Establishing Communications; System Menu Selections; Pdu Use - Aston Martin DB7 Workshop Manual

The Aston Martin Lagonda Diagnostic System
Users Guide
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Establishing Communications
w h e n cable connections are completed, switch on the
vehicle ignition. The electronic control units will 'wake
up' and communication between the selected control unit
and the PDU will be established.
As communication is established with the selected system,
a system menu similar to that below will be displayed.
System Menu Selections
The options for each vehicle system are described in detai I
on the following pages but menu entries fall into the
following general areas:
Security
• Datalogger
• Diagnostic Trouble Code and
Alarm History Monitor
• RF Transponder Key Learning
• Exit
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Datalogger
The Datalogger function is described in detail using a
worked example at the end of this PDU Users Guide.
Diagnostic Trouble Codes
This application enables the PDU to monitor selected
control module trouble codes and provides the following
functions:
• Decode and display any trouble codes logged by
the control module being monitored.
• When supported by the module, decodeand display
enhanced trouble codes, together with any count of
the number of occurrences
• Clear all of the trouble codes and freeze frame data
logged in the control module.
• Monitor other data such as the alarm history in this
example.
Note: The 95model year Zytek engine management
system permits clearing of individual trouble codes
selected by the technician on the PDU.
System Specific Tests
These menu entries cover special tests required to program
ortest system specificfeatures. The following are examples
of tests provided:
Engine KOEO and KOER tests
OBDII Readiness test
Output State Control test
Throttle Potentiometer track test
Ignition Key Learn Menu
Remote Transmitter Key Learn Tests
Special Functions Programming
PATS
Security
Exit
Selecting and then confirming the exit option will return
the PDU to the Main Menu.
PDU Use
In the following pages, the use of the PDU on each vehicle
system is described.
Engine Diagnostics
Transmission Diagnostics
Climate Control Diagnostics
Anti-Lock Brakes Diagnostics
Passive Anti-Theft (PATS) Diagnostics
Security System Diagnostics
Airbag Diagnostics
Seat Belt Pretensioner Diagnostics
After these system specific descriptions, the following
general purpose functions are described:
Datalogger
Digital Multi-Meter
Diagnostic Trouble Codes
Printing
Training
OBD II Scan Tool
User Self-Test
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