Inspection & Verification
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verify the customer concern by operating the system.
- Visually inspect for obvious signs of mechanical & electrical damage.
- If the concern remains after the inspection, connect the diagnostic tool to the data link connector (DLC) located beneath the instrument panel & select the vehicle to be tested from the diagnostic tool menu. If the diagnostic tool does not communicate with the vehicle:
- Check that the program card is correctly installed.
- Check the connections to the vehicle.
- Check the ignition switch position.
- If the diagnostic tool still does not communicate with the vehicle, refer to the diagnostic tool manual.
- Carry out the DATA LINK DIAGNOSTICS test. If the diagnostic tool responds with:
- CKT914, CKT915 or CKT70 =ALL ECUS NO RESP/NOT EQUIP, see MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for FEM, go to PINPOINT TEST A .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for REM, go to PINPOINT TEST B .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for DDM, go to PINPOINT TEST C .
- SYSTEM PASSED, retrieve & record the continuous diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), erase the continuous DTCs & carry out self-test diagnostics for the FEM.
- If the DTCs retrieved are related to the concern, go to FEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) INDEX or REM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) INDEX .
- If no DTCs related to the concern are retrieved, proceed to SYMPTOM CHART to continue diagnostics.