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General Module: Service and Repair

GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE OR CENTRAL TIMING MODULE

REMOVAL





1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.





2. Remove the cover from the instrument panel fuse junction panel.





3. Remove the lower instrument panel steering column cover.
1. Remove the six lower instrument panel steering column cover bolts.
2. Remove the lower instrument panel steering column cover.





4. Remove the two (A) bulkhead electrical connectors from the (B) instrument panel fuse junction panel.





5. Remove the two (A) instrument panel fuse junction panel bolts and remove the two (B) interior fuse junction panel nuts.





6. Disconnect the three (A) GEM/CTM electrical connectors from the (B) GEM/CTM.





7. Remove the three screws and the GEM/CTM.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 mi) or more to releam the strategy.











1. To install, reverse the removal procedure. Check for proper operation.





2. Install the lower instrument panel steering column cover.
Position the lower instrument panel steering column cover.
Install the six bolts.
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