PONTIAC FIERO 1988 Service Repair Manual

DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIG)

DRIVER INFORMMION CENTER (DIG) 'I" 33 m E 33 CI
NOTE: WHEN A FAULT IS DETECTED THE MEMORY CIRCUIT KEEPS THE SOLID STATE SWITCH CLOSED UNTIL
ME FAULT IS REPAIRED AND THE
LIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED AGAIN.
LIGHTSMONITORING MODULE
SOLID STATE
DO NOT MEASURE
RESISTANCE

DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DDC) I $
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
@ Try the following checks before doing the
System Check.
1. Check GAGES Fuse by observing that the
Instrument Panel Lights come on with the
Headlight Switch in Park.
2. Check CLSTR Fuse by observing that the
Instrument Cluster operates
normally.
3. Cheek CTSU Fuse by observing that the
Courtesy Lights operate normally.
4. Check the TAIL Fuse by observing that the
Tail Lights operate normally.
5. Check that grounds 6200 and 6210 are
clean and tight.
@ Go to System Check for a guide to norrnal
operation.
@ Go to System Diagnosis for diagnostic tests.
SYSTEM CHECK
@ Use the System Check Table as a guide to
normal operation. Refer to the diagnosis given
if other results occur.
Tests follow in System Diagnosis.
COMPONENT LOCATION Page-Figure
Door Ajar Switch
................ On each center lock pillar
..................... Fuse Block.
Behind LH side of IIP, below light switch. ...... 201-10-A
Hatch Ajar Switch
............... Center of end panel, in cargo compartment
Lights Monitoring Module.
........ Behind IIP, at base of steering column
..................... Low Coolant Probe (Except VIN S) .. On RR rear of radiator. 201- 2-B
..................... Low Coolant Probe (VIN S) ........ On LR side of radiator. 201- 2-C
.............. Washer Fluid Level Switch ........ LN side of engine compartment 201-16-A
................ el00 (42
cavities) LN
front of dash, left of brake master cylinder .. 201- 0-A
................. 6216 (3 cavities) Behind LN side
of IIP, left of steering column
.................. C319 (1 cavity). Behind I/P, at
LN shroud
............. 6103 (Except VIN E) On radiator support, behind LH headlights. .... 201-16-A
.......................... ............ 6200 Behind IIP, left of steering column 201-10-A
.......................... 6210 Behind center of IIP, on support bracket ....... 201-10-A
.......................... 6215 Behind
LH side of IIP, left of steering column
.......................... .... S107. Front lights harness, behind LN headlights. 201-16-A
.......................... S201. IIP harness, behind instrument cluster. ........ 201-10-A
.......................... S203. I/P harness, behind instrument cluster. ........ 201-10-A
.......................... S204. I/P harness, behind instrument cluster. ........ 201-10-A
.......................... S205. I/P harness, behind instrument cluster. ........ 201-10-A
.......................... S245. Ajar harness, behind LN side of IIP
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DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC)
SYSTEM CHECK TABLE
ACTION NORMAL OPERATION
Press the SYS CHK button on the DIC display
With
all the doors closed, open the LH door
Leave the LH door open, and open the RH door
Leave both doors open, and open the
t
Driver Information Center (DIC) Display comes
on
Parts of the vehicle symbols (LCD) light up
in
sequence
The following messages are scrolled, or spelled
out as they move across the Display:
RIGHT DOOR AJAR
FRONT LAMP
LEFT DOOR AJAR
REAR LAMP
LOW COOLANT
LOW WASHER FLUID
HATCH AJAR
PONTIAC SYSTEMS OK
Audible Warning will sound twice when the
PONTIAC SYSTEMS OK displays at the end of
the routine
The start-up routine is repeated as described
when the Ignition Switch is turned to RUN
in - Step 1
LH door of vehicle symbol lights
LEFT DOOR AJAR
is displayed
LH and RH doors of vehicle symbol are
lit
RIGHT DOOR AJAR is displayed
LH and RH doors and trunk of vehicle symbol
are lit
TRUNK AJAR is displayed for
2 seconds '
RIGHT DOOR AJAR is then displayed
0 Refer to System Diagnosis when a result is not normal.
SYSTEM DlAGNOSlS
Do the tests listed for your symptom in the
Symptom Table below or when directed by
the System Check.
Tests follow the Symptom Table.
SYMPTOM TABLE
ights and message
s displayed when
he reservoir is not
ed with the
er fluid
reser-
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DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DlC)
(SYMPTOM TABLE continued from previous (Continued
from previous column) (Continued from
previous column)
page) Taillamp Outage Check the PPL (905)
Indicator segment wire and printed cir-
SYMPTOM TABLE does not light and cuit for an open
message is not dis-
If OK, replace the
played when a lamp Lights Monitor
is out Module
One of the Door Ajar Do Test
N
segments lights and
message is displayed
when that door is
closed
If OK, replace the
(904) wire
and printed
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me Door Ajar I Do Test I 1
segments does not
light
and message is
not displayed with
I that door open
A: POWER lRlPUT TEST
Measure: VOLTAGE
At:
DlC CONNECTOR (Disconnected)
Condition: ignition Switch: RUN
For Diagnosis
Measure
Between
Correct of incorrect
Voltage Results
A (PNKIBLK) Battery & Ground See 1
U (BRNI
WRT) & Battery
See 2
Ground
A (PNKlBLK) Battery & T (BLK) See 3
A (PNKIBLK) Battery & R
(BLK) See 4
2. Check
the BRNlWHT (950) wire for an
open (see schematic).
3. Check the BLK (150) wire for an open (see
schematic). Check ground
G200.
4. Check the BLK (150) wire. Check ground
B: WASHER FLUID LEVEL OPEN
SWITCH TEST
Connect: JUMPER
At: WASHER FLUID LEVEL SWITCH
CONNECTOR (Disconnected)
Condition:
For Diagnosis
Jumper Correct Result of
lncorrect
1 Between 1 Resun 1 I
I Windshield 1 1 IndicatorILow
) 1 Washer Fluid 1 See1 lights after llseconds I
Washer Fluid See 2
I I 11 seconds [ I
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DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC)
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@ If both tests are good, replace the Washer
Fluid Level Switch.
1. Check the BLKIWHT (99) wire for an
open (see schematic).
2. Check the BLK (152) wire for an open (see
schematic).
6: WASHER FLUID LEVEL SHORTED
SwlTen TEST
Disconnect the Washer Fluid Level Switch Con-
nector
terminal A. Switch the Ignition to RUN
and observe the Low Washer Fluid Indicator
segment on windshield of the vehicle symbol on
the
me.
If the Low Washer Fluid segment is now off,
and Low Washer Fluid is not displayed,
replace the Washer Fluid Level Switch.
If the Low Washer Fluid segment lights, and
LOW
VirASHER FLUID is displayed, check
the
BLKIWWT (99) wire for a short to
ground.
B: LOW COOLANT PROBE CONNEC-
TOR TEST
If the Low Coolant message does not come on
and the indicator segment on the vehicle sym-
bol does not light with the coolant low, remove
the connector to the Low Coolant Probe. With
the Ignition in RUN the indicator
should oper-
ate after approximately
11 seconds.
If it does,
install a new Low Coolant Probe.
* If it does not, check YELIBLM wire to the
DIC Display for a short to ground. Install a
new DIC display if the wire is good.
E: LOW COOLANT PROBE RESISTANCE
TEST
If the LOW COOLANT message comes on and
the indicator segment on the vehicle symbol
lights with the engine coolant full, check the
resistance of the Low Coolant Probe and its
wire. Remove the connector from the probe and
measure the resistance to ground of the probe.
If the resistance is higher than 30,000 ohms,
instdl a new Low Coolant Probe.
If the probe
and its wiring are good, and the
display does not indicate properly, install a
new DIC.
F: HATCH AJAR SHORTED SWITCH
TEST
Disconnect the Hatch Ajar Switch Connector.
Switch the Ignition to RUN and observe the
Hatch Ajar Indicator segment on the trunk of
the vehicle symbol on the DIC.
If the Hatch Ajar segment is now off and
HATCH AJAR is not displayed, replace the
Hatch Ajar Switch.
o If the Hatch Ajar segment is still on, and
HATCH AJAR is displayed, check the
BLKl
ORN (158) wire for a short to ground (see
schematic).
6: WATCH AJAR OPEN SWITCH TEST
R SWITCH CONNECTOR
1. Check the BEKIORN (158) wires for an
open (see schematic).
)-I: BOOR AJAR SHORTED SWITCH
TEST
Disconnect the suspect Door Ajar Switch
a1 A Connector. Switch the Ignition to
RUN and observe the Door Ajar
Indieator
segment of the vehicle symbol on the DIC.
@ If the Door Ajar segment is now off and the
suspect DOOR AJAR message is not
displayed, replace the Door Ajar Switch.
If the Door Ajar segment lights and the
suspect DOOR
AJAR message is
displayed, check the wire at
terminal A for a
short to ground (see schematic).
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I: DOOR AJAR OPEN SWITCH TEST
At: SUSPECT DOOR AJAR SWITCH
CONNECTOR (Disconnected)
(see schematic).
2. Check the wire at terminal B for an open
(see schematic).
CIRCUIT OPERATION
The Driver Information Center (DIC) dis-
plays warnings about
saftey conditions in the
vehicle. The location of the condition is indi-
cated in a car symbol, where segments of the
symbol are
lit. Seven displays that form letters
light up to spell out the condition, such as LOW
COOLANT. The car symbol and the letters are
made by Liquid
Crystal Displays (LCD) that
are turned on by a solid state microprocessor.
Door and trunk switches that are closed with
the door open (like interior light switches) are
connected to the DIC Display. These ground
the DIC inputs if the door or trunk is not closed
tightly, and then the display illuminates the
warning. The Washer Fluid Level Switch works
in the same way.
It closes when the windshield
washer fluid is low.
The Low Coolant Probe is not a switch that
opens and closes.
It has a very high resistance
to ground, more than 50,000 ohms, when the
engine coolant level is low. This causes the DIC
Display to light the LOW COOLANT w
With more of the probe covered by coolant, its
resistance decreases. When the fluid level is
good, the resistance
will be less than 10,000
ohms. With the probe resistance between
10,000 and 50,000 ohms, the probe is partly
covered and the fluid is not low enough to cause
the warning to be displayed. Burned
out light bulbs in the vehicle are
detected by the Lights Monitor. The power feed
from a switch to a bulb circuit contains
resistance wire. This is connected between the
switch and the Lights Monitor Module.
If the
bulb is on properly, the current through the
resistance wire causes a small voltage drop, less
than one volt. When a bulb burns out, there is
no current through it
and the voltage drop at
the module is missing. The Lights Monitor
Module detects this battery voltage at one of its
inputs (instead of slightly lower voltage) and
closes a solid state switch in the Module to
g to appear in the DIC Display.

TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
0 Try the following checks before doing the
System Check.
1. Check the WIPER Fuse by visual
inspection.
2. Check that the three Wiper Motor mount-
ing bolts are clean and tight.
3. Check that the Wiper/Washer Switch con-
nector C240 is correctly mated.
4. If the Washer does not operate, check that:
- Washer reservoir is filled.
- Hoses are not pinched or kinked.
- Hoses are correctly attached.
- Nozzles are not clogged.
r Go to System Check for a guide to, normal
operation.
0 Go to System Diagnosis for diagnostic tests.
SYSTEM C H EGK
Use the System Check Table as a guide to
normal operation.
Refer to System Diagnosis for a list of symp-
toms and diagnostic steps.
COMPONENT LOCATION Page-Figure
...... ..................... Fuse Block. Behind LH side of IIP, below light switch.
Washer Motor.
.................. LH side of engine compartment, in washer fluid
reservoir
................................
.......................... Wiper Motor Module ............. LH front of dash.
.. Cl00 (42 cavities) ................ LH front of dash, left of brake master cylinder
.......................... C101 (3 cavities) ................. LH front of dash.
....... C240 (7 cavities) ................. Behind IIP, near base of steering column
................... 6112 (VIN E) ................... Rear of LH cylinder head.
................... 6112 (VIN F) (VIN 8) ............. Rear of LH cylinder head.
................... 6112 (VIN S) .................... Rear of LW cylinder head.
Slll ........................... Engine harness, RH rear of engine compartment
............ S117 (VIN E) .................... Engine harness, RH front of dash.
...... S117 (VIN F) (VIN 8) ............. Engine harness, top center rear of engine.
SYSTEM CHECK TABLE Refer to System Diagnosis when a result is
not normal.
SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS
0 Do the tests listed for your symptom in the
Symptom Table below.
0 Tests follow the Symptom Table.
or two seconds
Wipers run at low
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