Warnings - Chrysler Sebring 2005 Service Manual

Do n ot exceed t h e lim it s sh own in t h e t a ble.
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F UNCTION
Volt s
Oh m s (r esist a n ce)*
F r equ en cy m ea 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
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n ot exceed 500v DC or 500v pea k AC.
Use ca u t ion wh en m ea su r ed volt a ge a bove 25v
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DC or 25v AC.
Th e cir cu it bein g t est ed m u st be pr ot ect ed by a
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10A 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
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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-
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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
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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
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t h e com m on t est lea d.
Wh en u sin g t h e m et er fu n ct ion , keep t h e
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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.

4.3 WARNINGS

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 lock posit ion . 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 t h e wir e a n d even t u -
a lly ca u se t h e wir e 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 DTC 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 .
Wh en r epla cin g a blown fu se, it is im por t a n t t o
u se on ly a fu se h a vin g t h e cor r ect a m per a ge r a t in g.
INP UT LIMIT
0-500 volt s pea k AC
0-500 volt s DC
0-1.12 m egoh m s
0-10 kh z
-58-1100°F
-50-600°C
GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
Th e u se of a fu se wit h a r a t in g ot h er t h a n in dica t ed
m a y r esu lt in a da n ger ou s elect r ica l syst em over-
loa d. If a pr oper ly r a t ed fu se con t in u es t o blow, it
in dica t es a pr oblem in t h e cir cu it t h a t m u st be
cor r ect ed.
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
DTC 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
DRBIII screen while in motion. Do not hang
the DRBIII from the rear view mirror or
operate it yourself.
available to operate the DRBIII .
Roa d t est in g is a n essen t ia l st ep in t h e dia gn ost ic
pr ocess t h a t m u st n ot be over looked. Alon g wit h t h e
dia gn ost ic in for m a t ion obt a in ed fr om t h e DRBIII
Sca n Tool a n d t h e or igin a l cu st om er con cer n , t h e
r oa d t est h elps ver ify t h e pr oblem wa s cu r r en t a n d
a n y r epa ir s per for m ed, fixed t h e veh icle cor r ect ly.
Alwa ys oper a t e a n d obser ve t h e veh icle u n der a c-
t u a l dr ivin g con dit ion s.
J u st a s im por t a n t a s t h e r oa d t est is, t h er e a r e
pr elim in a r y in spect ion s t h a t sh ou ld be per for m ed
pr ior t o t h e r oa d t est . Alwa ys ch eck t h e flu id level
a n d con dit ion befor e t a kin g t h e veh icle on a r oa d
t est . Det er m in e if a n in cor r ect flu id t ype is bein g
u sed, im pr oper flu id will r esu lt in er r a t ic t r a n sm is-
sion oper a t ion .
Som e of t h e con dit ion s of in cor r ect flu id level a r e
a s follows:
Dela yed en ga gem en t
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P oor sh ift in g or er r a t ic sh ift in g
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E xcessive n oise
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Over h ea t in g
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Th e n ext st ep is t o ver ify t h a t t h e sh ift lin ka ge is
cor r ect ly a dju st ed. If t h e sh ift er is in cor r ect ly a d-
ju st ed, a n u m ber of com pla in t s ca n r esu lt .
Th e con t r ol m odu le m on it or s t h e Sh ift Lever
P osit ion (SLP ) Sen sor con t in u ou sly. If t h e sh ift er is
in cor r ect ly a dju st ed, t h e con t r ol m odu le will sen se a
sh ift lever posit ion t h a t is n ot cor r ect for t h e gea r
ch osen by t h e dr iver. Th is m a y ca u se a DTC t o be
set .
Th e followin g com pla in t s m a y a lso be t h e r esu lt
of a n in cor r ect ly a dju st ed sh ift er :
Dela yed clu t ch en ga gem en t
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E r r a t ic sh ift s
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Veh icle will dr ive in n eu t r a l
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