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Diagnostic System Check - Entertainment

Always perform the Diagnostic System Check - Entertainment before proceeding with these diagnostic procedures. Refer to Diagnostic System Check - Entertainment System in Entertainment.

Video Entertainment System Remote Control Inoperative

Schematic Reference: Video System Schematics

Important: The following information lists the most probable cause of the concern to the least probable cause, followed by the appropriate test for the condition. If the list leads to the replacement of a component, always inspect for a poor connection before proceeding with the replacement. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

  1. Remote battery drained
  2. Install new batteries in the remote.

  3. Bus Data from Display Circuit shorted to ground
  4. Test the Bus Data from Display circuit from the radio for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

  5. Overhead console faulty.
  6. Replace overhead console. Refer to VES Overhead Console Replacement in Entertainment.