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Codes - View / Save
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1— Fix It! Icon
— opens SureTrack Dashboard, see
2— Save Icon
— saves the displayed DTCs to an (.XML) file, see
3— SureTrack Status Bar
— displays active SureTrack status or result
4— Common Replaced Parts Graph Icon
— toggles graph display on/off
5— DTC Results List
— displays current DTCs
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DTC results
Submenu options may include:
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Trouble Code Information
—opens a list of codes in ECM memory
•
History Codes
—opens a list of codes whose symptoms are not currently
present. History codes indicate an intermittently occurring problem.
•
Failed This Ignition
—opens a list of codes that set during the current ignition
cycle.
•
MIL SVS or Message Requested
—displays ECM requests to turn on the
malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) or service vehicle soon (SVS) lamp, or display
a driver information alert.
•
Last Test Failed
—displays a complete list of failed tests.
•
Test Failed Since Code Cleared
—displays a list of tests that failed since the
last time codes were cleared from ECM memory.
Clear Codes
The diagnostic tool clears codes from the vehicle electronic control module memory
on most vehicles. If this function is not available on the test vehicle, Clear Codes
does not appear as a menu option.
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To clear codes:
1.
Select
Clear Codes
from the Codes Menu.
A confirmation message displays.
2.
Make sure any conditions shown on the confirmation message are met, then
select
Yes
.
A “codes cleared” message displays once the operation is complete.
3.
Select
Continue
to return to the Codes Menu.
IMPORTANT
Clearing codes erases all temporary ECM information, including Freeze
Frame/Failure Records. Make sure no vital diagnostic information will be
lost before clearing codes.
Freeze Frame/Failure Records
Selecting
Freeze Frame/Failure Records
, displays the DTC that was set.
Then when the Freeze Frame icon (
) is selected, the corresponding
Freeze Frame data that was captured when the ECM commanded the malfunction
indicator lamp (MIL) to turn on, is displayed.
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