OTC 3109N - Diagnostic Menu Navigation; Navigating the Diagnostic Menu; Reading Diagnostic Codes; Read Codes Functionality

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Diagnostic Menu User Interface
To select functions:
1. From the Diagnostic
Menu, press the READ
or ERASE arrow key
until the desired function
is highlighted, then press
the
ENTER key to
retrieve and display the
results.
2. When complete, press
 BACK to return to the
Diagnostic Menu selection
screen.
Read Codes
To read the codes:
⇒ Press and hold the READ key for 2 seconds then release it, or
Select Read Codes from Diagnostic Menu.
Whenviewingcodes,theTooldisplaysConrmed,Pending,andPerma-
nentCodes.ConrmedTroubleCodesarereportedwhenacomponent,
sensor, or other part of the vehicle is indicating a malfunction is present.
Themalfunctionmustbepresentforasufcientamountoftimebefore
thevehiclerecordsandtheTooldisplaysaConrmedTroubleCode.
ConrmedcodesareindicatedbytheCONFIRMEDicon.
Pending Codes are only reported if a problem occurs during the current
or last completed drive cycle. Pending Codes do not necessarily indicate
afaultycomponentorsystem.PendingCodesconverttoConrmed
Trouble Codes when an emissions problem persists long enough to
be considered a real problem, not an anomaly. Pending Codes are
indicated by a PENDING icon.
Permanent Codes are special conrmed code. Permanent Codes
began being reported by vehicles beginning around 2010, so they are
notsupportedbyeveryvehicle.WhileConrmedCodescanbeerased
by the tool, Permanent Codes cannot. Permanent Codes are erased
by the vehicle when the vehicle has determined the fault is no longer
present. Permanent Codes are indicated by a PERMANENT icon.
Diagnostic Menu
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State OBD Check
Erase Codes
MIL Status
View Freeze Data
View Data
Read Codes
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