Inspection and Verification: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Mercury Sable and 2003 Ford Taurus. 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 and electrical damage.
- If an obvious cause for an observed of reported concern is found, correct the cause (if possible) before proceeding to the next step.
- If the diagnostic tool tester does not power up, 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, refer to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for GEM, REFER to MULTIFUNCTION ELECTRONIC MODULE
- SYSTEM PASSED, retrieve and record the continuous diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), erase the continuous DTCs, and carry out the self-test diagnostics for the GEM.
- If the DTCs retrieved are related to the concern, go to the GEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) INDEX to continue diagnostics.
- If no DTCs related to the concern are retrieved, proceed to SYMPTOM CHART to continue diagnostics.