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SDM Integrity Check

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SDM Integrity Check

Step Action Value(s) Yes No
1 Were you sent here from a symptom table or a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) table? - Go to Step 2 Go to SIR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK 
2
  1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position
  2. Reconnect all the SIR components, make sure all the components are properly mounted
  3. Make sure the ignition switch has been turned to the OFF position for at least 30 seconds
  4. Note the AIR BAG warning lamp while turning the ignition switch to the RUN position

Does the AIR BAG warning lamp flash seven times then go OFF?

- Go to Step 7 Go to Step 3
3

Using the scan tool, request the SIR DTC display.

Is the same symptom or DTC occurring as when the SIR Diagnostic System Check was first performed?

- Go to Step 4 Go to the appropriate DTC table
4
  1. Clear the SIR DTCs
  2. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position for at least 30 seconds.
  3. Note the AIR BAG warning lamp while turning the ignition switch to the RUN position

Does the AIR BAG warning lamp flash seven times then go OFF?

- System OK Go to Step 5
5
  1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position
  2. Replace the SDM. Refer to SENSING & DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) 

Has the SDM been replaced?

- Go to Step 6 -
6

Reconnect all the SIR system components, make sure all the components are properly mounted.

Have all the SIR components been reconnected and properly mounted?

- Go to SIR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK  -
7

Clear the SIR DTCs

Have the SIR DTCs been cleared

- Go to SIR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK  -