Emergency running function
If DTCs occu r, sa fe-dr ivin g con dit ion s m ust be r e-
ta in ed but full fun ction a lit y of th e t r an sm ission will
be lim it ed t o a void da ma gin g th e a ut om a tic t r a ns-
mission . In t h e even t of cer t a in DTCs t he TCM
swit ch es to em er gen cy r u nn ing. Th e TCM will st ore
th e appr opr ia t e DTC codes a nd solen oids will be
de-en er gized (t u r ned off)
Th e tra n sm ission effect s will be:
• Th e la st gea r sh ift ed r em ain s in t h at posit ion
• Th e modu la t in g pr essu re a n d sh ift pr essu re in -
crea se to m a xim um va lu e
• Th e t or qu e con ver t er clu t ch is disen ga ged
(tu r ned off)
Shifting manually after a DTC detection
NOTE: The vehicle can still be shifted
manually to 2nd or reverse gear.
To a ccom plish t hese sh ift s you m u st
St op th e veh icle
Tur n th e ign it ion off
Star t th e engine
Pla ce t he selector lever in t o D for 2n d gea r
Pla ce t he selector lever in t o R for r ever se gea r
Th e em er gen cy r u nn in g funct ion is r et ain ed un t il
th e DTC is elim in a ted or t h e st ored DTC code is
er a sed .
St ored (In t er m it t en t ) DTCs ca n be r eset by cy-
clin g th e ign it ion swit ch
3.3. 3 T R OU BL E COD E ER AS U R E
Dia gn ost ic Trou ble Codes ca n be era sed in t wo
wa ys. Th e fir st is t o er ase t he DTC wit h t he DRBIII
or sca n t ool. Th e secon d is if t h e DTC is n o lon ger
pr esen t , th e DTC is reset by th e TCM (a ft er an
ign it ion cycle), wh ich will pla ce th e DTC in a n
in t erm it t ent st a tu s (St or ed DTC).
Wh e n t h e re a r e n o d ia g n o s t i c t ro u b le c o d e s
sto re d in m e m ory, th e D RB III# will display
$NO DTC’s DETECTED$
3.4 USING THE DRBIII!
Refer t o t he DRBIII# u ser ’s gu ide for in st r uct ion s
an d assist a nce wit h r ea din g trou ble codes, er a sin g
tr ou ble codes, a n d ot her DRBIII# fu nct ions.
3.5 DRBIII! ERROR MESSAGES
Un der n orma l oper at ion , th e DRBIII# will displa y
one of only t wo er ror m essa ges:
– U ser-Requ ested WARM Boot
– U ser-Requ ested COLD Boot
If the DRBIII# sh ould displa y a ny ot her er ror
messa ge, r ecor d t h e en tir e display a nd ca ll t he
S.T.A.R. Cen ter.
3.5.1 DRBIII! DOES NOT POWER UP
(BLANK SCREEN)
If th e LE D’s do n ot light or n o sou n d is em it t ed a t
st ar t u p, check for loose cable conn ect ion s or a ba d
cable. Ch eck t h e veh icle ba t ter y volt a ge. A m in i-
mu m of 11 volt s is r equ ir ed to a dequ at ely power t h e
DRBII I#.
If a ll conn ect ion s a re pr oper bet ween t he DRBI-
II# a nd t he veh icle or oth er devices, a n d t h e veh icle
ba t t er y is fu lly ch a rged, a n in oper at ive DRBIII#
ma y be th e resu lt of fau lt y cable or veh icle wir in g.
For a bla n k scr een, r efer to t h e appr opr ia t e Body
Dia gn ost ic m a n u a l.
3.5.2 DISPLAY IS NOT VISIBLE
Low tem per a t u res will a ffect t h e visibilit y of t he
displa y. Adju st t he con tr a st to com pen sa te for t his
condit ion .
4.0 DI SCLAI MERS, SAFET Y,
AN D WARN I N GS
4.1 DISCLAIMERS
All in for ma t ion , illu st r at ions, a nd specifica t ion s
cont a in ed in t his m a nu a l a re ba sed on t he la t est
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