Normal Operation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The DATC module communicates with the diagnostic tool through the SCP communications network circuits 914 (TN/OG) and 915 (PK/LB). If one of the bus wires becomes shorted to ground or voltage, or if some but not all termination resistors are lost, communications can continue at a degraded level. Check circuits 914 (TN/OG) and 915 (PK/LB) between the DATC module C228a and the DLC C251. Total resistance values must not be more than 5 ohms. If the resistance is more than 5 ohms, there is an open in the SCP network circuits, damage to the DLC C251, the DATC module C228a, or a problem in the in-line connectors.