Taurus X AWD V6-3.5L (2009)
Control Systems/Information Bus/Testing and Inspection/Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview/Communications Network/Principles of Operation
Some SJB parameters are programmable. Two types of programmable parameters are available: vehicle configuration and customer preference. Refer to
Information Bus.
Field-Effect Transistor (FET) Protection
The SJB utilizes a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) protective circuit strategy for many of its outputs (for example, the headlamp output circuit). Output
loads (current level) are monitored for excessive current (typically short circuits) and are shut down (turns off the voltage or ground provided by the
module) when a fault is detected. A continuous DTC is stored at that time of the fault. The circuit then resets after a customer demand of the function
(switching the component on, battery saver being energized). When an excessive circuit load occurs several times, the module shuts down the output
until a repair procedure is carried out. At the same time, the continuous DTC that was stored on the first failure cannot be cleared by a command to clear
the continuous DTCs. The module does not allow this code to be cleared or the circuit restored to normal operation until a successful on-demand self-test
proves that the fault has been repaired. After the on-demand self-test has successfully completed (no on-demand DTCs present), the continuous DTC
clears and the circuit function returns.
Each circuit has 3 predefined levels of short circuit tolerance established in the module based on each circuits' capability. When the first or second level
is reached, the continuous DTC associated with the circuit sets along with DTC B106E. These DTCs may be cleared using the Clear DTC operation on
the scan tool as long as the fault itself has been corrected. If any of the circuits are shorted past the third level, then DTCs B106F and B1342 set along
with the associated continuous DTC. This DTC cannot be cleared and the module must be replaced.
The SJB FET protected output circuits for the headlamp system are for the LH low beam output and the RH low beam output circuits.
Special Tools Used With Diagnostics
Smart Junction Box (SJB)
