MAMUSTANG ATLASTHE ENTHUSIAST'S REFERENCE

2016 workshop · Suspension

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

204-04B Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

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Not all TPMS sensors are installed TPMS sensor(s) not trained TPMS sensor(s) Intermittent TPMS operation due to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) RTM GWM BCM

Visual Inspection and Diagnostic Pre-checks

Inspect for customer electronic devices, such as a cell phone charger or GPS unit. Inspect for aftermarket wheels or run-flat tires (tires with steel body cord plies in the tire sidewall). Verify horn operation

NOTE: Make sure that all aftermarket electronic equipment has been disconnected (if possible) and the customer has been questioned about the electronic equipment they may have been using in the vehicle when this concern was identified.

PINPOINT TEST D : DIAGNOSING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE FAULTS

D1 CHECK FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE GWM (GATEWAY MODULE A) AND THE RTM (RADIO TRANSCEIVER MODULE)

Ignition ON. Using a diagnostic scan tool, carry out the Network Test.

Do the GWM and the RTM pass the Network Test?

Yes

GO to D2

No

DIAGNOSE the GWM or RTM does not respond to the scan tool. REFER to: Communications Network (418-00 Module Communications Network, Diagnosis and Testing).

D2 CHECK FOR RTM (RADIO TRANSCEIVER MODULE) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS)

Using a diagnostic scan tool, carry out the RTM self-test.

Are there any Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) present in the RTM?

Yes

DIAGNOSE all RTM Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs). REFER to the DTC Chart: RTM.

No

GO to D3

D3 VIEW THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) STATUS (TPMS_STATUS) PID (PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION)

Ignition ON. Using a diagnostic scan tool, view the BCM TPMS_STATUS PID.

Does the TPMS_STATUS PID display SYSTEM FAULT?

Yes

GO to D4

No

GO to D6

D4 CARRY OUT THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) SENSOR TRAINING PROCEDURE

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