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Diagnostic Procedure

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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES - ALL OUTPUTS SHORT- BASE AUDIO SYSTEM

TEST ACTION APPLICABILITY
1 Turn the ignition on.
Turn the Radio on.
With the DRBIII®, erase the audio DTC's.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII®, read the audio DTC's.
Does the DRBIII® display ALL OUTPUTS SHORT?
Yes --> Go To 2
No --> Refer to appropriate SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAMS article to help isolate a possible intermittent short.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .		 All
2 Turn the ignition off.
NOTE: Perform this procedure after disconnecting each front speaker and each I/P speaker (if equipped) connector.

Disconnect each front speaker and each I/P speaker (if equipped) harness connector one at a time.
Turn the ignition on.
Turn the radio on.
With the DRBIII®, erase the audio DTCs.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII®, read DTC's.
Does the DRBIII® display ALL OUTPUTS SHORT with all the speakers disconnected?
Yes --> Go To 3
No --> Replace the Speaker that when disconnected the DTC did not reset.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .		 All
3 Turn the ignition off.
NOTE: Perform this procedure after disconnecting each rear speaker connector.

Disconnect each rear speaker harness connector one at a time.
Turn the ignition on.
Turn the radio on.
With the DRBIII®, erase the audio DTCs.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII®, read DTC's.
Does the DRBIII® display ALL OUTPUTS SHORT with all the rear speakers disconnected?
Yes --> Go To 4
No --> Replace the Speaker that when disconnected the DTC did not reset.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .		 All
4 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each front and rear speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio C1 harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and each speaker (+) circuit.
Is the resistance below 1000.0 (1K) ohms?
Yes --> Repair the speaker (+) circuit for a short to ground.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .
No --> Go To 5		 All
5 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each front and rear speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio C1 harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and each speaker (-) circuit.
Is the resistance below 1000.0 (1K) ohms?
Yes --> Repair the speaker (-) circuit for a short to ground.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .
No --> Go To 6		 All
6 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each front and rear speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio C1 harness connector.
Measure the resistance between each speaker (+) circuit and each speaker (-) circuit.
Is the resistance below 1000.0 (1K) ohms for any of the measurements?
Yes --> Repair the speaker circuits shorted together.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .
No --> Go To 7		 All
7 If there are no possible causes remaining, view repair.
Repair
Replace the Radio.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .		 All
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