in for ma t ion ava ila ble a t t h e t im e of pu blica tion .
Th e righ t is r eser ved t o ma ke cha n ges a t a ny t im e
wit h out n ot ice.
4.2 S AF ET Y
4.2.1 TECHNICIAN SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: ENGINES PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE THAT IS ODORLESS, CAUSES
SLOWER REACTION TIME, AND CAN LEAD
TO SERIOUS INJURY. WHEN THE ENGINE IS
OPERATING KEEP SERVICE AREAS WELL
VENTILATED OR ATTACH THE VEHICLE
EXHAUST SYSTEM TO THE SHOP EXHAUST
REMOVAL SYSTEM.
Set t h e pa r kin g br a ke and block t h e wheels befor e
test in g or repa ir in g t he veh icle. If is especia lly
im por t a n t t o block t he wh eels on fr on t -wh eel dr ive
veh icles: t h e pa r k in g br ake does not h old th e dr ive
wh eels.
Som e oper a t ion s in t h is ma n ua l r equ ir e t ha t
hydr a u lic t ubes, hoses, an d fit tin gs, discon nect ed
for in spect ion or t estin g pu rposes. Th ese syst ems,
wh en fu lly ch a rged, con t a in flu id at high pr essu re.
Befor e discon nect in g a ny h ydr a u lic tu bes, hoses,
an d fit t in gs, be su re th a t t he syst em is fu lly depr es-
surized.
Wh en ser vicin g a veh icle, a lwa ys wea r eye pr o-
tect ion , a n d rem ove a ny met a l jewelr y su ch a s
wa t ch ba n ds or br a celet s t h at m igh t m a ke an ina d-
ver t en t elect r ica l con ta ct .
Wh en dia gn osing a Tra n sm ission syst em pr ob-
lem , it is im por t an t t o follow appr oved pr ocedu res
wh er e a pplica ble. Th ese pr ocedu res can be fou nd in
th e ser vice in for m at ion . Followin g th ese pr ocedu res
is ver y im por t an t to th e sa fet y of in dividu a ls per -
form in g dia gn ost ic t est s.
4.2.2 VEHICLE PREPARATION FOR
TESTING
Ma ke su re th e vehicle bein g t est ed h a s a fu lly
cha r ged ba tt er y. If it does not , fa lse dia gn ost ic
DTC’s or er ror m essa ges m ay occu r. It is ext rem ely
im por t a n t t h at a ccur a te sh ift lever posit ion da ta is
ava ila ble t o t he TCM. Th e a ccu ra cy of an y DTC
foun d in mem or y is dou bt ful u n less t h e Sh ift Lever
Test , per form ed on t he DRBIII# Sca n Tool, pa sses
wit h out fa ilu re.
4.2.3 SERVICING SUB-ASSEMBLIES
Som e compon en t s of t he Tran sm ission syst em a re
in t ended t o be ser viced in a ssem bly only. At t em pt -
in g t o rem ove or r epa ir cer ta in syst em su b-
compon en ts m a y resu lt in person a l in ju r y a nd/or
im pr oper syst em opera t ion . Only t h ose com pon en t s
wit h a ppr oved r epa ir an d in st allat ion pr ocedur es in
th e ser vice in for ma t ion sh ou ld be ser viced.
4.2.4 DRBIII! SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF THE
DRBIII! MULTIMETER IS DANGEROUS. IT
CAN EXPOSE YOU TO SERIOUS OR
POSSIBLY FATAL INJURY. CAREFULLY
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CAUTIONS
AND THE SPECIFICATION LIMITS.
• Follow t h e veh icle m a n u fact u r er ’s ser vice speci-
fica t ion s a t a ll times.
• Do not u se th e DRBIII# if it h as bee n d amage d .
• Do n ot u se t he t est lea ds if t h e in su la t ion is
da ma ged or if met al is exposed.
• To a void elect r ica l sh ock, do n ot t ou ch th e test
lea ds, t ips or t h e cir cu it bein g t est ed.
• Ch oose t h e pr oper r an ge a n d fun ct ion for t h e
mea su rem en t. Do not tr y volt age or cur ren t mea -
su rem ent s t h at m a y exceed th e ra t ed capa cit y.
• Do not exceed th e lim it s sh own in t he ta ble.
FUNCTION INPUT LIMIT
Volts 0-500 volt s pea k AC
0-500 volt s DC
Oh m s (r esist a n ce)* 0-1.12 megoh ms
Fr equen cy mea su red
Fr equen cy gen er a t ed
0-10 kh z
Tem per at u r e -58-1100°F
-50-600C
*Oh m s ca nn ot be mea su red if volt age is pr esen t .
Oh m s ca n be mea su red on ly in a n on-power ed
cir cu it .
• Volt age bet ween a n y t er min al a n d gr oun d m u st
not exceed 500v DC or 500v pea k AC.
• Use cau t ion wh en m ea su red volt a ge above 25v
DC or 25v AC.
• Th e cir cu it bein g t est ed m u st be pr otect ed by a
10A fuse or cir cu it br eaker.
• Use t h e low cu r ren t sh u nt t o m easu r e cir cuit s u p
to 10A. Use t h e h igh cu r r ent cla m p t o m ea su re
cir cu it s exceedin g 10A.
• Wh en t est in g for t h e pr esen ce of volt a ge or cu r-
ren t , m ake su r e t he met er is fun ct ion in g cor-
rect ly. Ta k e a rea ding of a kn own volt a ge or
cur r en t befor e accept in g a zer o readin g.
• Wh en m ea su rin g cu r ren t , con nect t h e met er in
series wit h t he loa d.
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