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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS OBD? .............................................................................................................................................. 1
YOU CAN DO IT! ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY FIRST! ............................................................................................................................................. 3
ABOUT THE SCAN TOOL
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 5
BATTERY REPLACEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 6
SCAN TOOL CONTROLS
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ................................................................................................................... 7
DISPLAY FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 9
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS
COMPUTER ENGINE CONTROLS ............................................................................................................... 11
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCs) ..................................................................................................... 16
OBD2 MONITORS ......................................................................................................................................... 19
PREPARATION FOR TESTING
PRELIMINARY VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC WORKSHEET ............................................................................... 28
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................... 31
VEHICLE SERVICE MANUALS .................................................................................................................... 32
USING THE SCAN TOOL
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 33
THE SYSTEM MENU...................................................................................................................................... 40
VIEWING OEM ENHANCED DTCs ............................................................................................................... 40
VIEWING ABS DTCs ..................................................................................................................................... 61
VIEWING SRS DTCs ..................................................................................................................................... 63
ERASING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCs) ................................................................................... 65
I/M READINESS TESTING ............................................................................................................................ 67
ABOUT REPAIRSOLUTIONS® ..................................................................................................................... 72
CHRYSLER/JEEP OBD1 SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)
CHRYSLER/JEEP OBD1 SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................ 77
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 78
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS ................................................................................................ 78
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) .................................................................................................................. 78
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 79
ERASING DTCs ............................................................................................................................................. 81
FORD OBD1 SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)
FORD COMPUTER SYSTEM OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 83
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 83
TEST CONNECTORS ................................................................................................................................... 86
CONNECTING THE SCAN TOOL ................................................................................................................. 87
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCs) .................................................................................................... 87
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 88
ADDITIONAL TESTS FOR EEC-IV SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 98
ERASING DTCs ............................................................................................................................................. 106
GM OBD1 SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)
YOUR VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 108
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 108
ABOUT THE SCAN TOOL ............................................................................................................................. 109
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) .................................................................................................................. 109
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ................................................................................................... 109
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC's) ................................................................................................... 109
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 110
ERASING DTCs ..................................................................................................................
........................... 112
HONDA OBD1 SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)
YOUR VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 114
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 114
ABOUT THE SCAN TOOL ............................................................................................................................. 114
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) .................................................................................................................. 114
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ................................................................................................... 114
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC's) ................................................................................................... 115
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 115
ERASING DTCs ............................................................................................................................................. 117
TOYOTA/LEXUS OBD1 SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)
ON-BOARD VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS (OBD1) ............................................................................................ 119
VEHICLES COVERED .................................................................................................................................. 119
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) .................................................................................................................. 122
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS (MIL) ........................................................... 122
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ................................................................................................................. 123
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 123
ERASING DTCs ............................................................................................................................................. 125
LIVE DATA MODE
VIEWING LIVE DATA .................................................................................................................................... 127
CUSTOMIZING LIVE DATA (PIDs) ............................................................................................................... 129
RECORDING (CAPTURING) LIVE DATA ...................................................................................................... 130
LIVE DATA PLAYBACK ................................................................................................................................. 135
ADDITIONAL TESTS
SYSTEM TEST MENU ................................................................................................................................... 137
VIEWING VEHICLE INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 142
RESETTING THE OIL MAINTENANCE LIGHT ............................................................................................ 144
USING THE DLC LOCATOR ......................................................................................................................... 145
BATTERY RESET .......................................................................................................................................... 146
BATTERY/ALTERNATOR MONITOR ........................................................................................................... 148
VIEWING TRIP CYCLE PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................... 151
VIEWING THE FIRMWARE VERSION ......................................................................................................... 153
THE TOOL LIBRARY ..................................................................................................................................... 153
ADJUSTMENTS AND SETTINGS ................................................................................................................. 157
USING SCAN TOOL MEMORY
VIEWING DATA IN MEMORY ....................................................................................................................... 161
GENERIC (GLOBAL) OBD2 PID LIST ........................................................................................................................ 163
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - ABS
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS – MAKES COVERED ......................................................................................... 168
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - SRS
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS – MAKES COVERED ......................................................................................... 169
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - OIL RESET
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS – MAKES COVERED ......................................................................................... 170
GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... 173
WARRANTY AND SERVICING
LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY................................................................................................................. 173
SERVICE PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................. 173