Passive Anti-Theft Alarm System (Pats)
1. Verify the customer's concern by duplicating the condition.2. Inspect to determine if one of the following mechanical or electrical concerns apply:
3. If inspection reveals an obvious concern that is readily serviced, correct the concern before continuing with Inspection and Verification.
4. If a concern remains after the inspection, use Rotunda New Generation Star (NGS) Tester 007-00500 or equivalent, connected to the data link connector (DLC) to retrieve continuous diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) and to execute Self Test Diagnostics for the passive anti-theft control module.
5. If self test is passed and no diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) are retrieved, go to the Symptom Chart to continue diagnostics. Passive Anti-Theft Alarm System (Pats)
6. If diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) are retrieved, go to the Passive Anti-Theft System Module Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index to continue diagnostics. Diagnostic Trouble Code Descriptions
7. If the passive anti-theft control module can not be accessed by the New Generation Star (NGS) Tester, diagnose module communication network concerns.