8004 External Harman amplifier: Diagnosis/troubleshooting

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DIAGNOSIS/TROUBLESHOOTING - 8004 EXTERNAL HARMAN AMPLIFIER

Work instruction			Display OK	If not OK
1	Check the front left wiring harness and loudspeaker and the left door speaker	Connect the Porsche System Tester II 9588 to the diagnostic socket; switch on the ignition and the Porsche System Tester II 9588 Select 986 as the vehicle type and start the automatic control module search In the Control units menu, select PCM2 In the PCM2 menu, select External amplifier Make a selection in the Fault memory menu and start with the ">>" key Read out fault memory Erase fault memory Remove ignition key and switch on ignition again Read out fault memory Extract ambient data, press the ">>" key	-> End	Fault code is still displayed Step 2
2	Check the front left wiring harness and loudspeaker and the left door speaker	Switch off ignition Pull off plug A on the amplifier Check resistance on plug A, pins 27 and 32	= 5 Step 3	Step 4
3	Check the front left wiring harness and loudspeaker and the left door speaker	Switch off ignition Pull off plug A on the amplifier Measure resistance on plug A, pins 25 and 38	= 4 Step 10	Step 4
4	Check the wiring harness to the front left door speaker and the left door speaker	Pull off the plugs on the loudspeakers Check the resistance in the wire between pin 32 on plug A of the amplifier and pin 2 of the plug for the front right door loudspeaker	< 5 Step 5	Open circuit in the wire/short circuit to ground; Repair wiring harness -> End
5	Check the wiring harness to the front left door speaker and the left door speaker	Check the resistance in the wire between pin 27 on plug A of the amplifier and pin 1 of the plug for the front right door loudspeaker	< 5 Step 8	Open circuit in the wire/short circuit to ground; Repair wiring harness -> End
6	Check the wiring harness to the front left door speaker and the left door speaker	Check the resistance in the wire between pin 25 on plug A of the amplifier and pin 2 of the plug for the front left door loudspeaker	< 5 Step 7	Open circuit in the wire/short circuit to ground; Repair wiring harness -> End
7	Check wiring harness to the front left door speaker	Check the resistance in the wire between pin 38 on plug A of the amplifier and pin 1 of the plug for the front left door loudspeaker	< 5 Step 9	Open circuit in the wire/short circuit to ground; Repair wiring harness -> End
8	Replace front left loudspeaker		-> End	Step 10
9	Replace front left door speaker		-> End	Step 10
10	Replace amplifier		-> End	-