Auto Leveling Sensor Inspection

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Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
Remove the auto leveling sensor. (See AUTO LEVELING SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Prepare three dry cell batteries (1.5 V).
Connect the three dry cell batteries in a series.

Fig 1: Identifying Dry Cell Battery
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Connect the positive pole of the dry cell battery to auto leveling sensor terminal C, and the negative pole to terminal A.

Fig 2: Connecting Positive Pole Of Dry Cell Battery To Auto Leveling Sensor Terminal C
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Connect the tester as shown in the figure with approx. 4.5 V of voltage applied between auto leveling sensor terminals A and C, and measure the voltage at auto leveling sensor terminal B.

Fig 3: Measuring Voltage At Auto Leveling Sensor Terminal B
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When slowly moving the auto leveling sensor link up and down, verify that the voltage fluctuates linearly between 0.5-4.5 V as shown in the figure.

Fig 4: Auto Leveling Sensor Angle Graph

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If the voltage cannot be verified as indicated in the graph, replace the auto leveling sensor. (See AUTO LEVELING SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)