Mitchell Diagnostics MD-500 - Vehicle-Specific DTCs and Manual Retrieval; Ford;Lincoln;Mercury Special Tests; Manual DTC Procedures

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3. DTCs will be read from the selected vehicle controller.
• Select a listed DTC for Related Diagnostic Information
See Diagnostic Information section.
• If a DTC has Code Criteria available there will be an
“*” next to the DTC.
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury
When connected to a Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicle a pop up
menu allowing the user to choose between specic special
tests.
1. Select Read DTCs from the screen.
2. Select the desired vehicle controller then select continue.
3. Tapping an option in the menu takes the user to that test.
Follow the prompts on the screen.
4. DTCs will be read from the selected vehicle controller.
• Select a listed DTC for Related Diagnostic Information
See Diagnostic Information section
• If a DTC has Code Criteria available there will be an
“*” next to the DTC.
Manual DTCs
Certain vehicles do not support standard DTC protocol and
will require a manual process for retrieving and clearing
codes.