Pinpoint Test Ab: DTC U0163:00
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- AB1 VERIFY THE CUSTOMER CONCERN
- Ignition ON.
- Verify there is an observable symptom present.
- Is an observable symptom present?
- Yes : GO to AB2.
- No : The system is operating normally at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.
- AB2 CHECK THE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
- Ignition ON.
- Enter the following diagnostic mode on the scan tool: Network Test.
- Carry out the network test.
- Does the APIM pass the network test?
- Yes : GO to AB3.
- No : REFER to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK .
- AB3 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE APIM SELF-TEST
- Check for recorded DTCs from the APIM self-test.
- Is DTC U3003:16 or DTC U3003:17 recorded?
- Yes : REFER to INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS .
- No : GO to AB4.
- AB4 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE HVAC MODULE SELF-TEST
- Check for recorded DTCs from the HVAC module self-test.
- Is DTC U3003:16 or DTC U3003:17 recorded?
- Yes : GO to PINPOINT TEST H .
- No : GO to AB5.
- AB5 RECHECK THE HVAC MODULE DTCs NOTE: If new modules were installed prior to the DTC being set, the module configuration may be incorrectly set during the Programmable Module Installation (PMI) or the PMI may not have been carried out.
- Clear the DTCs.
- Wait 10 seconds.
- Repeat the HVAC module self-test.
- Is DTC U0163:00 still present?
- Yes : INSTALL a new APIM. REFER to INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS . CLEAR the DTCs. REPEAT the HVAC module self-test. If HVAC DTC U0163:00 returns, INSTALL a new HVAC module. REFER to CLIMATE CONTROL . TEST the system for normal operation.
- No : The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.