Acura RL (1996-2004 year). Manual — part 706

From page

24-120

(B)

Check for a short to ground between the left engine com-
partment wire harness and the dashboard wire harness:

1. Connect the driver's seat belt buckle switch.

2. Disconnect the dashboard wire harness 16P connector

from the left side wire harness (see page

24-93

).

3. Erase the DTC memory (see page

24-87

).

4. Read the DTC (see page

24-84

).

Check for a short to ground in the low line:

1. Disconnect the driver's tension reducer solenoid connec-

tor.

2. Disconnect the airbag connectors (see page

24-33

).

3. Disconnect the SRS main harness 18P connector from the

SRS unit (see page

24-92

).

4. Check resistance between the No. 10 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and body ground.
There should be 1 or more.

Check the fuse:
Check the No. 13 (7.5 A) fuse in the under-dash fuse/relay
box (see page

24-92

).

Short to ground in the dashboard wire harness; refer to

section 23

and continue troubleshooting.

To page

24-123

(F)

To page

24-122

(G)

Short to ground in the No. 13 (7.5 A) fuse related circuit; refer
to

section 23

and continue troubleshooting.

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DTC 9-3 (cont'd)

From page

24-121

(G)

Check for an open in the driver's seat belt buckle switch:

1. Disconnect the driver's seat belt buckle switch 3P con-

nector (see page

24-92

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 1 and No. 3 terminals

of the driver's seat belt buckle switch 3P connector.
There should be 0 - 1.0

Check for an open in the SRS main harness:

1. Disconnect the SRS main harness 8P connector from the

main wire harness (see page

24-93

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 11 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and No. 8 terminal of the
SRS main harness 8P connector.

There should be 0 - 1.0

Check for an open between the SRS main harness and the

main wire harness:
1. Disconnect the main wire harness 14P connector (see

page

24-93

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 11 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and No. 7 terminal of the
main wire harness 14P connector.

There should be 0- 1.0

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From page

24-121

(F)

Check for a short to ground between the SRS main harness
and the main wire harness:

1. Disconnect the left side wire harness 14P connector (see

page

24-93

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 10 terminal of the SRS

main harness connector and body ground.

There should be 1 or more.

Check for a short to ground in the SRS main harness:

1. Disconnect the main wire harness 8P connector from the

SRS main harness (see page

24-93

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 10 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and body ground.

There should be 1 or more.

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DTC 9-3 (cont'd)

(D) From page

24-120

Troubleshooting - '99 - 01 Models

Check for a short to ground in the hot line:

1. Disconnect the dashboard wire harness 16P connector

from the left side wire harness 16P connector (see page

24-93

).

2. Disconnect the airbag connectors (see page

24-33

).

3. Disconnect the SRS main harness 18P connector from

the SRS unit (see page

24-92

).

4. Check resistance between the No. 11 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and body ground.

There should be 1 or more.

Check for a short to ground between the left side wire har-
ness and the SRS main harness.

1. Disconnect the driver's seat belt buckle switch 3P con-

nector (see page

24-92

).

2. Check resistance between the No. 11 terminal of the SRS

main harness 18P connector and the body ground.

There should be 1 or more.

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24-127

(M)

To page

24-125

(K)

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