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Circuit/System Verification

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  1. Ignition ON, observe the scan tool keyless entry control module Exterior Driver Door Handle Switch, Exterior Passenger Door Handle Switch, Exterior Left Rear Door Handle Switch and Exterior Right Rear Door Handle Switch parameters while pulling and releasing each exterior door handle. The parameter for each should change between Active and Inactive.
    • If a value for a exterior door handle is always Active or Inactive, refer to Exterior Door Handle Malfunction in Circuit/System Testing .
  2. Ignition OFF, with the doors closed and locked, approach the vehicle with the keyless entry transmitter and pull the exterior driver door handle. The driver door should unlock and unlatch allowing the driver door to be pulled open.
    • If the driver door does not perform as specified, refer to Driver Door Latch Malfunction in Circuit/System Testing .
  3. With the doors closed and locked, approach the vehicle with the keyless entry transmitter and pull the exterior passenger door handle or the exterior left rear door handle or the exterior right rear door handle. The appropriate door should unlock and unlatch allowing the door to be pulled open.
    • If all the doors do not perform as specified, refer to Passenger and Rear Door Release Command Inoperative in Circuit/System Testing .
    • If a single door does not perform as specified, refer to Passenger or Rear Door Latch Malfunction in Circuit/System Testing .
  4. Observe the scan tool Exterior Driver Door Handle Touch Sensor parameter while pressing and releasing the door handle touch sensor-driver exterior. The value should change between Active and Inactive as the sensor is pressed and released.
  5. Observe the scan tool Exterior Passenger Door Handle Touch Sensor parameter while pressing and releasing the door handle touch sensor-passenger exterior. The value should change between Active and Inactive as the sensor is pressed and released.