh en m ea su r in g cu r r en t , con n ect t h e m et er in
ser ies wit h t h e loa d.
– Discon n ect t h e live t est lea d befor e discon n ect -
in g t h e com m on t est lea d.

4.3 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS

4.3.1 ROAD TEST WARNINGS
Som e com pla in t s will r equ ir e a t est dr ive a s pa r t
of t h e r epa ir ver ifica t ion pr ocedu r e. Th e pu r pose of
t h e t est dr ive is t o t r y t o du plica t e t h e dia gn ost ic
code or sym pt om con dit ion .
CAUTION: Before road testing a vehicle, be
sure that all components are reassembled.
During the test drive, do not hang the DRBIII
from the rear view mirror. Do not attempt to
read the DRBIII
assistant available to operate the DRBIII .
4.3.2 VEHICLE DAMAGE CAUTIONS
Befor e discon n ect in g a n y con t r ol m odu le, m a ke
su r e t h e ign it ion is off. F a ilu r e t o do so cou ld
da m a ge t h e m odu le. Wh en t est in g volt a ge or cir cu it
in t egr it y a t a n y con t r ol m odu le, u se t h e t er m in a l
side (n ot t h e wir e en d) of t h e h a r n ess con n ect or. Do
n ot pr obe t h r ou gh t h e in su la t ion ; t h is will da m a ge
it a n d even t u a lly ca u se it t o fa il beca u se of cor r o-
sion .
Be ca r efu l wh en per for m in g elect r ica l t est so a s t o
pr even t a cciden t a l sh or t in g of t er m in a ls. Su ch a
m ist a ke ca n da m a ge fu ses or com pon en t s. Also, a
secon d code cou ld be set , m a kin g dia gn osis of t h e
or igin a l pr oblem m or e difficu lt .
5 .0 REQU I RED T OOLS AN D
EQU I PM EN T
DRBIII (dia gn ost ic r ea d-ou t box) sca n t ool
va cu u m ga u ge
a m m et er
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while driving. Have an