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Test Point 16




TEST POINT 16
Signal From The Airbag, Positive Short

Fault Code 16

Fault Effect: No unlocking of doors in the event of an accident

Procedure

1. Pull off the plug I at the alarm control unit.

2. Pull off the DmE plug.

3. Pull off the airbag control unit plug.

4. Voltmeter at alarm control unit plug I, pin 33 and ground

Display: 0 Volts

5. If no fault can be found on the wiring harness, reattach the plug on the alarm control unit and on the airbag control unit.

6. Switch on the ignition and clear the fault memory of the alarm system.

- If the fault no longer occurs, the DmE control unit is faulty.

- If the fault occurs again, disconnect the plug on the airbag control unit.

7. Clear the fault memory of the alarm system.

- If the fault no longer occurs, the airbag control unit is faulty.

- If the fault occurs again, the control unit alarm system is faulty.