Information Bus: Service and Repair

Heat Gun:

Special Tool(s) Recommended






1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.






2. Strip the wires.






3. Solder the wires.
1 Install the heat shrink tube.
2 Twist the wires together.
3 Solder the wires together.

NOTE: Use adhesive-type shrink tubing only.

NOTE: Use Rosin Core Mildly Activated (RMA) solder, not acid core solder.






4. Bend the wires back in a straight line.

NOTE: Wait for the solder to cool before moving the wires.






5. Position the (A) heat shrink tube over the (B) wire repair.
^ Overlap the heat shrink tube on both wires.






6. Use Heat Gun to heat the repaired area until hot wax flows out both ends of the heat shrink tube.






7. Connect the battery ground cable.

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 relearn the strategy.