MAMUSTANG ATLASTHE ENTHUSIAST'S REFERENCE

2016 workshop · Body & Paint

Pinpoint Test - DTC: V, Coupe

501-20B Supplemental Restraint System

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NOTE: This pinpoint test step attempts to change the fault reported by the RCM by inducing a different fault condition. If the reported fault changes, this indicates the RCM is functioning correctly and is not the source of the fault.

Connect RCM C310A and C310B. Connect a fused jumper wire:

Click to display connectors

Lead 1

Measurement / Action

Lead 2

C9032-1

C9032-2

Repower the SRS. Do not prove out the SRS at this time. REFER to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Repowering (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, General Procedures). Ignition ON. Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform RCM self-test. DIAGNOSTIC TIP: When viewing Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) with the RH side air curtain circuits shorted together, a low resistance fault is normally retrieved.

Did the on-demand DTC change from B1408:13 to B1408:1A?

Yes

REMOVE the fused jumper wire and GO to A11

No

REMOVE the fused jumper wire and GO to A12

A8 CHECK THE RH (RIGHT-HAND) SIDE AIR CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT CONTROL DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) FOR A FAULT STATUS CHANGE (SHORT TO GROUND INDICATED)

NOTE: This pinpoint test step attempts to change the fault reported by the RCM by inducing a different fault condition. If the reported fault changes, this indicates the RCM is functioning correctly and is not the source of the fault.

Ignition OFF. Depower the SRS. REFER to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, General Procedures). Disconnect RH Side Air Curtain C9032. Repower the SRS. Do not prove out the SRS at this time. REFER to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Repowering (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, General Procedures). Ignition ON. Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform RCM self-test. DIAGNOSTIC TIP: When viewing Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) with the RH side air curtain disconnected, an open circuit fault is normally retrieved.

Did the on-demand DTC change from B1408:11 to B1408:13?

Yes

GO to A11

No

GO to A9

A9 CHECK THE RH (RIGHT-HAND) SIDE AIR CURTAIN CIRCUITS FOR A SHORT TO GROUND

Ignition OFF. Depower the SRS. REFER to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, General Procedures). Disconnect RCM C310A and C310B.

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