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fliguana t1_j9lwa4k wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Tifu by ignoring the recall notice by T101yet

Manufacturers don't want you to open the hood.

Pulling fuses for diagnostics and troubleshooting purposes is in the official repair manuals.

Example: http://starparts.chrysler.com/tsb/en_us/dto/pbd2/08/00/22/080022dc80c84c7a.pdf, second page.

Whether you are comfortable to play a mechanic, is up to the individual.

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Lee2026 t1_j9o5jkj wrote

This isn’t for a safety system….

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[deleted] t1_j9m4jae wrote

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collegiateofzed t1_j9n0wh2 wrote

Depends on the car. If it's a brand new car, maybe. Probably just pull the fuse. Less fiddly work. Quick and easy. Pop a cover, compare a diagram, yank and done.

Vs, get the scan tool out, find the connection port, connect the plug. Power it on, change the setting to the proper protocol, let it scan for connections, find the menu, find the component, disable it, then wonder why which one of the 5 or so reasons you can think of, did it not turn off.

And the functions of older cars CAN'T be disabled via scantool.

1998 dodge ram 1500. Plenty on the road. You'll never turn the functions off with a scantool unless you use it as a hammer.

Sometimes pulling a fuse gives you all the info you need.

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