Diagnostic Test

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 RAM 3500 HD and 2016 RAM 2500 HD. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CHECK FOR AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Using the scan tool, record and erase the Amplifier DTCs.
3. Cycle the ignition switch from on to off, wait five seconds and then back to on.
4. Turn the Radio on and set the volume to 20.
5. Adjust the speakers to the front and center.
6. Using the scan tool, read the active Amplifier DTCs.
  Does the scan tool display active: B1464-00-CHANNEL 1 AUDIO SPEAKER OUTPUT CIRCUIT SHORTED TOGETHER?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 2
  No
  - Test complete, the condition or conditions that originally set this DTC are not present at this time. Using the wiring diagrams as a guide, check all related splices and connectors for signs of water intrusion, corrosion, pushed out or bent terminals and correct pin tension.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE AMPLIFIED LEFT FRONT DOOR TWEETER SPEAKER
1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Disconnect the Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker harness connector.
3. Measure the resistance of the speaker between the two terminals.
  Is the resistance of the speaker less than 1 Ohm?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker in accordance with the Service Information.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Go To 3
CHECK THE (X209) AMPLIFIED LEFT FRONT DOOR TWEETER SPEAKER (+) CIRCUIT, AND THE (X299) AMPLIFIED LEFT FRONT DOOR TWEETER SPEAKER (-) CIRCUITS FOR A SHORT TOGETHER
1. Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connector.
2. Measure the resistance between the (X209) Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker (+) circuit and the (X299) Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker (-) circuit.
  Is the resistance below 10K Ohms?
  
  Yes
  - Repair the (X209) Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker (+) circuit for a short to the (X299) Left Front Door Tweeter Speaker (-) circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Replace the Amplifier in accordance with the Service Information.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .