Pico Auto Diagnosis】2014 Maserati Ghibli Driver's Side Window Cannot Be Raised or Lowered

A 2014 Maserati Ghibli with a 3.0T engine has accumulated approximately 74,000 miles. The owner reported that the driver's side window could not be raised after it was lowered to the bottom. The garage operated the driver's side window glass lift switch and found that the left front glass lifter did not work, while the other three windows lifted normally. Pico oscilloscope detection, the driver's side door control module (DDM) stored in a number of fault codes (Figure 1), suggesting that the message points to an internal failure of the DDM.

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Pico Auto Diagnostics] Jeep Grand Cherokee: Using Dual In-Cylinder Pressure Sensor WPS500X

01 Case Background It's no secret that there are benefits to using pressure sensors. The ability to convert pressure in the physical world into a voltage signal that we can analyze with an oscilloscope allows us to quantify things that we would otherwise be unable to do. If you are not familiar with the use of pressure sensors, crankshaft speed and throttle...

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Pico Automotive Oscilloscope Diagnosis] 2014 Mercedes Benz A200 Engine Starting Delay

A 2014 Mercedes-Benz A200 with an M270 engine and a cumulative mileage of about 120,000km was involved in a collision that ruptured the engine oil pan. After replacing the oil pan with a new one and filling the engine oil to the standard level and testing the vehicle, the engine was found to have a delayed start and the engine malfunction light on the after-start instrumentation was illuminated abnormally.

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