Circuit/System Testing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 GMC Sierra and 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verify the system works with a known good remote.
- If the known good remote operates properly, replace the suspect remote.
- Operate the radio and turn ON the rear seat audio (RSA). Verify the remote headphones operate normally.
- If the remote headphones do not operate properly, refer to Video Entertainment System Wireless Headphone Inoperative .
- Install a scan tool. Monitor the button presses in the radio data display. Verify the radio responds to the remote when the buttons are pressed.
- If the radio does not respond, test the remote infra-red signal circuits for an open, short to ground or short to B+. If the infra-red signal circuits test normal replace audio system transceiver module.
IMPORTANT:
Test or replace the remote batteries before performing the circuit/system test.