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n eeded). Th en follow a ll of t h e sa fet y pr ocedu r es in
t h e ser vice in for m a t ion for con n ect in g a ir ba g sys-
t em com pon en t s. Rea d t h e m odu le a ct ive DTC’s. If
t h e m odu le r epor t s NO ACTIVE DTC’s t h e defect ive
com pon en t h a s been r em oved fr om t h e syst em a n d
sh ou ld be r epla ced. If t h e DTC is st ill a ct ive, con -
t in u e t h is pr ocess u n t il a ll com pon en t s in t h e cir cu it
h a ve been t est ed. Th en discon n ect t h e m odu le con -
n ect or a n d con n ect t h e m a t ch in g a da pt er t o t h e
m odu le con n ect or. Wit h a ll a ir ba gs discon n ect ed
a n d t h e a da pt er in st a lled t h e squ ib wir in g ca n be
t est ed for open a n d sh or t ed con dit ion s.
3.1.8 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES
Air ba g dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes con sist of a ct ive
a n d st or ed codes. If m or e t h a n on e code exist s,
dia gn ost ic pr ior it y sh ou ld be given t o t h e a ct ive
codes. E a ch dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code is dia gn osed by
followin g a specific t est in g pr ocedu r e. Th e dia gn os-
t ic t est pr ocedu r es con t a in st ep-by-st ep in st r u ct ion s
for det er m in in g t h e ca u se of t h e t r ou ble codes. It is
n ot n ecessa r y t o per for m a ll of t h e t est s in t h is book
t o dia gn ose a n in dividu a l code. Alwa ys begin by
r ea din g t h e dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes u sin g t h e.
Th en begin dia gn ost ic wit h t h e Ta ble of Con t en t s
sect ion 7.0. Th is will dir ect you t o t h e specific t est (s)
t h a t m u st be per for m ed. Most a ct ive dia gn ost ic
t r ou ble codes for t h e a ir ba g syst em a r e n ot per m a -
n en t a n d will ch a n ge t h e m om en t t h e r ea son for t h e
code is cor r ect ed. In cer t a in t est pr ocedu r es wit h in
t h is m a n u a l, dia gn ost ic t r ou ble codes a r e u sed a s a
dia gn ost ic t ool.
3.1.9 ACTIVE CODES
Th e code becom es a ct ive a s soon a s t h e m a lfu n c-
t ion is det ect ed or key-in , wh ich ever occu r s fir st . An
a ct ive t r ou ble code in dica t es a n on -goin g m a lfu n c-
t ion or h a s occu r r ed in t h a t ign it ion cycle. Th is
m ea n s t h a t t h e defect is cu r r en t ly t h er e ever y t im e
t h e a ir ba g con t r ol m odu le ch ecks t h a t cir cu it or
com pon en t . It is im possible t o er a se a n a ct ive code.
Act ive codes a u t om a t ica lly er a se by t h em selves
wh en t h e r ea son for t h e code h a s been cor r ect ed or
NOT pr esen t in t h e su bsequ en t ign it ion cycle. Wit h
t h e except ion of t h e wa r n in g la m p t r ou ble codes or
m a lfu n ct ion s, wh en a m a lfu n ct ion is det ect ed, t h e
a ir ba g la m p r em a in s lit for a m in im u m of 12
secon ds or a s lon g a s t h e m a lfu n ct ion is pr esen t .
3.1.10 STORED CODES
Air ba g codes a r e a u t om a t ica lly st or ed in t h e
ACM’s m em or y a s soon a s t h e m a lfu n ct ion is de-
t ect ed. A st or ed code in dica t es t h er e wa s a n a ct ive
code pr esen t a t som e t im e. H owever, t h e code cu r-
r en t ly m a y n ot be pr esen t a s a n a ct ive code. Wh en
a t r ou ble code occu r s, t h e a ir ba g wa r n in g in dica t or
illu m in a t es for 12 secon ds m in im u m (even if t h e
pr oblem exist ed for less t h a n 12 secon ds). Th e code
is st or ed, a lon g wit h t h e t im e in m in u t es it wa s
a ct ive, a n d t h e n u m ber of t im es t h e ign it ion h a s
been cycled sin ce t h e pr oblem wa s la st det ect ed.
Th e m in im u m t im e sh own for a n y code will be on e
m in u t e, even if t h e code wa s a ct u a lly pr esen t for
less t h a n on e m in u t e. Th u s, t h e t im e sh own for a
code t h a t wa s pr esen t for t wo m in u t es 13 secon ds,
for exa m ple, wou ld be t h r ee m in u t es. If a m a lfu n c-
t ion is det ect ed a dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code is st or ed
a n d will r em a in st or ed. Wh en a n d if t h e m a lfu n c-
t ion cea ses t o exist , a n ign it ion cycle cou n t will be
in it ia t ed for t h a t code. If t h e ign it ion cycle cou n t
r ea ch es 100 wit h ou t a r eoccu r r en ce of t h e sa m e
m a lfu n ct ion , t h e dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code is er a sed
a n d t h a t ign it ion cycle cou n t er is r eset t o zer o. If t h e
m a lfu n ct ion r eoccu r s befor e t h e cou n t r ea ch es 100,
t h en t h e ign it ion cycle cou n t er will be r eset a n d t h e
dia gn ost ic t r ou ble code will con t in u e t o be a st or ed
code. If a m a lfu n ct ion is n ot a ct ive wh ile per for m in g
a dia gn ost ic t est pr ocedu r e, t h e a ct ive code dia gn os-
t ic t est will n ot loca t e t h e sou r ce of t h e pr oblem . In
t h is ca se, t h e st or ed code ca n in dica t e a n a r ea t o
in spect . It n o obviou s pr oblem s a r e fou n d, er a se
st or ed codes, a n d wit h t h e ign it ion on wiggle t h e
wir e h a r n ess a n d con n ect or s, r ot a t e t h e st eer in g
wh eel fr om st op t o st op. Rech eck for codes per iodi-
ca lly a s you wor k t h r ou gh t h e syst em . Th is pr oce-
du r e m a y u n cover a m a lfu n ct ion t h a t is difficu lt t o
loca t e.
3.2 AUDIO SYSTEM
Som e r a dio syst em s a va ila ble on t h e J R com m u -
n ica t e on t h e P CI Bu s. Th ey u se t h e bu s for fou r
r ea son s. Th e fir st is t o com m u n ica t e t r ou ble codes,
secon d is t o r eceive dim m in g in for m a t ion , t h ir d is t o
r eceive ca bin equ a liza t ion in for m a t ion a n d fou r t h is
t o con t r ol t h e r em ot e r a dio swit ch es loca t ed on t h e
ba ck of t h e st eer in g wh eel. Th e a u dio syst em is
a va ila ble in a 4 spea ker or 6 spea ker ba se syst em
a n d a 6 spea ker syst em wit h a n ext er n a l power
a m plifier. An in -da sh CD Ch a n ger is a lso opt ion a l.
Wh en t r ou blesh oot in g ou t pu t sh or t s or “ou t pu t ”
er r or m essa ges, t h e followin g a pplies:
On r a dios wit h ou t a n ext er n a l a m plifier, t h e t er m
ou t pu t r efer s t o t h e pa t h bet ween t h e r a dio a n d t h e
spea ker. Th is t ype of cir cu it ca n be m on it or ed a ll
t h e wa y t h r ou gh t h e spea ker con n ect ion s by t h e
r a dio a ssem bly. Wh en t h e r a dio displa ys a sh or t ed
ou t pu t DTC wit h t h is t ype of syst em , t h e spea ker,
r a dio, or wir in g cou ld be a t fa u lt .
On r a dios wit h a n ext er n a l a m plifier, t h e t er m
“ou t pu t ” r efer s t o t h e cir cu it bet ween t h e r a dio
con n ect or a n d t h e a m plifier. Th e r a dio is ca pa ble of
m on it or in g on ly t h is por t ion a n d ca n t ell n ot h in g
a bou t t h e cir cu it bet ween t h e a m plifier a n d t h e
spea ker s. Con sequ en t ly, a sh or t ed ou t pu t DTC on
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