Dodge Dakota (R1). Manual - part 20

TEST

ACTION

APPLICABILITY

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE AN INTACT UNDEPLOYED AIRBAG FACE
DOWN ON A HARD SURFACE, THE AIRBAG WILL PROPEL INTO THE AIR
IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR
FATAL INJURY.
Disconnect the Passenger Airbag.
Disconnect the ACM connector.
NOTE: Check connectors - Clean / repair as necessary.
Connect the Airbag System Load Tool # 8310 ACM adaptor to the Airbag Control
Module connector.
Turn Ignition On and then reconnect the Battery.
Measure the voltage of the Passenger Airbag Line 1 circuit in the Passenger Airbag
connector.
Is the voltage above 0.5 volts on Passenger Airbag Line 1 circuit?

All

Yes

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Repair Passenger Airbag Line 1 shorted to battery.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

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Go To

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE AN INTACT UNDEPLOYED AIRBAG FACE
DOWN ON A HARD SURFACE, THE AIRBAG WILL PROPEL INTO THE AIR
IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR
FATAL INJURY.
Disconnect the Passenger Airbag.
Disconnect the Airbag Control Module connector.
NOTE: Check connectors - Clean / repair as necessary.
Turn Ignition on and then reconnect the Battery.
Measure the voltage of the Passenger Airbag Line 2 circuit in the Passenger Airbag
connector.
Is the voltage above 0.5 volts on Passenger Airbag Line 2 circuit ?

All

Yes

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Repair Passenger Airbag Line 2 short to battery.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

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Go To

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: IF THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS DROPPED AT ANY
TIME, IT MUST BE REPLACED.
If there are no possible causes remaining, view repair.

All

Continue

Replace the Airbag Control Module in accordance with Service
Instructions. WARNING: make sure the battery is disconnected
and wait 2 minutes before proceeding.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

AIRBAG

PASSENGER SQUIB SHORT TO BATTERY - ACTIVE —

Continued

Symptom:

PASSENGER SQUIB SHORT TO GROUND - ACTIVE

When Monitored and Set Condition:

PASSENGER SQUIB SHORT TO GROUND - ACTIVE

When Monitored:

Continuously with the ignition on.

Set Condition:

The ACM has detected a short to ground in the Passenger Squib circuits.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

PASSENGER AIRBAG CIRCUITS SHORT TO GROUND

PASSENGER AIRBAG LINE 1 SHORT TO GROUND

PASSENGER AIRBAG LINE 2 SHORT TO GROUND

ACM, PASSENGER AIRBAG CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND

TEST

ACTION

APPLICABILITY

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE AN INTACT UNDEPLOYED AIRBAG FACE
DOWN ON A HARD SURFACE, THE AIRBAG WILL PROPEL INTO THE AIR
IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR
FATAL INJURY.
Disconnect the Passenger Airbag Module connector.
NOTE: Check connectors - Clean / repair as necessary.
Connect the Airbag System Load Tool 8443 Passenger cable and jumper harness to
the Passenger Airbag Module connector.
Turn Ignition On and then reconnect the Battery.
With the DRBIII

t, read active DTCs.

Does the DRB show PASSENGER SQUIB CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND?

All

Yes

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Go To

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Replace the Passenger Airbag.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

AIRBAG

TEST

ACTION

APPLICABILITY

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE AN INTACT UNDEPLOYED AIRBAG FACE
DOWN ON A HARD SURFACE, THE AIRBAG WILL PROPEL INTO THE AIR
IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR
FATAL INJURY.
Disconnect the Passenger Airbag.
Disconnect the Airbag Control Module connector
NOTE: Check connectors - Clean and repair as necessary.
Connect the Airbag System Load Tool 8310 ACM adaptor to the Airbag Control
Module connector.
Measure the resistance of the Passenger Airbag Line 1 circuit between the Airbag
Module connector and ground.
Is the resistance below 10.0K ohms on Passenger Airbag Line 1 circuit ?

All

Yes

→

Repair Passenger Airbag Line 1 for a short to ground.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

→

Go To

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

WARNING: TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND
WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE AN INTACT UNDEPLOYED AIRBAG FACE
DOWN ON A HARD SURFACE, THE AIRBAG WILL PROPEL INTO THE AIR
IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR
FATAL INJURY.
Disconnect the Passenger Airbag.
Disconnect the Airbag Control Module connector
NOTE: Check connectors - Clean and repair as necessary.
Connect the Airbag System Load Tool 8310 ACM adaptor to the Airbag Control
Module connector.
Measure the resistance of the Passenger Airbag Line 2 circuit between the Passenger
Airbag connector and ground.
Is the resistance below 10.0K ohms on Passenger Airbag Line 2 circuit ?

All

Yes

→

Repair Passenger Airbag Line 2 for a short to ground.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

→

Go To

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

All

Continue

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

AIRBAG

PASSENGER SQUIB SHORT TO GROUND - ACTIVE —

Continued

Symptom:

WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT OPEN - ACTIVE

When Monitored and Set Condition:

WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT OPEN - ACTIVE

When Monitored:

When the ignition is On, the ACM monitors the PCI Bus for a message

from the MIC containing the airbag warning lamp status Ok or Open. The MIC transmit
the message one time per second in response to the ACM lamp On/Off message.

Set Condition:

The code is set if the lamp state is open for 2 consecutive messages.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

MIC, COMMUNICATION FAILURE

AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR CKT OPEN

ACM, AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR CIRCUIT OPEN

TEST

ACTION

APPLICABILITY

Turn the ignition on.
With the DRBIII

t, attempt to communicate with the Instrument Cluster.

Did the DRB establish communication with the Instrument Cluster?

All

Yes

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Go To

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Refer to category COMMUNICATION and select the related
symptom INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUS +/- SIGNAL OPEN.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

With the DRB select PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, AIRBAG and MONITOR DISPLAY.
With the DRBIII

t, read the WARNING LAMP MONITOR screen.

Select the LAMP STATUS displayed on the DRB monitors screen.

All

1. LAMP STATUS: OK

Go To

2. LAMP STATUS: OPEN

Replace Instrument Cluster circuit board.
Perform AIRBAG VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.

All

Repair

NOTE: When reconnecting airbag system components the Ignition must be
turned off and the Battery must be disconnected.

AIRBAG

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