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Operations
Identifying the Vehicle
NOTE:
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The identification procedure varies by manufacturer. See the appropriate Vehicle
Communication Software Manual for details.
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To identify a vehicle:
1.
From the Software Confirmation screen, press
Y/
a
.
The initial vehicle identification (ID) process begins (Figure 5-3).
Figure 5-3
Sample Vehicle ID screen
2.
Select the requested VIN characters, and press
Y/
a
or
N\x
to answer the on-screen
questions as necessary.
A Current Vehicle Identification confirmation message displays when all of the ID
information has been entered.
3.
Press
Y/
a
to continue.
5.2.1 Main Menu Identification Options
The main menu offers two options for quickly identifying the test vehicle:
•
Last Vehicle
•
Previous Vehicles and Data
Select Last Vehicle to reuse the identification information of the last vehicle that you tested
(Figure 5-2 on page 21).
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To select the last vehicle tested
1.
From the main menu, select
Last Vehicle
.
The vehicle identification confirmation screen for the last vehicle tested displays.
2.
Press
Y/
a
.
The menu for the last vehicle tested displays.
Selecting
Previous Vehicles and Data
lets you select from the vehicle identifications and
data in tool memory (Figure 5-4).
Mercedes
Select 10th VIN Character
5 - 2005
4 - 2004
3 - 2003
2 - 2002
1 - 2001
Y - 2000
X - 1999
W - 1998