Ford 2002 Bantam - Passenger Air Bag Short to Ground

501-20B-27 Occupant Restraints — Passive — Supplemental Air 501-20B-27
Bag System
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (CONTINUED)
PINPOINT TEST J: DTC B1888: PASSENGER AIR BAG SHORT TO GROUND
CONDITIONS DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS
WARNING: Wait at least one minute after disconnecting the battery ground cable before
disconnecting any supplemental restraint system electrical connector. Failure to follow this
instruction may result in personal injury.
J1: CHECK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CIRCUIT
1 Deactivate the supplemental restraint system.
REFER to Air Bag and Safety Belt Preten-
sioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
in this section.
2.
3 Carry out the self-test with the simulators
installed.
• Does the system prove out correctly?
 Yes
GO TO J2
 No
GO TO J3
J2: CHECK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE
WARNING: Do not proceed with this test unless using WDS. Failure to follow this instruc-
tion may result in personal injury.
1 Connect the Test and Deployment Lead to the
passenger air bag module.
2 Select DMM Specific on WDS.
3 Connect the Test and Deployment Lead to
WDS.
4 Measure the resistance between each of the
terminals and the air bag module casing.
• Are the resistances greater than 10,000 ohms?
 Yes
REPEAT the self-test; CLEAR the DTCs.
REACTIVATE the system. REFER to Air
Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in
this section.
 No
INSTALL a new passenger air bag module.
REPEAT the self-test; CLEAR the DTCs.
REACTIVATE the system. REFER to Air
Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner Supple-
mental Restraint System (SRS) in this sec-
tion.
08/2001 2002 Bantam