Crossfire Specialist Student Reference Book

Safety Notice

This publication's purpose is to provide Technical training information to individuals in the automotive trade. All test and repair procedures must be performed in accordance with manufacturers service and diagnostic manuals. All warnings, cautions, and notes must be observed for safety reasons. The following is a list of general guidelines:

• Proper service and repair is critical to the safe, reliable operation of all motor vehicles
• The information in this publication has been developed for service personnel, and can help when diagnosing and performing vehicle repairs.
• Some service procedures require the use of special tools. These special tools must be used as recommended throughout this Technical Training Publication, the diagnostic Manual, and the Service Manual.
• Special attention should be exercised when working with spring -or tension- loaded fasteners and devices such as E-Clips, Cir-clips, Snap rings, etc., careless removal may cause personal injury.
• Always wear safety goggles when working on vehicles or vehicle components.
• Improper service methods may damage the vehicle or render it unsafe.
• Observe all warnings to avoid the risk of personal injury.
• Observe all cautions to avoid damage to equipment and vehicle.
• Notes are intended to add clarity and should help make your job easier.

Cautions and Warnings cover only the situations and procedures DaimlerChrysler Corporation has encountered and recommended. Neither DaimlerChrysler Corporation nor its subsidiaries or affiliates cannot know, evaluate, and advise the service trade of all conceivable ways in which service may be performed, or of the possible hazards for each. Consequently, DaimlerChrysler Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates have not undertaken any such broad service review. Accordingly, anyone who used a service procedure or tool that is not recommended in this publication, must be certain that neither personal safety, nor vehicle safety, is jeopardized by the service methods they select.

Crossfire Specialist Introduction

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Student Learning Objectives
• Acronyms
• 2003 Service and Technical Information
  • Removal and Installation Procedures
    • Current Service and Diagnostics Format
    • New Service and Diagnostics Format
    • New Removal and Installation Exploded View Format
    • Icon Based Diagnostics
    • Service and Diagnosis Current Format
    • New Icon Based Diagnostics Format
  • Component Locations
    • Current Service and Diagnosis Format
    • New Service and Diagnosis Format
  • Circuit Diagram
  • Wiring Diagram
    • New Wiring Diagrams Format
  • Thumbnail (mini-schematic)
    • New Thumbnails Format
  • Table of Contents Format
• Electrical Systems
  • Battery
  • Power Distribution
    • Relay Control Module
    • Engine Fuse Block
    • Underhood Accessory Fuse Block
    • Illumination Control Module
    • Charging System
    • Starting System
    • Fuses
  • Grounds
• Controller Area Network - CAN Data Bus
  • Normal Operation
  • Circuit Description
  • Unshielded Twisted Pair
  • Message Transmission
  • Abnormal Operation/Failure Mode