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Diagnostic Procedure

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POWER AMP SHUTDOWN - BASE AUDIO SYSTEM - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE

TEST ACTION
1 Turn the ignition on.
Turn the Radio on.
With the DRBIII(R), erase the audio DTC's.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII(R), read the audio DTC's.
Does the DRBIII(R) display POWER AMP SHUTDOWN?
  1. Yes --> Go To 2
  2. No --> Refer to the SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAMS to help isolate a possible intermittent condition.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .
2 Turn the ignition off.
NOTE: Perform this procedure after disconnecting each front speaker connector.

Disconnect each front speaker harness connector one at a time.
Turn the ignition on.
Turn the radio on.
With the DRBIII(R), erase the audio DTCs.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII(R), read DTC's.
Does the DRBIII(R) display POWER AMP SHUTDOWN with all the speakers disconnected?
  1. Yes --> Go To 3
  2. No --> Replace the Speaker that when disconnected the DTC did not reset.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .
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(R), erase the audio DTCs.
Cycle the ignition switch from off to on and wait 10 seconds.
With the DRBIII(R), read DTCs.
Does the DRBIII(R) display POWER AMP SHUTDOWN with all the rear speakers disconnected?
  1. Yes --> Go To 4
  2. No --> Replace the Speaker that when disconnected the DTC did not reset.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .
4 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and each speaker (+) circuit.
Is the resistance below 1000.0 (1K) ohms?
  1. Yes --> Repair the speaker (+) circuit for a short to ground.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .

  2. No --> Go To 5
5 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and each speaker (-) circuit.
Is the resistance below 1000.0 (1K) ohms?
  1. Yes --> Repair the speaker (-) circuit for a short to ground.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .

  2. No --> Go To 6
6 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect each speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Radio 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?
  1. Yes --> Repair the speaker circuits shorted together.

    Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .

  2. No --> Go To 7
7 If there are no possible causes remaining, view repair.
  1. Repair
    1. Replace the Radio.
    2. Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1  .
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