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Diagnostic Test

  1. CHECK FOR AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION 
    1. Turn the ignition on and open one of the front doors.
      NOTE:

      A front door must remain open whenever checking or erasing Amplifier DTCs.

    2. Using the scan tool, record and erase the Amplifier DTCs.
    3. Cycle the ignition switch from on to off, wait five seconds and then back to on.
    4. Turn the Radio on and set the volume to 25.
    5. Adjust the speakers to the front and center.
    6. Using the scan tool, read the active Amplifier DTCs.

      Does the scan tool display active: B146B-CHANNEL 3 AUDIO SPEAKER OUTPUT CIRCUIT LOW?

      Yes 

      • Go To  2

      No 

      • Test complete, the condition or conditions that originally set this DTC are not present at this time. Using the wiring diagrams as a guide, check all related splices and connectors for signs of water intrusion, corrosion, pushed out or bent terminals and correct pin tension.
      • Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE - BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  2. LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER 
    Fig 1: Left Front Door Speaker
    GC0096098Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
    1. With the scan tool, erase the DTCs.
    2. Turn the ignition off.
    3. Disconnect the Left Front Door Speaker harness connector.
    4. Turn the ignition on.
    5. Turn the radio on and set the column to 25.
    6. Adjust the speakers to the front and center.
    7. With the scan tool, read the active Amplifier DTCs.

      Does the scan tool display active: B146B-CHANNEL 3 AUDIO SPEAKER OUTPUT CIRCUIT LOW?

      Yes 

      • Go To  3

      No 

  3. CHECK THE (X153) AMPLIFIED LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER (+) CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO GROUND 
    Fig 2: Measuring Resistance Between Ground & Amplified Left Front Door Speaker (+) Circuit
    GC0096099Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
    1. Turn the ignition off.
    2. Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connector.
    3. Measure the resistance between ground and the (X153) Amplified Left Front Door Speaker (+) circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10K Ohms?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go To  4
  4. CHECK THE (X155) AMPLIFIED LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER (-) CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO GROUND 
    Fig 3: Measuring Resistance Between Ground & Amplified Left Front Door Speaker (-) Circuit
    GC0096100Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between ground and the (X155) Amplified Left Front Door Speaker (-) circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10K Ohms?

      Yes 

      No