Dodge 2006 Sprinter, Manual

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Discon n ect t h e live t est lea d befor e discon n ect in g
t h e com m on t est lea d.
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Wh en u sin g t h e m et er fu n ct ion , keep t h e
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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.
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
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the DRBIII ! from the rear view mirror or
operate it yourself. Have an assistant
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
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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 t h e in cor r ect flu id 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 ission
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:
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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
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 lin ka ge is in cor r ect ly
a dju st ed, a n u m ber of com pla in t s ca n r esu lt .
Th e TCM m on it or s t h e Sh ift Lever P osit ion (SLP )
con t in u ou sly. If t h e lin ka ge is in cor r ect ly a dju st ed,
t h e TCM 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 or wor n lin ka ge:
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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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E n gin e will n ot cr a n k in pa r k or n eu t r a l
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Gea r sh ift lin ka ge will be a ble t o be sh ift ed
wit h ou t t h e key in t h e ign it ion
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Not a ble t o r em ove t h e ign it ion key in pa r k
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P a r kin g pa wl will n ot en ga ge pr oper ly
Th e sh ift lin ka ge sh ou ld a lso be a dju st ed wh en
r epla cin g t h e Tr a n sm ission , r epa ir in g t h e va lve
body, or wh en r epa ir in g a n y com pon en t bet ween t h e
sh ift lever a n d t h e Tr a n sm ission .
Som e qu est ion s t o a sk you r self wh en per for m in g
t h e r oa d t est a r e a s follows:
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Is t h e com pla in t or con cer n wh a t you t h in k t h e
pr oblem is, ba sed on t h e dr iver s descr ipt ion of t h e
pr oblem ?
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Is t h e Tr a n sm ission oper a t in g n or m a lly, or is
t h er e a r ea l pr oblem ?
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Wh en does t h e pr oblem occu r ?
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Is t h e pr oblem on ly in on e gea r r a n ge?
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Wh a t t em per a t u r e does t h e pr oblem occu r ?
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Does t h e veh icle h a ve t o sit over n igh t for t h e
pr oblem t o occu r ?
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Does t h e t r a n sm ission go in t o Lim p-in m ode?
4.4.4 BULLETINS AND RECALLS
Alwa ys per for m a ll Sa fet y Reca lls a n d Tech n ica l
Ser vice Bu llet in s t h a t a r e a pplica ble t o t h e pr ob-
lem .
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