Hard Code - Chrysler Sebring 2005 Service Manual

3.3.1 HARD CODE

An y Dia gn ost ic Tr ou ble Code (DTC) t h a t is set
wh en ever t h e syst em or com pon en t is m on it or ed is
a H ARD code. Th is m ea n s t h a t t h e pr oblem is t h er e
ever y t im e t h e Tr a n sm ission Con t r ol Syst em ch ecks
t h a t syst em or com pon en t . Som e codes will set
im m edia t ely a t st a r t u p a n d ot h er s will r equ ir e a
r oa d t est u n der specific con dit ion s. It m u st be
det er m in ed if a code is r epea t a ble (H a r d) or in t er-
m it t en t befor e a t t em pt in g dia gn osis.
3.3.2 ONE TRIP FAILURES
A On e Tr ip F a ilu r e, wh en r ea d fr om t h e Tr a n s-
m ission Con t r ol Syst em , is a h a r d OBDII (E URO
STAGE III OBD) code t h a t h a s n ot m a t u r ed for t h e
fu ll 5 m in u t es t o a h a r d fa u lt . Th is a pplies t o codes
t h a t will on ly set a ft er 5 m in u t es of su bst it u t ed gea r
oper a t ion .
3.3.3 INTERMITTENT CODE
A dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code t h a t is n ot t h er e ever y
t im e t h e Tr a n sm ission Con t r ol Syst em ch ecks t h e
cir cu it or fu n ct ion is a n a in t er m it t en t code. Som e
in t er m it t en t codes a r e ca u sed by wir in g or con n ec-
t or pr oblem s. H owever in t er m it t en t gea r r a t io
codes a r e u su a lly ca u sed by in t er m it t en t h ydr a u lic
sea l lea ka ge in t h e clu t ch a n d/or a ccu m u la t or cir-
cu it s. P r oblem s t h a t com e a n d go like t h is a r e t h e
m ost difficu lt t o dia gn ose, t h ey m u st be looked for
u n der t h e specific con dit ion s t h a t ca u se t h em .
3.3.4 STARTS SINCE SET COUNTER
F or t h e m ost r ecen t code, t h e St a r t s Sin ce Set
cou n t er cou n t s t h e n u m ber of t im es t h e veh icle h a s
st a r t ed sin ce it wa s la st set . Th e cou n t er will cou n t
u p t o 255 st a r t s. Not e t h a t t h is code on ly a pplies t o
t h e la st or m ost r ecen t code set .
Wh en t h er e a r e n o dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes st or ed
in m em or y, t h e DRBIII
P RE SE NT a n d t h e r eset
STARTS SINCE CLE AR = XXX
Th e n u m ber of st a r t s h elps det er m in e if t h e
dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code is h a r d or in t er m it t en t .
– If t h e cou n t is less t h a n 3, t h e code is u su a lly a
h a r d code.
– If t h e cou n t is gr ea t er t h a n 3, it is con sider ed
a n in t er m it t en t code. Th is m ea n s t h a t t h e
en gin e h a s been st a r t ed m ost of t h e t im e
wit h ou t t h e code r ecu r r in g.
3.3.5 TROUBLE CODE ERASURE
A Dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code will be clea r ed fr om
con t r ol m odu le m em or y if it h a s n ot r eset for 40
wa r m -u p cycles.
A wa r m -u p cycle is defin ed a s su fficien t veh icle
oper a t ion su ch t h a t t h e coola n t t em per a t u r e h a s
will displa y NO DTC'S
cou n t er will sh ow
GEN ERAL I N FORM AT I ON
r isen by a t lea st 22°C (40° F ) fr om en gin e st a r t in g
a n d r ea ch es a m in im u m t em per a t u r e of 71°C
(160° F ).
Th e Ma lfu n ct ion In dica t or La m p (MIL) will t u r n
off a ft er 3 good t r ips or wh en t h e DTC's a r e clea r ed
fr om t h e con t r ol m odu le.
3.3.6 QUICK LEARN
Th e Qu ick Lea r n fu n ct ion cu st om izes a da pt ive
pa r a m et er s of t h e con t r ol m odu le t o t h e t r a n sm is-
sion ch a r a ct er ist ics of a veh icle. Th is gives t h e
cu st om er im pr oved a s r eceived sh ift qu a lit y com -
pa r ed t o t h e in it ia l pa r a m et er s st or ed in t h e con t r ol
m odu le.
Not es a bou t Qu ick Lea r n F ea t u r es
Th e n a t u r e of t h e Qu ick Lea r n fu n ct ion r equ ir es
t h a t cer t a in fea t u r es m u st be t a ken in t o con sider-
a t ion .
> Qu ick Lea r n sh ou ld gen er a lly n ot be u sed a s a
r epa ir pr ocedu r e u n less dir ect ed by a r epa ir or
dia gn ost ic pr ocedu r e. If t h e t r a n sm ission sys-
t em is exh ibit in g a pr oblem t h a t you t h in k is
ca u sed by a n in va lid CVI, you sh ou ld t r y t o
r elea r n t h e va lu e by per for m in g t h e a ppr opr i-
a t e dr ivin g m a n eu ver s. In m ost ca ses, if Qu ick
Lea r n m a kes a veh icle sh ift bet t er, t h e veh icle
will r et u r n wit h t h e sa m e pr oblem .
> Befor e per for m in g Qu ick Lea r n , it is im per a -
t ive t h a t t h e veh icle be sh ift ed in t o OD wit h
t h e en gin e r u n n in g a n d t h e oil level set t o t h e
cor r ect level. Th is st ep will pu r ge a ir fr om t h e
clu t ch cir cu it s t o pr even t er r on eou s clu t ch
volu m e va lu es, wh ich cou ld ca u se poor in it ia l
sh ift qu a lit y.
> If a n ew con t r ol m odu le is in st a lled on a
veh icle wit h a H OT en gin e, Qu ick Lea r n will
ca u se t h e con t r ol m odu le t o r epor t a cold
ca lcu la t ed oil t em per a t u r e. Th is r equ ir es
m on it or in g t h e ca lcu la t ed oil t em per a t u r e u s-
in g t h e DRBIII . If t h e t em per a t u r e is below
15 C (60° F ) , t h e t r a n sm ission m u st be r u n a t
idle or dr iven in gea r u n t il t h e t em per a t u r e
goes a bove 15 C (60° F ). If t h e t em per a t u r e is
a bove 93C (200° F ), t h e t r a n sm ission m u st
cool t o below 93 C (200° F ).
> F ir st gea r is en ga ged in over dr ive a ft er Qu ick
Lea r n is com plet ed. P la ce t h e veh icle in pa r k
a ft er per for m in g Qu ick Lea r n .
Th e Qu ick Lea r n fu n ct ion sh ou ld be per for m ed:
– Upon in st a lla t ion of a n ew ser vice con t r ol
m odu le
– Aft er r epla cem en t or r ebu ild of in t er n a l t r a n s-
m ission com pon en t s or t h e t or qu e con ver t er
– If on e or m or e of t h e clu t ch volu m es in dexes
(CVI's) con t a in skewed r ea din gs beca u se of
a bn or m a l con dit ion s.
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