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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS OBD? ........................................................................................................................... 1
YOU CAN DO IT! ..................................................................................................................................... 2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY FIRST! ........................................................................................................................... 3
ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 5
BATTERY REPLACEMENT ......................................................................................................... 6
DIAGNOSTIC 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 DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 33
VIEWING FREEZE FRAME DATA ............................................................................................... 39
THE SYSTEM MENU ................................................................................................................... 40
VIEWING OEM ENHANCED DTCs ............................................................................................. 41
VIEWING ABS DTCs ................................................................................................................... 51
ERASING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCs)
.................................................................. 52
I/M READINESS TESTING .......................................................................................................... 54
ABOUT REPAIRSOLUTIONS® ................................................................................................... 59
CHRYSLER/JEEP OBD1 SYSTEMS
CHRYSLER/JEEP OBD1 SYSTEMS ........................................................................................... 64
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 65
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS ............................................................................... 65
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) ................................................................................................ 65
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 66
ERASING DTCs ........................................................................................................................... 68
FORD OBD1 SYSTEMS
FORD COMPUTER SYSTEM OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 70
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 70
TEST CONNECTORS ................................................................................................................. 73
CONNECTING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ................................................................................... 74
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCs) ................................................................................... 74
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 75
ADDITIONAL TESTS FOR EEC-IV SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 85
ERASING DTCs ........................................................................................................................... 93
GM OBD1 SYSTEMS
YOUR VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM .................................................................................. 95
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 95
ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ............................................................................................... 96
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) ................................................................................................ 96
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) .................................................................................. 96
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC's) .................................................................................. 96
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 97
ERASING DTCs ........................................................................................................................... 99
HONDA OBD1 SYSTEMS
YOUR VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM .................................................................................. 101
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 101
ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ............................................................................................... 101
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) ................................................................................................ 101
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) .................................................................................. 101
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC's) .................................................................................. 102
CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 102
ERASING DTCs ........................................................................................................................... 104
TOYOTA/LEXUS OBD1 SYSTEMS
ON-BOARD VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS (OBD1) ........................................................................... 106
VEHICLES COVERED ................................................................................................................. 106
DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) ................................................................................................ 109
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS (MIL) ........................................... 109
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ............................................................................................... 110
CODE RETRIEVAL PR
OCEDURE .............................................................................................. 110
ERASING DTCs ........................................................................................................................... 112
ADDITIONAL TESTS
VIEWING VEHICLE INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 114
USING THE DLC LOCATOR ....................................................................................................... 117
BATTERY/ALTERNATOR MONITOR .......................................................................................... 118
VIEWING THE FIRMWARE VERSION ........................................................................................ 120
THE TOOL LIBRARY ................................................................................................................... 120
ADJUSTMENTS AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................... 124
USING DIAGNOSTIC TOOL MEMORY
VIEWING DATA IN MEMORY ..................................................................................................... 128
GENERIC (GLOBAL) OBD2 PID LIST ..................................................................................................... 130
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - ABS
VEHICLE APPLICATIONS – MAKES COVERED ........................................................................ 135
GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................ 136
WARRANTY AND SERVICING
LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY .............................................................................................. 141
SERVICE PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................... 141