Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 322

GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
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 THE SPECIFICATION LIMITS.
F ollow t h e veh icle m a n u fa ct u r er 's ser vice speci-
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fica t ion s a t a ll t im es.
Do n ot u se t h e DRBIII if it h a s been da m a ged.
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Do n ot u se t h e t est lea ds if t h e in su la t ion is
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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
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lea ds, t ips, 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
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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:
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F U N CTION
Volt s
Oh m s (r esist a n ce)*
F r equ en cy Mea su r ed
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 in a n on -power ed
cir cu it .
– 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.
– 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 10A. Use t h e h igh cu r r en t cla m p t o
m ea su r e cir cu it s exceedin g 10A.
– 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 est loa d.
– Wh en u sin g t h e m et er fu n ct ion , keep t h e
DRBIII a wa y fr om spa r k plu g or coil wir es t o
a void m ea su r in g er r or fr om ou t side in t er fer-
en ce.
TO SERIOUS OR
INJURY. CAREFULLY
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
4.3 WARNING
4.3.1 VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNINGS
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 con t in u 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 con n ect or. Do n ot pr obe a wir e 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 osion .
Be ca r efu l wh en per for m in g elect r ica l t est s 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
m ist a kes 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 .
4.3.2 ROAD TESTING A COMPLAINT
VEHICLE
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 try to read the
DRBIII screen while in motion. Do not hang
the DRBIII from the rear view mirror or
operate it yourself.
available to operate the DRBIII .
4.4 DIAGNOSIS
1. You r dia gn ost ic t est pr ocedu r e m u st begin wit h a
t h or ou gh visu a l in spect ion of t h e syst em in qu es-
t ion for da m a ged com pon en t s or discon n ect ed
con n ect or s. F or ABS, t h e br a ke la m ps m u st be
oper a t ion a l pr ior t o con t in u in g.
2. Con n ect t h e DRBIII t o t h e da t a lin k con n ect or
loca t ed u n der t h e da sh . If t h e DRBIII does n ot
power u p, ch eck t h e power a n d gr ou n d su pplies
t o t h e con n ect or.
3. Select t h e syst em in qu est ion . Tu r n t h e ign it ion
on . If t h e DRBIII displa ys ''No Respon se", r efer
t o Com m u n ica t ion in t h e Body Dia gn ost ic P r o-
cedu r es m a n u a l t o dia gn ose t h e sym pt om .
4. Rea d a n d r ecor d a ll dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes. If
a n y a ddit ion a l codes a r e pr esen t , pr oceed t o t h e
a ppr opr ia t e t est .
5. F or ABS, if t h er e a r e n o dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes
pr esen t , select ''In pu t s/Ou t pu t s'' a n d r ea d t h e
Br a ke Swit ch a n d Br a ke La m p Swit ch in pu t s a s
you pr ess a n d r elea se t h e br a ke peda l. If t h e
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