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CONTENTS

 

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AFETY 

P

RECAUTIONS AND 

W

ARNINGS

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GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................... 2

 

O

N

-B

OARD

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IAGNOSTICS 

(OBD)

 

II ............................................................... 2

 

D

IAGNOSTIC 

T

ROUBLE 

C

ODES 

(DTC

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) .......................................................... 2

 

L

OCATION OF THE 

D

ATA 

L

INK 

C

ONNECTOR 

(DLC) ............................................ 3

 

OBD

 

II

 

R

EADINESS 

M

ONITORS

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OBD

 

II

 

M

ONITOR 

R

EADINESS 

S

TATUS

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OBD

 

II

 

T

ERMINOLOGY

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PRODUCT INFORMATION ...................................................................... 7

 

T

OOL 

D

ESCRIPTION

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P

RODUCT 

S

PECIFICATIONS

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P

RODUCT 

F

EATURES

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V

EHICLE 

C

OVERAGE

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................10

 

R

EAD 

C

ODES

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E

RASE 

C

ODES

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R

ETRIEVE 

I/M

 

R

EADINESS 

S

TATUS

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V

IEW 

VIN

 

N

UMBER

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R

ESCAN 

D

ATA

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DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) DEFINITIONS .............................16

 

 

Summary of Contents for MaxiScan MS300

Page 1: ...OR DLC 3 OBD II READINESS MONITORS 3 OBD II MONITOR READINESS STATUS 4 OBD II TERMINOLOGY 5 2 PRODUCT INFORMATION 7 TOOL DESCRIPTION 7 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 7 PRODUCT FEATURES 8 VEHICLE COVERAGE 8 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 10 READ CODES 10 ERASE CODES 12 RETRIEVE I M READINESS STATUS 13 VIEW VIN NUMBER 14 RESCAN DATA 15 4 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DTC DEFINITIONS 16 ...

Page 2: ...s Put blocks on drive wheels and never leave vehicle unattended while running tests Use extreme caution when working around the ignition coil distributor cap ignition wires and spark plugs These components create hazardous voltages when the engine is running Put transmission in PARK for automatic transmission or NEUTRAL for manual transmission and make sure the parking brake is engaged Keep a fire...

Page 3: ... The system will also store important information about the detected malfunction so that a technician can accurately find and fix the problem Here below follow three pieces of such valuable information Whether the Malfunction Indicator Light MIL is commanded on or off Which if any Diagnostic Trouble Codes DTCs are stored Readiness Monitor status Diagnostic Trouble Codes DTCs OBD II Diagnostic Trou...

Page 4: ...ed to access the connector Refer to the vehicle s service manual for the location if the DLC cannot be found OBD II Readiness Monitors An important part of a vehicle s OBDII system is the Readiness monitors which are indicators used to find out if all of the emissions components have been evaluated by the OBD II system They are running periodic tests on specific systems and components to ensure th...

Page 5: ...itions before the monitor is ready These monitors are termed non continuous monitors and are listed below 1 EGR System 2 O2 Sensors 3 Catalyst 4 Evaporative System 5 O2 Sensor Heater 6 Secondary air 7 Heated Catalyst 8 A C system OBD II Monitor Readiness Status OBDII systems must indicate whether or not the vehicle s PCM s monitor system has completed testing on each component Components that have...

Page 6: ...Malfunction Indicator Light Service Engine Soon Check Engine is a term used for the light on the instrument panel It is to alert the driver and or the repair technician that there is a problem with one or more of vehicle s systems and may cause emissions to exceed federal standards If the MIL illuminates with a steady light it indicates that a problem has been detected and the vehicle should be se...

Page 7: ...e to run its onboard diagnostics Some form of a drive cycle needs to be performed after DTCs have been erased from the PCM s memory or after the battery has been disconnected Running through a vehicle s complete drive cycle will set the readiness monitors so that future faults can be detected Drive cycles vary depending on the vehicle and the monitor that needs to be reset For vehicle specific dri...

Page 8: ...nu 3 SCROLL BUTTON scrolls through menu items or cancel an operation 4 OBD II CONNECTOR connects the Code Scanner to the vehicle s Data Link Connector DLC Product Specifications 1 Display backlit LCD 2 lines 8 characters each 2 Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F 3 Storage Temperature 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F 4 Power DC12V provided via the vehicle s battery 5 Dimensions Length 113 mm 4 4 Widt...

Page 9: ...eniently fits in your palm Safely communicates with the on board computer No batteries needed powered via detachable OBD II cable Vehicle Coverage The MaxiScan OBD II Scan Tool is specially designed to work with all OBD II compliant vehicles including those equipped with the next generation protocol Control Area Network CAN It is required by EPA that All 1996 and newer vehicles cars and light truc...

Page 10: ...9 For your vehicle to be OBD II compliant it must have a 16 pin DLC Data Link Connector under the dash and the Vehicle Emission Control Information Label must state that the vehicle is OBD II compliant ...

Page 11: ...D display to read C A N OBD2 4 Turn the ignition on But do not start the engine 5 Press the ENTER button A sequence of messages showing the OBD2 protocols will be observed on the display until the vehicle protocol is detected Not all the above messages will be displayed unless protocol of the vehicle being tested is the last one the ISO9141 protocol They will stop appearing after the vehicle proto...

Page 12: ...e overall I M Monitor Status 7 Select DTC from the main menu by pressing the ENTER button If there are no Diagnostic Trouble Codes retrieved the display will indicate NO CODES If there are any Diagnostic Trouble Codes then the total number of the Fault Codes followed by that of the Pending Codes will be reported on the display 8 Read the Diagnostic Trouble Codes by pressing the SCROLL button The f...

Page 13: ...lete not only the codes from the vehicle s on board computer but also Freeze Frame data and manufacturer specific enhanced data Further the I M Readiness Monitor Status for all vehicle Monitors is reset to Not Ready or Not Complete status Do not erase the codes before the system has been checked completely by a technician 1 If you decide to erase the DTCs Select 2 ERASE from the main menu by press...

Page 14: ...MPORTANT I M Readiness function is used to check the operations of the Emission System on OBD2 compliant vehicles It is an excellent function to use prior to having a vehicle inspected for compliance to a state emissions program An I M Readiness Status result of NO does not necessarily indicate that the vehicle being tested will fail the state I M inspection For some states one or more such monito...

Page 15: ... Codes from 1 to 6 2 Use the SCROLL button to view the status of the MIL light ON or OFF and the following monitors MISFIRE Misfire monitor FUEL Fuel System Monitor CCM Comprehensive Components Monitor CAT Catalyst Monitor HCM Heated Catalyst Monitor EVAP Evaporative System Monitor 2AIR Secondary Air Monitor A C A C system Monitor O2S O2 Sensors Monitor HO2S O2 Sensor Heater Monitor EGR EGR System...

Page 16: ...dditional digits of VIN string are available on the previous screen 3 Press the ENTER button to return to the main Menu Rescan Data The RESCAN function allows you to retrieve the most current data stored in the ECM or to re link to the vehicle if communication is disconnected 1 Select 5 RESCAN from the main menu by pressing the ENTER button If the Scan Tool is not connected yet then refer to Read ...

Page 17: ... Control Circuit Low P0007 Fuel Shutoff Valve A Control Circuit High P0008 Engine Position System Performance Bank 1 P0009 Engine Position System Performance Bank 2 P0010 Camshaft Position Actuator A Bank 1 Circuit Malfunction P0011 Camshaft Position Actuator A Bank 1 Timing Over Advanced P0012 Camshaft Position Actuator A Bank 1 Timing Over Retarded P0013 Camshaft Position Actuator B Bank 1 Circu...

Page 18: ...k 1 Sensor 1 Signals Swapped w O2 Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0041 O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2 Signals Swapped w O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2 P0042 HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 3 Heater Circuit P0043 HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 3 Heater Circuit Low P0044 HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 3 Heater Circuit High P0045 Turbo Super Charger Boost Control Solenoid A Circuit Open P0046 Turbo Super Charger Boost Control Solenoid A Circuit Range Perform P0047 Turbo Supe...

Page 19: ...k 1 Control Circuit Low P0077 Intake Valve Bank 1 Control Circuit High P0078 Exhaust Valve Bank1 Control Circuit P0079 Exhaust Valve Bank1 Control Circuit Low P0080 Exhaust Valve Bank1 Control Circuit High P0081 Intake Valve Bank 2 Control Circuit P0082 Intake Valve Bank 2 Control Circuit Low P0083 Intake Valve Bank 2 Control Circuit High P0084 Exhaust Valve Bank2 Control Circuit P0085 Exhaust Val...

Page 20: ...ant Temp CKT Range Performance P0117 Engine Coolant Temp Circuit Low Input P0118 Engine Coolant Temp Circuit High Input P0119 Engine Coolant Temp CKT Intermittent P0120 TPS Pedal Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction P0121 TPS Pedal Position Sensor A CKT Range Performance P0122 TPS Pedal Position Sensor A Circuit Low Input P0123 TPS Pedal Position Sensor A Circuit High Input P0124 TPS Pedal Positi...

Page 21: ... Sensor Circuit Low Volts Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0152 O2 Sensor Circuit High Volts Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0153 O2 Sensor CKT Slow Response Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0154 O2 Sensor CKT No Activity Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0155 O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction Bank 2 Sensor 1 P0156 O2 Sensor Circuit Malfunction Bank 2 Sensor 2 P0157 O2 Sensor Circuit Low Volts Bank 2 Sensor 2 P0158 O2 Sensor Circuit High Volts Bank 2 Sensor...

Page 22: ...ut P0188 Fuel Temperature Sensor B Circuit High Input P0189 Fuel Temperature Sensor B CKT Intermittent P0190 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Malfunction P0191 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor CKT Range Performance P0192 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Low Input P0193 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit High Input P0194 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor CKT Intermittent P0195 Engine Oil Temp Sensor Circuit Malf...

Page 23: ... TPS Pedal Position Sensor Switch C CKT Range Performance P0227 TPS Pedal Position Sensor Switch C Circuit Low Input P0228 TPS Pedal Position Sensor Switch C Circuit High Input P0229 TPS Pedal Position Sensor Switch C CKT Intermittent P0230 Fuel Pump Primary Circuit Malfunction P0231 Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit Low P0232 Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit High P0233 Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit Intermitte...

Page 24: ...ontrol B Intermittent Cam Rotor Injector P0261 Cylinder 1 Injector Control Circuit Low P0262 Cylinder 1 Injector Control Circuit High P0263 Cylinder 1 Contribution Balance Fault P0264 Cylinder 2 Injector Control Circuit Low P0265 Cylinder 2 Injector Control Circuit High P0266 Cylinder 2 Contribution Balance Fault P0267 Cylinder 3 Injector Control Circuit Low P0268 Cylinder 3 Injector Control Circu...

Page 25: ...296 Cylinder 12 Contribution Balance Fault P0297 Vehicle Overspeed Error P0298 Engine Oil Temperature Too High P0299 Turbo Super Charger UnderBoost P0300 Random Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected P0301 Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected P0302 Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected P0303 Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected P0304 Cylinder 4 Misfire Detected P0305 Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected P0306 Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected ...

Page 26: ... Range Performance P0337 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Low Input P0338 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit High Input P0339 Crankshaft Position Sensor A CKT Intermittent P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor A Bank 1 Circuit Malfunction P0341 Camshaft Position Sensor A Bank 1 CKT Range Performance P0342 Camshaft Position Sensor A Bank 1 Circuit Low Input P0343 Camshaft Position Sensor A Bank 1 Ci...

Page 27: ...Timing Reference High Resolution Signal A Erratic Pulses P0374 Timing Reference High Resolution Signal A No Pulses P0375 Timing Reference High Resolution Signal B Malfunction P0376 Timing Reference High Resolution Signal B Too Many Pulses P0377 Timing Reference High Resolution Signal B Too Few Pulses P0378 Timing Reference High Resolution Signal B Erratic Pulses P0379 Timing Reference High Resolut...

Page 28: ... Injection System Valve B CKT Open P0417 Secondary Air Injection System Valve B CKT Short P0418 Secondary Air Injection System Relay A Malfunction P0419 Secondary Air Injection System Relay B Malfunction P0420 Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 P0421 Warm Up Catalyst Below Threshold Bank 1 P0422 Main Catalyst Below Threshold Bank 1 P0423 Heated Catalyst Below Threshold Bank 1 P0424 Heated ...

Page 29: ...on Control System Pres Sensor Low P0453 EVAP Emission Control System Pres Sensor High P0454 EVAP Emission Control System Pres Sensor Erratic P0455 EVAP Emission Control System Leak Large P0456 EVAP Emission Control System Leak Very Small P0457 EVAP Emission Control System Leak Cap Loose Off P0458 EVAP System Canister Purge Sol Circuit Low P0459 EVAP System Canister Purge Sol Circuit High P0460 Fue...

Page 30: ...487 EGR TPS Control Circuit P0488 EGR TPS Control CKT Range Performance P0489 EGR Control Circuit Low P0490 EGR Control Circuit High P0491 Secondary Air System Bank 1 P0492 Secondary Air System Bank 2 P0493 Fan Speed Overspeed P0494 Fan Speed Low P0495 Fan Speed High P0496 EVAP Emission High Purge Flow Fault P0497 EVAP Emission Low Purge Flow Fault P0498 EVAP Emission Vent Vlv Sol Malf Circuit Low...

Page 31: ...rmance P0528 Fan Speed Sensor Circuit No Signal P0529 Fan Speed Sensor CKT Intermittent P0530 A C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor A Circuit Malfunction P0531 A C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor A CKT Range Performance P0532 A C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor A Circuit Low Input P0533 A C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor A Circuit High Input P0534 A C Refrigerant Charge Loss P0535 A C Evaporator Temperature Sensor...

Page 32: ...tage Low P0563 System Voltage High P0564 Cruise Control Multi Function Input A Signal Error P0565 Cruise Control On Signal Malfunction P0566 Cruise Control Off Signal Malfunction P0567 Cruise Control Resume Signal Malfunction P0568 Cruise Control Set Signal Malfunction P0569 Cruise Control Coast Signal Malfunction P0570 Cruise Control Acceleration Signal Error P0571 Brake Switch A Circuit Malfunct...

Page 33: ...ise Control Circuit Open P0598 Cruise Control Circuit Low P0599 Cruise Control Circuit High P0600 Serial Communication Link Malfunction P0601 Internal Control Module Memory Check Sum Error P0602 Control Module Programming Error P0603 PCM Keep Alive Memory KAM Error P0604 PCM Random Access Memory RAM Error P0605 PCM Read Only Memory ROM Error P0606 PCM Processor Fault P0607 Control Module Performan...

Page 34: ...638 Throttle Actuator Range Performance Bank 1 P0639 Throttle Actuator Range Performance Bank 2 P0640 Intake Air Heater Control Circuit P0641 Sensor A Reference Voltage Circuit Open P0642 Sensor A Reference Voltage Circuit Low P0643 Sensor A Reference Voltage Circuit High P0644 Driver Display Serial Communication Link P0645 A C Clutch Relay Control Circuit P0646 A C Clutch Relay Control Circuit Lo...

Page 35: ...er Cylinder 2 P0673 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 3 P0674 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 4 P0675 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 5 P0676 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 6 P0677 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 7 P0678 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 8 P0679 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 9 P0680 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 10 P0681 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 11 P0682 Glow Plug Heater Cylinder 12 P0683 Glow Plug Heater Module Communication...

Page 36: ...ns Control Sys Range Performance P0702 Trans Control Sys Electrical P0703 Brake Switch B Circuit Malfunction P0704 Clutch Switch Input Circuit Malfunction P0705 Trans Range Sensor Circuit Malfunction PRNDL Input P0706 Trans Range Sensor CKT Range Performance P0707 Trans Range Sensor Circuit Low Input P0708 Trans Range Sensor Circuit High Input P0709 Trans Range Sensor CKT Intermittent P0710 Transm...

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