Satellite Radio - Loses Station Presets

No.: LTB00076

Issue: 2

Date: 22 July 2008

ISSUE "2" CHANGES ARE SHOWN WITH ASTERISKS AND/OR GRAY OR BLACK HIGHLIGHTS IN THE BACKGROUND.

SECTION: 415

Satellite Digital Audio Receiver Service Loss of Presets / Defaults to 'Hits 1' - Repair Procedure





AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE

CONDITION SUMMARY:

ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF PRESET DISPLAY

Situation:

Incorrect software can result in a range of symptoms to the Satellite Digital Audio Receiver Service (SDARS) presets.

^ The presets can 'gray out' and will not function. The system will reset on ignition cycle.

^ The SDARS preset buttons will be 'blacked out' on initial start though the SDARS radio will continue to play the channel or preset last selected. Touching each of the buttons can cause the display to return to normal or the situation can be resolved during a new ignition cycle.

^ Having previously set presets to customer preference, on key-on the presets all default to channel 1 or 'HITS 1'.

Action:

Should a customer express concern about the above symptoms, re-configure the SDARS module by following the Repair Procedure in this Bulletin.

PARTS:

No parts required





TOOLS





WARRANTY

REPAIR PROCEDURE

RECONFIGURE SDARS MODULE

CAUTION:
A Midtronics PSC-550 Vehicle Power Supply must be connected to the vehicle battery during diagnosis.

1. Connect the Midtronics PSC-550 Vehicle Power Supply to the vehicle battery.

NOTE:
IDS must be loaded with software release *DVD113 Patch File 5* or later.

2. Connect the IDS to the vehicle and begin a new diagnostic session by entering the correct VIN for the current vehicle.

3. Follow the IDS prompts to read the vehicle configuration.

4. Select 'No' when prompted 'Do you wish to read diagnostic trouble codes?'

5. Select 'tick' to continue.

6. Select the 'Vehicle Configuration' tab when Content Model is displayed.

7. From the Vehicle Configuration menu, configure the 'SDARS Module' by selecting from the dropdown menu:

^ 'Module programming' > 'Configure existing module' > 'Satellite Audio Unit Module'

8. Select 'tick' to continue, following all on-screen instructions to complete this task.

^ IDS will return to the Vehicle Configuration menu when completed.

9. Exit the current session.

10. Disconnect IDS and the Midtronics PSC-550 Vehicle Power Supply from the vehicle.