Provided your Usual Motors vehicle has a disagreement, a malfunction indicator bright Testament light on the instrument panel, such as "Research Engine Flash" or "Supply Engine Soon," letting you sense that you might must to set it yourself or receive it to a mechanic or dealer for supply. There are other codes that you can behold by using an Equus electronic Slogan to announce GM onboard diagnostics codes from the vehivle's pc to maintenance you enroll what's inaccuracy.
Instructions
1. Probation the engine oil, capacity steering fluid, engine coolant and other fluids and replenish as needed, contemplate the air filter to assemble definite it is Disinfected, gaze that all belts are in commendable shape and gaze for any other mechanical problems before using the enactment reader. Mechanical problems and low levels of oil and other fluids can creator misconception codes.
2. It will automatically start checking the vehicle's computer. Within one minute, the reader will receive any diagnostic trouble codes, which will appear in its LCD display. Data will refresh every Thirty seconds from the vehicle's computer, during which a message will appear reading "One Moment, Auto Link in Progress." If no codes are in the vehicle's computer memory, the message "No DTCs are Presently Stored in the Vehicle's Computer" will appear.
3. Press the up and down buttons to spotlight the "Ongoing Choice/Capture Different Vehicle" alternative then press the "Enter/FF" Press-stud. Press the up and down buttons to choose the mannequin year of your vehicle then press the "Enter/FF" Press-stud. A note Testament develop, reading "Enter the 8th digit of VIN."
4. Press the up and down buttons to spotlight the eight unit of the vehicle identification digit then press the "Enter/FF" Press-stud. Provided you don't cognize the VIN, allot it on the Chauffeur's side of the dashboard near the window. Press the up and down buttons to spotlight the fourth digit of the VIN if you are prompted to do sothen press the "Enter/FF" button. The "Current Selection/New Vehicle Selection" screen will then display your vehicle's model.
5. Press the up and down buttons to highlight "Current Selection," then turn the ignition key to the "On" position. Don't start the engine.
6. Press the "Power/Link" button on the code reader. Connect the edict reader's cable to the vehicle's inspection connector, which is normally located under the dashboard on the Chauffeur's side. The reader Testament turn on automatically. Press the "Potentiality/Link" Press-stud to turn on the reader, and then press the "Enter/FF" Press-stud.
7. Stare at the display's upper right corner, which will show the number of the code being displayed, how many codes have been retrieved from the computer and the type of code. "G" stands for generic, "E" sands for enhanced codes or codes specified by the manufacturer.
8. Stare at the LCD lights for more information about the code reader's condition. A green light signifies that the engine systems are OK and working normally. A yellow light means there is a pending code, which means that the car has recorded one instance of a trouble code in the first trip of a two-trip code. If the code doesn't happen again during a second trip, the code automatically is erased. A red light means there is a problem in at least one of the vehicle's systems and the code will appear in the LCD display, such as "Mass Air Flow Sensor Failure."
9. Press the "DTC Scroll" button to advance through additional codes if there are any more. Note that code Twelve will always appear in the reader and has one of two meanings: If code Twelve is the only code retrieved and your vehicle starts up OK, code Twelve indicates a system pass, with all systems functioning properly. If there is a code Twelve and your engine doesn't start, it can mean there is a problem with the ignition control system, which you might need To possess serviced.
10. Disconnect the cable from the vehicle and turn the ignition key to the "Off" position after you have finished reading codes in the device.
