Dodge Sprinter 2006 - Ambient Temp Sensor Short to Ground

Symptom:
AMBI E NT TEMP SENSO R SHO R T T O G R O UND
POSSIBLE CAUSES
AMBIE NT TE MP ERATURE SE NSOR
AMBIE NT TE MP ERATURE SE NSOR SIGNAL (+) CIRCUIT SH ORT TO GROU ND
AMBIE NT TE MP ERATURE SE NSOR SIGNAL (+) CIRCUIT SH ORT TO SE NSOR RE TURN CIR-
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TE S T ACTION AP PLICAB ILITY
1 Tur n th e ign it ion off.
Discon n ect t he Ambient Tem per a t u r e Sensor h a r n ess con n ect or.
Tur n th e ign it ion on . Wit h th e DRBIII",readDTCs.
Does t h e DRBIII" displa y Am bien t Tem per a t u r e Sen sor Open /Sh or t to Ba t t er y?
All
Ye s → Repla ce th e Ambien t Temper a t u r e Sen sor.
Per for m BODY VERIFICATION TE ST - VE R 1.
No → Go To 2
2 Tur n th e ign it ion off.
Discon n ect t he In st r u m en t Clu st er C1 ha r n ess conn ect or.
Discon n ect t he Ambient Tem per a t u r e Sensor h a r n ess con n ect or.
Mea su r e t h e r esist a n ce bet ween gr ou n d an d th e Ambient Tem per a t u r e Sen sor Sign a l
(+) cir cu it .
Is t h e resista n ce below 1000 ohm s?
All
Ye s → Repa ir t h e Am bient Tem per a t u r e Sen sor Sign a l (+) cir cu it for a
sh or t to gr oun d.
Per for m BODY VERIFICATION TE ST - VE R 1.
No → Go To 3
3 Tur n th e ign it ion off.
Discon n ect t he Ambient Tem per a t u r e Sensor h a r n ess con n ect or.
Discon n ect t he In st r u m en t Clu st er C1 ha r n ess conn ect or.
Mea su r e t h e r esist a n ce bet ween t h e Ambient Temper a t u r e Sen sor Sign a l (+) cir cu it
an d Am bien t Tem per a t u r e Sen sor Sign a l Ret u r n ci r cu it.
Is t h e resista n ce below 1000 ohm s?
All
Ye s → Repa ir t h e Am bient Tem per a t u r e Sen sor Sign a l (+) cir cu it for a
sh or t to th e Sen sor Ret u r n circu it .
Per for m BODY VERIFICATION TE ST - VE R 1.
No → Repla ce t h e In str u m en t Clu st er in a ccor da n ce wit h t h e Ser vice
In for m a t ion .
Per for m BODY VERIFICATION TE ST - VE R 1.
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