DTC - Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) that identify which section of the emission control system has
malfunctioned.
Enabling criteria - Also termed Enabling Conditions. They are the vehicle specific events or
conditions that must occur within the engine before the various monitors will set, or run.
Some monitors require the vehicle to follow a prescribed drive cycle routine as part of the enabling
criteria. Drive cycles vary among vehicles and for each monitor in any particular vehicle.
OBDII Drive Cycle - A specific mode of vehicle operation that provides condition required to set all
the readiness monitors applicable to the vehicle to the ready condition.
The purpose of completing an OBD II drive cycle is to force the vehicle to run its on-board
diagnostics.
Some form of a drive cycle needs to be performed after DTCs have been erased from the PCM's
memory or after the battery has been disconnected.
Running through a vehicle's complete drive cycle will set the readiness monitors so that future faults
can be detected.
Drive cycles vary depending on the vehicle and the monitor that needs to be reset.
For vehicle specific drive cycle, consult the vehicle's Owner's Manual.
3. PRODUCT INFORMATION
3.1 Tool Description
1. LCD DISPLAY
Indicates test results.
It is a backlit 2-line display with 8 characters
on each line.
2.ENTER/EXxit BUTTON
Confirms a selection (or action) from a menu
list, or returns to the main menu.
3.SCROLL BUTTON
Scrolls through menu items or cancel an
operation
3.2 Product Specifications
1. Display: LCD, 2 lines, 8 characters, backlit
2. Operating Temperature: 0 to 50°C (-32 to 122 F°)
3. Storage Temperature: -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158 F°)
4. Power—provided via detachable heavy duty OBD II cable
5. Dimensions: L110 mm (4.3") - W70 mm (2.75") - H16mm (0.63")
6. Weight: 150g (0.33p)
3.3 Accessories Included
1) User's Manual -- Instructions on tool operations
2) OBD2 cable -- Provides power to tool and communicates between tool and vehicle.
3.4 Navigation Characters
Characters used to help navigate the code reader are:
1) ">" -- Indicates current selection.
2) "Pd" -- Identifies a pending DTC when viewing DTCs.
3) "$" -- Identifies the control module number from which the data is retrieved.
3.5 Vehicle Power
The power of the code reader is provided via the vehicle Data Link DLC.
Follow the steps below to turn on the code reader:
1) Connect the OBD II cable to the code reader.
2) Find DLC on vehicle. A plastic DLC cover may be found for some
vehicles and you need to remove it before plugging the OBD2 cable.
3) Plug OBD II cable to the vehicle's DLC.
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