2005 MITSUBISHI LANCER service

DOOR MIRROR
EXTERIOR51-46
REMOVAL SERVICE POINT
<> MIRROR REMOVAL
Push the top of the mirror with your hand to tilt it and
attach the protective tape as shown in the illustration.
Then insert a flat-tipped screwdriver in between the
notch at the rear of the mirror and the pivot plate, and
disengage the bottom of the mirror.
INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT
>>A<< MIRROR INSTALLATION
While supporting the clip position on the underside of
the pivot plate with a flat-tipped screwdriver, press
the clip at the front of the mirror to engage the bottom
of the mirror.
AC00044100007256
Mirror Flat-tipped
screwdriver
Section A – A
Pivot plate
Notch
Protective
tape
A
AA
A
AEAC00044200007258
Mirror Flat-tipped
screwdriver
Section A – A
Pivot plate
A
AA
A
AB

54A-1
GROUP 54A
CHASSIS
ELECTRICAL
CONTENTS
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-4
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. . . . .
54A-4
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE. . . . . . . . .54A-4
FLUID LEVEL AND SPECIFIC
GRAVITY CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-4
CHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-4
BATTERY TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-5
IGNITION SWITCH* . . . . . . . . . .54A-6
GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . .
54A-6
SPECIAL TOOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-8
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .54A-9
IGNITION KEY REMINDER BUZZER AND
DOOR LOCK PREVENTION FUNCTION
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-9
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .
54A-9
DIAGNOSIS CODE CHART . . . . . . . . . . 54A-9
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE
PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-10
SYMPTOM CHART. . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-11
SYMPTOM PROCEDURES . . . . . .54A-12
DATA LIST REFERENCE TABLE .54A-19
CHECK IMMOBILIZER-ECU . . . . .54A-19
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE . . . . . . . . .54A-20
HOW TO REGISTER ENCRYPTED
CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-20
IGNITION SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-27
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-27
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-28
Continued on next page
WARNINGS REGARDING SERVICING OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) EQUIPPED VEHICLES
WARNING
•Improper service or maintenance of any component of the SRS, or any SRS-related component, can lead to
personal injury or death to service personnel (from inadvertent firing of the air bag) or to the driver and
paassenger (from rendering the SRS inoperative).
•Service or maintenance of any SRS component or SRS-related component must be performed only at an
authorized MITSUBISHI dealer.
•MITSUBISHI dealer personnel must thoroughly review this manual, and especially its GROUP 52B - Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) before beginning any service or maintenance of any component of the SRS or any
SRS-related component.
NOTE
The SRS includes the following components: SRS air bag control unit, SRS warning light, front impact sensors, air bag module,
clock spring, and interconnecting wiring. Other SRS-related components (that may have to be removed/installed in connection
with SRS service or maintenance) are indicated in the table of contents by an asterisk (*).

54A-2
COMBINATION METER
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-29
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. . . . .
54A-29
SEALANT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-29
SPECIAL TOOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-29
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .54A-31
SYMPTOM CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-31
SYMPTOM PROCEDURES . . . . . .54A-32
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE. . . . . . . . .54A-60
SPEEDOMETER CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-60
TACHOMETER CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-60
FUEL TANK GAUGE UNIT CHECK . . . 54A-61
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE
UNIT CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-61
COMBINATION METER ASSEMBLY54A-63
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-63
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-64
DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY . . 54A-65
HEADLAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-66
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. . . . .
54A-66
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .54A-66
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE. . . . . . . . .54A-66
HEADLAMP AIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-66
LUMINOUS INTENSITY
MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-67
BULB REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-68
HEADLAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-69
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-69
HEADLAMP LEVELING SWITCH .54A-70
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-70
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-70
FOG LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-71
SERVICE SPECIFICATION . . . . . .
54A-71
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-71
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .54A-71
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE . . . . . . . . .54A-71
FRONT FOG LAMP AIMING CHECK . . 54A-71
FOG LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-73
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-73
FOG LAMP SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . .54A-74
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-74
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-74
REAR FOG LAMP . . . . . . . . . . 54A-75
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .
54A-75
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-75
REAR FOG LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-76
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-76
REAR FOG LAMP SWITCH . . . . . .54A-76
REMOVAL AND INSTALATION . . . . . . . 54A-76
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-76
SIDE TURN-SIGNAL LAMP. . . 54A-77
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-77
SIDE TURN-SIGNAL LAMP . . . . . .54A-77
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-77
ROOM LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-78
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-78
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54A-3
REAR COMBINATION
LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-79
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .
54A-79
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-79
REAR COMBINATION LAMP . . . .54A-79
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-79
HIGH-MOUNTED
STOP LAMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-80
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE. . . . . . . . .
54A-80
HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP BULB
REPLACEMENT 54A-80
HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP . . .54A-81
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-81
LICENCE PLATE LAMP . . . . . .54A-84
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
54A-84
HAZARD WARNING LAMP
SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-85
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .
54A-85
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-85
HAZARD WARNING LAMP SWITCH54A-86
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-86
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-86
COLUMN SWITCH. . . . . . . . . . .54A-87
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-87
COLUMN SWITCH. . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-87
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . 54A-87
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-88
HORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-89
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-89
HORN RELAY CONTINUITY CHECK . . 54A-89
CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-90
SPECIAL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-90
CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54A-90
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-90
CIGARETTE LIGHTER . . . . . . 54A-91
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-91
RHEOSTAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-91
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-91
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-92
SPEAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-93
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-93
ANTENNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-94
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-94
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-95
GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . .
54A-95
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . .54A-95
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE . . . . . . . . .54A-96
PRINTED HEATER LINES CHECK . . . . 54A-96
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER
SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54A-96
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . 54A-96
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A-96

BATTERY
CHASSIS ELECTRICAL54A-4
BATTERY
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONSM1541000300209
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
FLUID LEVEL AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY
CHECK
M1541001000438
CAUTION
•If the battery fluid is below the LOWER
LEVEL, the battery could explode in using.
•If the battery fluid is over the UPPER LEVEL,
leakage could result.
1. Inspect whether or not the battery fluid is between
the UPPER LEVEL and LOWER LEVEL marks.
2. Use a hydrometer and thermometer to check the
specific gravity of the battery fluid.
Standard value: 1.220 − 1.290 (20°C)
3. The specific gravity of the battery fluid varies with
the temperature, so use the following formula to
calculate the specific gravity for 20°C. Use the
calculated value to determine whether or not the
specific gravity is satisfactory.
D20 = (t − 20) X 0.0007 + Dt
D20: Specific gravity of the battery fluid
calculated for 20°CDt: Actually measured specific gravity
t: Actually measured temperature
CHARGINGM1541001100509
CAUTION
•The battery plus should be removed during
charging.
•The battery electrolyte level may rise and
overflow from the battery during charging.
•Explosions may occur if the battery is
brought close to naked flames during
charging.
•Be careful to avoid tasks that might produce
sparks or other danger while the battery is
charging.
•After charging is complete, replace the
battery plus, pour water over the battery to
rinse away any sulphuric acid, and let the
battery stand to dry.
•Charge the battery in a well-ventilated
location.
•Do not let the battery electrolyte temperature
rise above approximately 45°C (approximately
55°C during rapid charging).
1. Remove the battery from the vehicle.
2. The normal charging current is a value in
amperes which is 1/10th of the battery capacity. If
the battery needs to be charged rapidly because
of reasons such as time limitations, the maximum
charging current for rapid charging is the battery
capacity expressed as an ampere value.
3. Determine when charging is finished.
•When the specific gravity of the battery
electrolyte is constantly within 1.250 − 1.290 for a
continuous period of one hour or more.•When the voltage per cell during charging is 2.5 −
2.8 V constantly for a continuous period of one
hour or more. Items Specification
Specific gravity of the battery fluid 1.220 − 1.290 (20°C)
AC211242AB
Battery fluid ThermometerHydrometer
Battery type Capacity (5-hour rate) Normal charging current Rapid charging current
55D23L 50 A 5.0 A 50 A
75D23L 53 A 5.3 A 53 A

IGNITION SWITCH
CHASSIS ELECTRICAL54A-17
NOTE:
Prior to the wiring harness inspection, check key
reminder switch connector C-202, intermediate
connector C-13 , C-137 drive vehicles>, and repair if necessary.Q: Are the harness wires between immobilizer-ECU
connector C-202-1 (terminal 3) and engine-ECU
connector C-127 (terminal 51) or
engine-A/T-ECU connector C-128 (terminal 111)
in good condition?
YES :
Go to Step 10.
NO : Repair or replace the damaged
component(s). Confirm that MUT-II/III
communicates normally.
STEP 10. Replace the immobilizer-ECU or
engine-ECU or engine-A/T-ECU .
Replace the immobilizer-ECU.
Q: Did the communication with MUT-II/III become
possible after replacing the immobilizer-ECU?
YES :
Register the password (secret code) and
encrypted code P.54A-20. Confirm that
MUT-II/III communicates normally
NO : Go to Step 11.
STEP 11. Recheck for malfunction.
Q: Is a malfunction eliminated?
YES :
The procedure is complete. If no
malfunctions are found in all steps, an
intermittent malfunction is suspected (Refer
to GROUP 00, How to Use
Troubleshooting/Inspection Service Points −
How to Cope with Intermittent Malfunction
P.00-5).
NO : Replace the engine-ECU or
engine-A/T-ECU .
AC303800
Connector: C-13

Harness side
AG
AC303818
AM
Connector: C-137

Harness side
AC303806
Connector: C-202
Harness side
AG

IGNITION SWITCH
CHASSIS ELECTRICAL54A-18
INSPECTION PROCEDURE 2: The Ignition Key cannot be Registered.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION (COMMENT)
The ignition key transponder or the immobilizer-ECU
is suspected to be defective.
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
•Malfunction of the ignition key
•Malfunction of immobilizer-ECU
DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE
STEP 1. MUT-II/III diagnosis code.
Q: Does diagnosis code No.11 reset?
YES :
Refer to P.54A-9.
NO : Replace the ignition key that cannot be
registered. Then re-register the encrypted
code. (Refer to P.54A-20). Verify that the
ignition key can be registered, then Go to
Step 2.
STEP 2. Retest the system.
Q: Does registered ignition key function properly?
YES :
The procedure is complete. (If no
malfunctions are found in all steps, an
intermittent malfunction is suspected. Refer
to GROUP 00, How to Use
Troubleshooting/Inspection Service Points −
How to Cope with Intermittent Malfunction
P.00-5).
NO : Replace the immobilizer-ECU.
INSPECTION PROCEDURE 3: Engine does not Start (Cranking but no Initial Combustion).
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION (COMMENT)
If the fuel injectors are not operating, there might be
a problem with the MPI system in addition to a
malfunction of the immobilizer system. It is normal for
this to occur if an attempt is made to start the engine
using a key that has not been properly registered.
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
•Malfunction of MPI system
•Malfunction of immobilizer-ECU
DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE
STEP 1. Check the system voltage.
Measure the system voltage during cranking.
Q: Is the voltage 8 volts or more?
YES :
Go to Step 2.
NO : Check the battery. Refer to P.54A-4. The
engine should start.
STEP 2. Check the immobilizer system diagnosis
code and MPI system diagnosis code.
Q: Which diagnosis code resets, the immobilizer
system diagnosis code or the MPI system
diagnosis code?
Immobilizer system diagnosis code is set :
Refer
to P.54A-9.
MPI system diagnosis code is set : Refer to
GROUP 13A, Diagnosis P.13A-15, GROUP
13B, Diagnosis P.13B-15.
No diagnosis code is set : Go to Step 3.
STEP 3. Check the starting system.
Q: Does the engine start?
YES :
Go to Step 4.
NO : Refer to GROUP 13A, Diagnosis −
Symptom Chart P.13A-215, GROUP 13B,
Diagnosis − Symptom Chart P.13B-189. If
the malfunction is not resolved, replace the
immobilizer-ECU. Then register the
password (secret code) and encrypted
code. (Refer to P.54A-20.) The engine
should start.

IGNITION SWITCH
CHASSIS ELECTRICAL54A-19
STEP 4. Retest the system
Q: Is the malfunction eliminated?
YES :
The procedure is complete. If no
malfunction are not found in all steps, an
intermittent malfunction is suspected (Refer
to GROUP 00, How to Use
Troubleshooting/Inspection Service
Points-How to Cope with Intermittent
Malfunction P.00-5).
NO : Replace the immobilizer-ECU.
DATA LIST REFERENCE TABLEM1543007300314
CHECK IMMOBILIZER-ECUM1543007600489
TERMINAL VOLTAGE CHECK TABLE
Item No. Inspection item Inspection
requirementNormal condition
01 Key has been registered
−Number of registered ignition keys
AC304799
Terminal No. Signal Inspection condition Terminal voltage
1 Immobilizer-ECU power supply Ignition switch: "LOCK"
(OFF) 0V
Ignition switch: "ON" System voltage
2- - -
3 Engine-ECU or
engine-A/T-ECU--
4 Immobilizer-ECU earth Always 0V