Need a reminder to find trouble codes
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Melting Slicks
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From: Addison IL
Need a reminder to find trouble codes
I have forgotten how to "bring up" or access trouble codes from the dic. I think I push the options button 5 times quick with the key on but engine off??
Please correct me? New 03 with 150 miles already has check engine light on!
Please correct me? New 03 with 150 miles already has check engine light on!
Le Mans Master
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From: Montreal Qc
Re: Need a reminder to find trouble codes (Stilcrazee)
Key on, but do not start the car. Hold the options button and press the fuel button 4 times. Any codes should scroll up automatically. The gages button moves you forward, the fuel to go back. Reset will clear codes if you want to. I can't say for sure to exit as mine is a Canadian model but to exit mine you push the E/M button, but US cars probably don't have this. I hope this helps. :thumbs:
Safety Car
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From: Wilmington NC
Re: Need a reminder to find trouble codes (Stilcrazee)
I have forgotten how to "bring up" or access trouble codes from the dic. I think I push the options button 5 times quick with the key on but engine off??
Please correct me? New 03 with 150 miles already has check engine light on!
Please correct me? New 03 with 150 miles already has check engine light on!
The "diagnostic display" mode is entered with the following procedure:
Turn on the ignition but don't start the engine.
Press the "reset" button to turn off any warning messages
Press and hold "options" and
While holding "options", press "fuel" four times within a 10-second period.
Inititially, the on-board diagnostics go into the "automatic" mode which shows each module's DTCs in a pre-set sequence
Once the IPC has displayed all 11 modules, the system goes into the manual mode which allows selection of each module using combinations of DIC buttons. The manual mode can also be entered at any time during the automatic sequence by pressing any button except "E/M". Once the IPC displays "manual diagnostics," you may select a particular module by pressing the "options" button to go forward or the "trip" button to go back. Once a system is selected and a DTC is displayed, if more than one are present; press "gages" to move forward or "fuel" to go back.
To exit the diagnostic mode at any time, press "E/M". If you want to erase or "clear" codes, press "reset." Clearing a code does not repair a problem. You are simply erasing the evidence of it in the module's memory.
