Introduction - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

1 .0 I N T RODU CT I ON
Th e pr ocedu r es con t a in ed in t h is m a n u a l in clu de
a ll t h e specifica t ion s, in st r u ct ion s a n d gr a ph ics
n eeded t o dia gn ose Spr in t er body syst em pr oblem s.
Th e dia gn ost ics in t h is m a n u a l a r e ba sed on t h e
fa ilu r e con dit ion or sym pt om bein g pr esen t a t t h e
t im e of dia gn osis.
P lea se follow t h e r ecom m en da t ion s below wh en
ch oosin g you r dia gn ost ic pa t h .
1. F ir st m a ke su r e t h e DRBIII is com m u n ica t in g
wit h t h e a ppr opr ia t e m odu les; i.e., if t h e
DRBIII displa ys a ''No Respon se'' or a ''Bu s
Sign a ls Open ''con dit ion , you m u st dia gn ose t h a t
fir st .
2. Rea d DTC's (dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes) wit h t h e
DRBIII .
3. If n o DTC's a r e pr esen t , iden t ify t h e cu st om er
com pla in t .
4. On ce t h e DTC or cu st om er com pla in t is iden t i-
fied, loca t e t h e m a t ch in g t est in t h e Ta ble of
Con t en t s a n d begin t o dia gn ose t h e sym pt om .
All com pon en t loca t ion views a r e in Sect ion 8.0.
All con n ect or pin ou t s a r e in Sect ion 9.0. All sch e-
m a t ics a r e in Sect ion 10.0. All Ch a r t s a n d Gr a ph s
a r e in Sect ion 11.0.
An * pla ced befor e t h e sym pt om descr ipt ion in di-
ca t es a cu st om er com pla in t wit h ou t a DTC.
Wh en r epa ir s a r e r equ ir ed, r efer t o t h e a ppr opr i-
a t e ser vice in for m a t ion for t h e pr oper r em ova l a n d
r epa ir pr ocedu r e.
Dia gn ost ic pr ocedu r es ch a n ge ever y yea r. New
dia gn ost ic syst em s m a y be a dded: ca r r yover sys-
t em s m a y be en h a n ced. RE AD TH IS MANUAL
BE F ORE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE A VE H ICLE
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE . It is r ecom -
m en ded t h a t you r eview t h e en t ir e m a n u a l t o be-
com e fa m ilia r wit h a ll t h e n ew a n d ch a n ged dia g-
n ost ic pr ocedu r es.
Th is book r eflect s m a n y su ggest ed ch a n ges fr om
r ea der s of pa st issu es. Aft er u sin g t h is book, if you
h a ve a n y com m en t s or su ggest ion s, plea se fill ou t
t h e for m in t h e ba ck of t h is book a n d m a il it ba ck t o
u s.
1.1 SYSTEM COVERAGE
Th is dia gn ost ic pr ocedu r es m a n u a l cover s a ll
Spr in t er veh icles.
1.2 SIX-STEP TROUBLESHOOTING
PROCEDURE
Dia gn osis of t h e body syst em is don e in six ba sic
st eps:
ver ifica t ion of com pla in t
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GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
ver ifica t ion of a n y r ela t ed sym pt om s
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sym pt om a n a lysis
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pr oblem isola t ion
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r epa ir of isola t ed pr oblem
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ver ifica t ion of pr oper oper a t ion
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2 .0 I DEN T I FI CAT I ON OF
SY ST EM
Th e veh icle syst em s t h a t a r e pa r t of t h e ''body''
syst em a r e:
Air ba g
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Au t om a t ic Tem per a t u r e Con t r ol
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Com m u n ica t ion
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In st r u m en t Clu st er
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P ower Door Locks/RKE
•
Veh icle Th eft Secu r it y Syst em (VTSS)
•
Wiper /Ra in Sen sor
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3 .0 SY ST EM DESCRI PT I ON AN D
FU N CT I ON AL OPERAT I ON
Th e body syst em on t h e Spr in t er con sist s of a
com bin a t ion of m odu les t h a t com m u n ica t e wit h
ea ch ot h er u sin g t h e CAN Bu s (con t r oller a r ea
n et wor k). Th r ou gh t h e CAN Bu s, in for m a t ion a bou t
t h e oper a t ion of veh icle com pon en t s a n d cir cu it s is
r ela yed qu ickly t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e m odu les. Sin ce
t h e CAN bu s n et wor k is for in t er m odu le com m u n i-
ca t ion on ly, t h e DRBIII u t ilizes K-Lin es t o est a b-
lish com m u n ica t ion s wit h ea ch m odu le. It is im por-
t a n t t o n ot e t h e CAN bu s cir cu it s a r e by n o m ea n s
t ied t o t h e K-Lin es. Th ey a r e com plet ely sepa r a t e
fr om ea ch ot h er. F or a ddit ion a l in for m a t ion on t h e
CAN bu s a n d t h e K-Lin es, r efer t o t h e Com m u n i-
ca t ion sect ion of t h is gen er a l in for m a t ion .
3.1 AIRBAG SYSTEM
Th e Spr in t er Air ba g Syst em con t a in s t h e follow-
in g com pon en t s:
Air ba g Con t r ol Modu le (ACM)
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Air ba g Wa r n in g In dica t or (SRS)
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Dr iver Air ba gs
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Clockspr in g
•
P a ssen ger Air ba g
•
Dr iver Sea t Belt Ten sion er s
•
P a ssen ger Sea t Belt Ten sion er s
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Th e Air ba g Con t r ol Modu le (ACM) h a s five m a jor
fu n ct ion s: on boa r d dia gn ost ics, det er m in e t h e se-
ver it y of im pa ct s, squ ib deploym en t a n d Acciden t
Respon se, K-Lin e com m u n ica t ion s. Th e ACM is
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