About Code Reader
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
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Figure 1. Controls and Indicators
See Figure 1 for the locations of items 1 through 9, below.
1.
ERASE button - Erases Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
and "Freeze Frame" data from your vehicle's computer, and resets
Monitor status.
2.
SCROLL button - Scrolls the LCD display to view DTCs
when more than one DTC is present.
3.
LINK button - Links Code Reader with the vehicle's PCM to
retrieve DTCs from the computer's memory, and to view I/M
Readiness Monitor status.
4.
POWER button - Turns Code Reader "On" and "Off."
5.
GREEN LED - Indicates that all engine systems are running
normally (all Monitors on the vehicle are active and performing
their diagnostic testing, and no DTCs are present).
6.
YELLOW LED - Indicates there is a possible problem. A
"Pending" DTC is present and/or some of the vehicle's emission
monitors have not run their diagnostic testing.
7.
RED LED - Indicates there is a problem in one or more of the
vehicle's systems. The red LED is also used to show that DTC(s)
are present. DTCs are shown on Code Reader's LCD display. In
this case, the Multifunction Indicator ("Check Engine") lamp on the
vehicle's instrument panel will light steady on.
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