Ford Galaxy / Ford S-MAX. Manual — part 27

Installation).

No

REINSTALL the strut and spring assemblies or shock absorbers.

GO to B10

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B10: CARRY OUT A ROAD TEST

Carry out a road test.
REFER to:

Road/Roller Testing

(100-00 General Information, Description

and Operation).

1

Is the concern still evident?
Yes

REFER to:

Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)

(100-04 Noise, Vibration

and Harshness, Diagnosis and Testing).

No

Vehicle condition corrected.

PINPOINT TEST C : VEHICLE LEAN

TEST

CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

C1: VEHICLE LEAN

Detach the load levelling shock absorbers from the wheel knuckles.

1

Does the vehicle lean?
Yes

Install new rear springs. REFER to:

Spring

(204-02 Rear Suspension,

Removal and Installation).TEST the system for normal operation.

No

CARRY OUT the Load-Levelling Shock Absorber Component Test in this
section.

PINPOINT TEST D : SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID CIRCUIT - SHORT TO
GROUND

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

D1: CHECK THE SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT FOR SHORT
TO GROUND

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Shock Absorber Solenoid
Connector.

2

Measure the resistance between the following affected
shock absorber solenoid connector pins, harness side

and ground:

(Left front) C1CD03 pin 2, circuit RCD03B (VT/BN).
(Right front) C1CD04 pin 2, circuit RCD04B (BU/OG).

(Left rear) C4CD05 pin 2, circuit RCD05A (YE/BU).
(Right rear) C4CD06 pin 2, circuit RCD06A (BU/BN).

3

Is the resistance greater than 10,000 ohms (open circuit)?
Yes

INSTALL new front or rear shock absorbers as required.

REFER to:

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-

01 Front Suspension, Removal and Installation) /

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-01 Front

Suspension, Disassembly and Assembly) /

Rear Shock Absorber

(204-02 Rear Suspension,

Removal and Installation).
TEST the system for normal operation.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

PINPOINT TEST E : SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID CIRCUIT - SHORT TO
POWER

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

E1: CHECK THE SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT FOR SHORT
TO POWER

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Shock Absorber Solenoid
Connector.

2

Ignition switch in position II.

3

Measure the voltage between the following affected
shock absorber solenoid connector pins, harness side

and ground:

(Left front) C1CD03 pin 2, circuit RCD03B (VT/BN).
(Right front) C1CD04 pin 2, circuit RCD04B (BU/OG).

(Left rear) C4CD05 pin 2, circuit RCD05A (YE/BU).
(Right rear) C4CD06 pin 2, circuit RCD06A (BU/BN).

4

Is the voltage 0 volts?
Yes

INSTALL new front or rear shock absorbers as required.

REFER to:

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-

01 Front Suspension, Removal and Installation) /

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-01 Front

Suspension, Disassembly and Assembly) /

Rear Shock Absorber

(204-02 Rear Suspension,

Removal and Installation).
TEST the system for normal operation.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

PINPOINT TEST F : SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID CIRCUIT - OPEN
CIRCUIT

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

F1: CHECK THE SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID SIGNAL INPUT CIRCUIT FOR OPEN
CIRCUIT

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Shock Absorber Solenoid
Connector.

2

Measure the resistance between the following affected
shock absorber solenoid connector pins, harness side

and the adaptive damping module C4CD01-B pins,
harness side:

(Left front) C1CD03 pin 1, circuit CCD03B (WH/BU)
and C4CD01-B pin 6, circuit CCD03C (WH/BU).
(Right front) C1CD04 pin 1, circuit CCD04B (GY/YE)
and C4CD01-B pin 9, circuit CCD04C (GY/YE).

(Left rear) C4CD05 pin 1, circuit CCD05A (GN/BU)
and C4CD01-B pin 2, circuit CCD05B (GN/BU).
(Right rear) C4CD06 pin 1, circuit CCD06A (VT/GY)
and C4CD01-B pin 5, circuit CCD06B (VT/GY).

3

Is the resistance less than 1 ohm?
Yes

GO to F2

.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

F2: CHECK THE SHOCK ABSORBER SOLENOID RETURN CIRCUIT FOR OPEN CIRCUIT

Measure the resistance between the following affected
shock absorber solenoid connector pins, harness side

and the adaptive damping module C4CD01-B pins,
harness side:

(Left front) C1CD03 pin 2, circuit RCD03B (VT/BN)
and C4CD01-B pin 7, circuit RCD03C (VT/BN).
(Right front) C1CD04 pin 2, circuit RCD04B (BU/OG)
and C4CD01-B pin 8, circuit RCD04C (BU/OG).

(Left rear) C4CD05 pin 2, circuit RCD05A (YE/BU)
and C4CD01-B pin 1, circuit RCD05B (YE/BU).
(Right rear) C4CD06 pin 2, circuit RCD06A (BU/BN)
and C4CD01-B pin 4, circuit RCD06B (BU/BN).

1

Is the resistance less than 1 ohm?
Yes

INSTALL new front or rear shock absorbers as required.

REFER to:

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-

01 Front Suspension, Removal and Installation) /

Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly

(204-01 Front

Suspension, Disassembly and Assembly) /

Rear Shock Absorber

(204-02 Rear Suspension,

Removal and Installation).
TEST the system for normal operation.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

PINPOINT TEST G : VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR CIRCUIT - SHORT
TO GROUND

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

G1: CHECK THE VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT FOR
SHORT TO GROUND

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Vertical Acceleration Sensor
Connector.

2

Measure the resistance between the following affected
vertical acceleration sensor connector pins, harness

side and ground:

(Left front) C1CD07 pin 1, circuit VCD07A (BN/WH).
(Right front) C1CD08 pin 1, circuit VCD08A (BU/GY).

(Left rear) C4CD09 pin 1, circuit VCD09B (YE/VT).

3

Is the resistance greater than 10,000 ohms (open circuit)?
Yes

INSTALL new vertical acceleration sensors as required.
REFER to:

Vehicle Front Vertical Accelerometer

(204-05

Vehicle Dynamic Suspension, Removal and
Installation) /

Vehicle Rear Vertical Accelerometer

(204-05 Vehicle

Dynamic Suspension, Removal and Installation).
TEST the system for normal operation.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

PINPOINT TEST H : VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR CIRCUIT - SHORT
TO POWER

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

H1: CHECK THE VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT FOR
SHORT TO POWER

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Vertical Acceleration Sensor
Connector.

2

Ignition switch in position II.

3

Measure the voltage between the following affected
vertical acceleration sensor connector pins, harness

side and ground:

(Left front) C1CD07 pin 1, circuit VCD07A (BN/WH).
(Right front) C1CD08 pin 1, circuit VCD08A (BU/GY).

(Left rear) C4CD09 pin 1, circuit VCD09B (YE/VT).

4

Is the voltage 0 volts?
Yes

INSTALL new vertical acceleration sensors as required.
REFER to:

Vehicle Front Vertical Accelerometer

(204-05

Vehicle Dynamic Suspension, Removal and
Installation) /

Vehicle Rear Vertical Accelerometer

(204-05 Vehicle

Dynamic Suspension, Removal and Installation).
TEST the system for normal operation.

No

REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal
operation.

PINPOINT TEST I : VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR CIRCUIT - OPEN
CIRCUIT

TEST CONDITIONS

DETAILS/RESULTS/ACTIONS

I1: CHECK THE VERTICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR SIGNAL INPUT CIRCUIT FOR OPEN
CIRCUIT

Disconnect Adaptive Damping Module C4CD01-B.

1

Disconnect Affected Vertical Acceleration Sensor
Connector.

2

Measure the resistance between the following affected
vertical acceleration sensor connector pins, harness

side and the adaptive damping module C4CD01-B pin
13, circuit LCD02K (YE/GN):

(Left front) C1CD07 pin 3, circuit LCD02F (YE/GN).
(Right front) C1CD08 pin 3, circuit LCD02E (YE/GN).

(Left rear) C4CD09 pin 3, circuit LCD02J (YE/GN).

3

Is the resistance less than 1 ohm?
Yes

GO to I2

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