Warnings; Vehicle Damage Warnings; Diagnosis; Required Tools And Equipment - Chrysler Sebring 2005 Service Manual

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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 ''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 .
WARNING: BEFORE
VEHICLE, BE
COMPONENTS ARE
DURING THE TEST DRIVE, DO NOT TRY TO
READ THE DRB SCREEN WHILE IN MOTION.
DO NOT HANG THE DRBIII
REAR VIEW MIRROR OR OPERATE IT
YOURSELF. HAVE
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,
wh ich is loca t ed u n der t h e da sh t o t h e left of t h e
st eer in g colu m n . 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. Tu r n t h e ign it ion on . Select t h e syst em in qu es-
t ion . If t h e DRBIII
con dit ion you m u st dia gn ose t h a t fir st .
4. Rea d a n d r ecor d a ll dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes. F or
ABS if t h e "Ba t t er y Volt a ge Ou t of Ra n ge" dia g-
n ost ic t r ou ble code is pr esen t , it m u st be r e-
pa ir ed pr ior t o a ddr essin g a n y ot h er DTC's. If
a n y a ddit ion a l DTC's a r e pr esen t , pr oceed t o t h e
ROAD TESTING A
SURE THAT ALL
REASSEMBLED.
FROM THE
AN ASSISTANT
displa ys "No Respon se"
a ppr opr ia t e t est by loca t in g 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 .
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 , iden t ify t h e cu st om er com pla in 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 in -
pu t a s you pr ess a n d r elea se t h e br a ke peda l. If
t h e displa y does n ot m a t ch t h e st a t e of t h e peda l,
dia gn ose t h e sym pt om . If a pr oblem exist s wit h
t h e a m ber "ABS" wa r n in g in dica t or or t h e r ed
"Br a ke" in dica t or exist s, dia gn ose t h e sym pt om .
Rea d t h e t r a ct ion con t r ol swit ch in pu t a s you
pr ess a n d r elea se t h e swit ch . If t h e displa y does
n ot m a t ch t h e st a t e of t h e in dica t or, dia gn ose t h e
sym pt om .
6. If n o ot h er pr oblem s a r e fou n d, it will be n eces-
sa r y t o r oa d t est t h e veh icle. P er for m sever a l
a n t ilock st ops fr om a bove 50 Km /h (30 m ph ) a n d
t h en r epea t st ep 4. If a n y dia gn ost ic t r ou ble
codes a r e pr esen t , pr oceed t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e
t est .
7. Th e followin g con dit ion s sh ou ld be con sider ed
"NORMAL" oper a t ion , a n d n o r epa ir s sh ou ld be
a t t em pt ed t o cor r ect t h em .
– Br a ke peda l feedba ck du r in g a n ABS st op
(clickin g, vibr a t in g).
– Clickin g, gr oa n in g or bu zzin g a t 25 Km /h (15
m ph ) or 40 Km /h (24 m ph ) (dr ive off self t est ).
– Gr oa n in g n oise du r in g a n ABS st op.
– Sligh t br a ke peda l dr op a n d pop n oise wh en
ign it ion is in it ia lly t u r n ed on .
– Br a ke peda l r a t ch et in g down a t t h e en d of a n
ABS st op.
8. If t h e com pla in t is ABS "cyclin g" a t t h e en d of a
st op a t low speeds, it m a y be ca u sed by a
m a r gin a l wh eel speed sen sor sign a l. Th e sen sor
a ir ga p, t on e wh eel con dit ion , a n d/or br a kes
h a n gin g u p a r e possible ca u ses of t h is con dit ion .
9. Aft er a r oa d t est in wh ich n o pr oblem s wer e
fou n d, r efer t o a n y Tech n ica l Ser vice Bu llet in s
t h a t m a y a pply.
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)
ju m per wir es
oh m m et er
volt m et er
t est ligh t
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