Park Lamps Inoperative
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Park Lamps Inoperative
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Action | Yes | No |
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| Schematic Reference: Exterior Lights Schematics | |||
| 1 | Did you review the Lighting System Description and Operation and perform the necessary inspections? | Go to Step 2 | Go to Symptoms - Lighting Systems |
| 2 | Verify that the park lamps are inoperative. Does the system operate normally? |
Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems | Go to Step 3 |
| 3 | Test cavity 10 of the turn signal/headlamp switch for continuity to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is a ground present? |
Go to Step 4 | Go to Step 15 |
| 4 | With the parklamp switch in the ON position, test cavity 13 of the turn signal/headlamp switch for continuity to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is a ground present? |
Go to Step 5 | Go to Step 16 |
| 5 | With the parklamp switch in the ON position, test cavity 13 of the daytime running lamp control module for continuity to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is a ground present? |
Go to Step 6 | Go to Step 14 |
| 6 | With the parklamp switch in the ON position, test cavity 12 of the daytime running lamp control module for continuity to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is a ground present? |
Go to Step 7 | Go to Step 17 |
| 7 | With the parklamp switch in the ON position, test cavity 2 of the TAIL relay for continuity to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is a ground present? |
Go to Step 8 | Go to Step 13 |
| 8 | Test C8 cavity 7 of the instrument panel fuse block for battery positive voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is voltage present? |
Go to Step 9 | Go to Step 18 |
| 9 | Test cavity 1 and 3 of the TAIL relay for battery positive voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is voltage present? |
Go to Step 10 | Go to Step 12 |
| 10 | Test cavity 5 of the TAIL relay for battery positive voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Is voltage present? |
Go to Step 11 | Go to Step 19 |
| 11 | Repair the open in the TAIL relay output voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 12 | Repair the open in the TAIL relay supply voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 13 | Repair the open in the tail relay control circuit between cavity 12 of the daytime running lamps control module and cavity 2 of the TAIL relay. Refer to Wiring Repairs
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 14 | Repair the open in the park lamp signal circuit between cavity 13 of the daytime running lamps control module and cavity 13 of the turn signal/headlamp switch. Refer to Wiring Repairs
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 15 | Repair the open in the turn signal/headlamp switch ground circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 16 | Replace the turn signal/headlamp switch. Refer to Headlamp Switch Replacement . Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 17 | Replace the DRL control module. Refer to Daytime Running Lights (DRL) Control Module Replacement . Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 18 | Replace the instrument panel wiring harness. Refer to Instrument Panel (I/P) Harness Replacement
in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 19 | Replace the TAIL relay. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 20 | - |
| 20 | Operate the system in order to verify the repair. Did you correct the condition? |
System OK | Go to Step 3 |