Operation - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

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elect r ica l pa cka ge h a ve a h ea vy du t y 7-wa y t r a iler
t ow con n ect or in st a lled in a br a cket on t h e t r a iler
h it ch r eceiver. Th is pa cka ge in clu des a 7-wa y t o
4-wa y con n ect or a da pt er u n it .
• Tra ile r
To w Co n tro l
equ ipped wit h a fa ct or y-a ppr oved, field-in st a lled
t r a iler t owin g elect r ica l pa cka ge h a ve a t r a iler t ow
br a ke/t u r n con t r ol m odu le loca t ed wit h in t h e dr iver
side fr on t sea t r iser t h a t con t r ols t h e br a ke la m p a n d
t u r n sign a l la m p ou t pu t s t o t h e t r a iler ligh t in g cir-
cu it s.
• Tu rn S ig n a l Re la y - A t u r n sign a l r ela y is
in st a lled in t h e fu se block loca t ed on t h e u n der side of
t h e st eer in g colu m n beh in d a fu se a ccess pa n el in t h e
st eer in g colu m n open in g cover on t h e in st r u m en t
pa n el. Th e elect r on ic cir cu it r y of t h e wiper s, t u r n sig-
n a ls a n d en gin e st a r t con t r ol m odu le wit h in t h e fu se
block con t r ols t h e t u r n sign a l r ela y.
• Wip e rs , Tu rn S ig n a ls , En g in e S ta rt Co n tro l
Mo d u le - Th e wiper s, t u r n sign a ls a n d en gin e st a r t
con t r ol m odu le is in t egr a l t o t h e fu se block loca t ed on
t h e u n der side of t h e st eer in g colu m n beh in d a fu se
a ccess pa n el in t h e st eer in g colu m n open in g cover on
t h e in st r u m en t pa n el. Th is m odu le in clu des a ct ive
elect r on ic elem en t s t h a t con t r ol t h e oper a t ion of t h e
t u r n sign a l r ela y ba sed u pon in pu t s fr om t h e m u lt i-
fu n ct ion swit ch a n d feedba ck fr om t h e t u r n sign a l
cir cu it s. (Refer t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/P OWE R DISTRI-
BUTION/F USE BLOCK - DE SCRIP TION).
H a r d wir ed cir cu it r y con n ect s t h e ext er ior ligh t in g
syst em com pon en t s t o t h e elect r ica l syst em of t h e
veh icle. Th ese h a r d wir ed cir cu it s a r e in t egr a l t o sev-
er a l wir e h a r n esses, wh ich a r e r ou t ed t h r ou gh ou t t h e
veh icle a n d r et a in ed by m a n y differ en t m et h ods.
Th ese cir cu it s m a y be con n ect ed t o ea ch ot h er, t o t h e
veh icle elect r ica l syst em a n d t o t h e ext er ior ligh t in g
syst em com pon en t s t h r ou gh t h e u se of a com bin a t ion
of solder ed splices, splice block con n ect or s, a n d m a n y
differ en t t ypes of wir e h a r n ess t er m in a l con n ect or s
a n d in su la t or s. Refer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e wir in g in for-
m a t ion . Th e wir in g in for m a t ion in clu des wir in g dia -
gr a m s, pr oper wir e a n d con n ect or r epa ir pr ocedu r es,
fu r t h er det a ils on wir e h a r n ess r ou t in g a n d r et en -
t ion , a s well a s pin -ou t a n d loca t ion views for t h e
va r iou s wir e h a r n ess con n ect or s, splices a n d gr ou n ds.
OPERA TION
F ollowin g a r e pa r a gr a ph s t h a t br iefly descr ibe t h e
oper a t ion of ea ch of t h e m a jor ext er ior ligh t in g sys-
t em s. Th e h a r d wir ed cir cu it s a n d com pon en t s of t h e
ext er ior ligh t in g syst em s m a y be dia gn osed a n d
t est ed u sin g con ven t ion a l dia gn ost ic t ools a n d pr oce-
du r es. H owever, con ven t ion a l dia gn ost ic m et h ods
m a y n ot pr ove con clu sive in t h e dia gn osis of t h e wip-
er s, t u r n sign a ls a n d en gin e st a r t con t r ol m odu le
loca t ed wit h in t h e fu se block u n der n ea t h t h e st eer in g
colu m n , t h e E lect r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu st er
(E MIC), t h e E n gin e Con t r ol Modu le (E CM), or t h e
Mo d u le - Veh icles
LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR 8L - 3
Con t r oller Ar ea Net wor k (CAN) da t a bu s n et wor k.
Th e m ost r elia ble, efficien t , a n d a ccu r a t e m ea n s t o
dia gn ose t h e elect r on ic m odu le wit h in t h e fu se block,
t h e E MIC, t h e E CM, a n d t h e CAN da t a bu s n et wor k
in pu t s a n d ou t pu t s r ela t ed t o t h e va r iou s ext er ior
ligh t in g syst em s r equ ir es t h e u se of a dia gn ost ic sca n
t ool. Refer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e dia gn ost ic in for m a t ion .
BACKUP LAMPS
Th e ba cku p (or r ever se) la m ps h a ve a pa t h t o
gr ou n d r eceived a t a ll t im es t h r ou gh t h e veh icle wir e
h a r n ess fr om a gr ou n d poin t loca t ed on t h e fr a m e
n ea r t h e left en d of t h e t a ilga t e sill. Th e ba cku p
la m ps r eceive ba t t er y cu r r en t on t h e ba cku p la m p
su pply cir cu it on ly wh en t h e ba cku p la m p swit ch cir-
cu it of t h e Tr a n sm ission Ra n ge Sen sor (TRS) in t egr a l
t o t h e gea r sh ift er a ssem bly is closed by t h e gea r
sh ift er m ech a n ism .
BRAKE LAMPS
Th e br a ke (or st op) la m ps h a ve a pa t h t o gr ou n d a t
a ll t im es t h r ou gh t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess fr om a
gr ou n d poin t loca t ed on t h e fr a m e n ea r t h e left en d
of t h e t a ilga t e sill. Th e Cen t er H igh Mou n t ed St op
La m p (CH MSL) h a s a pa t h t o gr ou n d a t a ll t im es
t h r ou gh t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess fr om a gr ou n d poin t
on t h e left side of t h e da sh pa n el. Th e br a ke la m ps
a n d CH MSL r eceive ba t t er y cu r r en t on t h e br a ke
la m p swit ch ou t pu t cir cu it wh en t h e br a ke la m p
swit ch is closed by t h e br a ke peda l a r m .
DA YTIME RUNNING LAMPS
Veh icles m a n u fa ct u r ed for sa le in Ca n a da illu m i-
n a t e t h e low bea m h ea dla m p bu lb wh en t h e en gin e is
r u n n in g a n d t h e ext er ior la m ps a r e t u r n ed off. Th is
fea t u r e is en a bled by t h e r igh t a n d left Da yt im e Ru n -
n in g La m ps (DRL) r ela ys. Wh en t h e DRL r ela ys a r e
de-en er gized, t h ey pr ovide fu sed ba t t er y cu r r en t fr om
t h e cir cu it K26 r ela y t o t h e h ea dla m p low bea m s.
Wh en t h e h ea dla m ps a r e t u r n ed On u sin g t h e left
(ligh t in g) con t r ol st a lk of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch
t h e DRL r ela ys a r e en er gized, wh ich r et u r n s con t r ol
of t h e h ea dla m ps t o t h e h ea dla m p swit ch cir cu it r y of
t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch . Th e cir cu it K26 r ela y is
en er gized by t h e E lect r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu s-
t er (E MIC) wh en ever it r eceives a n elect r on ic m es-
sa ge fr om t h e E n gin e Con t r ol Modu le (E CM) over t h e
Con t r oller Ar ea Net wor k (CAN) da t a bu s in dica t in g
t h a t t h e en gin e is r u n n in g. Th e DRL a n d cir cu it K26
r ela ys a r e in st a lled in a r ela y br a cket loca t ed below
t h e for wa r d edge of t h e dr iver side fr on t sea t cu sh ion
wit h in t h e dr iver side fr on t sea t r iser.
FRONT FOG LAMPS
Veh icles equ ipped wit h opt ion a l fr on t fog la m ps
h a ve a fr on t fog la m p r ela y in st a lled in a r ela y
br a cket loca t ed below t h e for wa r d edge of t h e dr iver
side fr on t sea t cu sh ion wit h in t h e dr iver side fr on t