Dodge Ram 2004 - Page 212

TEST ACTION APPLICABILITY
3 Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Right Front and Left Front Door Speaker harness
connectors.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connecter.
Measure the resistance between ground and each of the 4 Front Door Speaker
circuits.
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms for each of the measurements?
All
Yes → Go To 4
No → Repair the Front Door Speaker circuit that measured below 1000
ohms for a short to ground.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
4 Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Right Front and Left Front Door Speaker harness
connectors.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connecter.
At the Amplifier C2 harness connector, measure the resistance between the Left
Front Speaker (-) circuit and the following circuits: Left Front Speaker (+), Right
Front Speaker (-) and Right Front Speaker (+).
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms for each of the measurements?
All
Yes → Go To 5
No → Repair the Front Door Speaker circuits that are shorted together.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
5 Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Right Front and Left Front Door Speaker harness
connectors.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connecter.
At the Amplifier C2 harness connector, measure the resistance between the Left
Front Speaker (+) circuit and the following circuits: Right Front Speaker (-) and
Right Front Speaker (+).
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms for each of the measurements?
All
Yes → Go To 6
No → Repair the Front Door Speaker circuits that are shorted together.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
6 Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Right Front Speaker harness connector.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connecter.
At the Amplifier C2 harness connector, measure the resistance between the Right
Front Speaker (+) circuit and Right Front Speaker (-).
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms?
All
Yes → Replace the Amplifier in accordance with the service information.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
No → Repair the Front Door Speaker circuits that are shorted together.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
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AUDIO
FRONT DOOR CHANNELS SHORT TOGETHER OR TO GROUND —
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