Creator C200 Instruction Manual page 12

Creator OBDII/EOBD scanner
been detected and the vehicle should be
serviced as soon as possible. Under certain
conditions, the dashboard light will blink or
flash. This indicates a severe problem and
flashing is intended to discourage vehicle
operation. The vehicle onboard diagnostic
system can not turn the MIL off until necessary
repairs are completed or the condition no
longer exists.
DTC -- Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) that
identifies which section of the emission
control system has malfunctioned.
Enabling Criteria -- Also termed Enabling
Conditions. They are the vehicle-specific
events or conditions that must occur within the
engine before the various monitors will set,
or run. Some monitors require the vehicle to
follow a prescribed "drive cycle" routine as
part of the enabling criteria. Drive cycles
vary among vehicles and for each monitor in any
particular vehicle.
OBD II Drive Cycle -- A specific mode of vehicle
operation that provides conditions required to
set all the readiness monitors applicable to
the vehicle to the "ready" condition. The
purpose of completing an OBD II drive cycle is
to force the vehicle to run its onboard
diagnosis. Some form of a drive cycle needs to
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