Service Department

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Introduction

The User Guide

Conventions Used In The User Guide

Service Information Package Operation

Main Menu

Series Menu

Model Selection Index

Service Communications

Wiring Diagrams

Tips on Using Adobe Acrobat

Acrobat Reader Help

Acrobat Dropdown Menus

Acrobat Toolbars

Printing

Introduction

Welcome to the Holden Service Information Package on DVD (SIP DVD), a new concept in the presentation of

technical information to Holden Dealerships and franchises.

The Service Information Package on DVD (SIP DVD) contains service information covering the following Holden

Passenger and Light Commercial derivatives:

 V and W Series Passenger Vehicles  Light Commercial Vehicles

 SUP Vehicles  HSV Vehicles

 Daewoo Vehicles

The Service Information Package on DVD (SIP DVD) also contains the following supplementary service

information:

 Service Techlines  Dealer Letters

 Campaign Bulletins  Warranty Bulletins

 Labour Times Guides  Warranty Wiring and Connector Information

 Monthly Warranty Alert Listing  Service Forms

 Workshop Manual Listing  Accessories Fitting Instruct ions

 Body Structure Repair Manuals  Holden By Design

 Coolant Recommendations  Police Pack Production Options

Information can be accessed using either the menu system, the on-screen indexes, or, where, topics are related,

by using the in text links.

The User Guide

This User Guide provides users with an overview of the Holden SIP DVD and its features, in an easy to read

format.

The User Guide is divided into three sections:

• Introduction – which provides an overview of the Holden SIP DVD.

• Features and Functions – which provides details of the various features and functions of the product.

• PC/Workstation Care and Maintenance – which provides a few general tips on how to look after your PC

or Workstation.

The User Guide provides information on how to use the Holden SIP DVD. Because the Holden SIP DVD uses

Adobe Acrobat as its base program, many functions are carried out within Acrobat.

Therefore, information on these functions is not duplicated in the User Guide, but can be found in the Adobe

Acrobat On-Line Help (available at all times from the Help dropdown menu).

Conventions Used In The User Guide

The following conventions are used throughout the Holden SIP DVD User Guide.

• Step by step instructions are provided for all actions you are required to perform – these will always

commence with an action word.

• Action words re indicated in italics e.g. click, double click, select.

• Items to which you must go to perform an action are indicated in BOLD CAPITALS e.g. SETUP, FILE

Where reference is made to the Windows “MY COMPUTER” feature, “WINDOWS EXPLORER” can be used

instead, depending on preference.

Where an action can be performed using either the mouse or the keyboard, both methods are described.

Where a feature or function is available only at certain times, you will be told when that feature or function is

available.

Service Information Package Operation

The SIP DVD uses a menu structure which allows users to find the required information in the way most service

technicians would find familiar.

Step 1 Main Screen – Select the type of information you want to see. The choices are:

Passenger Vehicle – all Passenger Vehicle information

LCRV – all Light Commercial and Recreational Vehicle information

Vehicle Search – opens Vehicle Search screen

What’s New – lists all new content in this release of SIP

User Guide – opens this User Guide

Step 2 Vehicle Main Menu – Select the Vehicle Series eg VZ/WL, Rodeo

Step 3 Model Series Menu – Select the particular model from the series – eg VZ or WL, RA or TF

Step 4 Information Type – Select the type of information you wish to see

Step 5 Specific Information – Select the specific information you wish to see

The following paragraphs provide more detail on how to find information in the SIP DVD.

Main Menu

After answering the introduction screens and selecting the vehicles range you wish to access, you will be taken to

a screen such as the following displaying the Main Menu, see Figure 1.

Figure 1

Series Menu

Clicking on one of the above buttons will take you to a Series Menu, such as the following.

Figure 2

Model Selection Index

Clicking on one of the Series Menu buttons will take you to a Model Selection Index screen, such as the following.

Figure 3

Clicking on of the above buttons, will display a screen which will allow you to select the following information, if

applicable:

Service Information Button:

• Service Information (for the model you have chosen)

• Holden By Design

• Holden Special Vehicles

• Body Structure Repair

• Accessory Fitting Instructions

• Consumable Bolts

Service Communications Button:

• Service Techlines

• Campaign Bulletins

• Warranty Bulletins

Warranty Information Button:

• Labour Timers Guide

• Warranty Wiring and Connectors

• Monthly Warranty Alert Listing

Supplementary Information Button:

• Service Forms

• Special Warranty Component Replacement Guidelines (refers you to Holden Lionheart)

• Workshop Manual Listing

Series Menu Button:

• This button will take you to the Series Menu screen.

Main Menu Button:

• This button will take you to the Main Menu screen.

Selecting any of the above items will take you to screens similar to previous versions of SIP.

The only difference is instead of returning to the Main Menu, clicking on the Model Selection Index item at the top

of the Bookmarks column will either take you direct to the item or display a screen similar the following menu, see

Figure 4

Select the model you want and Click on it, you will be taken to the Model Selection Index for that vehicle.

Service Communications

The Service Communications are accessible from either:

• The Service Communications menu of the Model Selection Index screen, or

• Techlines can be accessed directly from the relevant section in the Service Information sections. Topics

which relate to the Techline bulletins are identified by a distinctive blue ‘Techline’ logo.

Techline Bulletin Update Button

• An UPDATE button is used where the Techline Bulletin you are viewing has been updated or amended. By

pressing on the button will take you to the latest information.

Wiring Diagrams

Wiring Diagrams are only available for some models, for example the “V Series Commodore, Calais” & “W Series,

Statesman and Caprice”. They can be found from the Acrobat Navigation “Bookmark column” on the side of the

main screen Service Information items.

There are two menus for the wiring diagrams in Section 12P. The first, the Electrical Schematics Contents is shown

in Figure 5, the second, the Module Location Charts - Electrically Operated Mechanical Devices in Figure 6. Locate

the group item you require e.g. Brakes, Connector, and click on the corresponding Diagram Sheet No. or Location

number.

Figure 5

Figure 6

Techline

Update

After selecting the diagram, there are two basic links that will take you to the associated information. By Clicking on

the connector/component items marked ‘A’ you will be taken to a pin-out or end view of the connector. By clicking

on the connector number or description items marked ‘B’ you will be taken to a location diagram showing the

connector location in relation to the vehicle or its associated components, see Figure 7.

Figure 7

An example of the view shown by clicking on the

component ‘A’ is shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8

An example of the view shown by clicking on the connector number or description ‘B’ is shown in Figure 9

Figure 9

Tips On Using Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat is the basic program under which the Holden SIP DVD operates. Acrobat Reader is simple, easy to

use and is included together with the Holden SIP on the DVD. Acrobat Reader is installed as part of the Holden

SIP DVD Installation Program.

Acrobat Reader Help

Acrobat Reader includes a comprehensive Help System which covers all aspects of the program such as the

search feature. Topics covered in the Acrobat Reader Help system are not duplicated in the Holden SIP DVD User

Guide.

Acrobat Dropdown Menus

Acrobat Reader uses Windows™ style dropdown menus to provide access to many of its functions. The Menu Bar

can either be displayed or hidden using the dropdown menu Window – Hide Menu Bar or the Function Key F7 on

the keyboard.

Acrobat Toolbars

A toolbar provides access to some of the key functions of Acrobat Reader. The toolbar can be either displayed or

hidden using the dropdown menu Windows – Hide Toolbar or Function Key F8 on the keyboard.

Printing

Acrobat Reader allows users various options in how to print information.

Figure 10

Users can select and print:

• The entire contents of the current section (text and graphics),

• Only the current page, or

• A selection of pages by number

For best results, particularly when printing wiring diagrams, users should select “Fit to Page”. This allows an entire

wiring diagram to be printed on a single A4 page.