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Scanner Operations Operations
Figure 5-5 Sample Main menu
z To perform a scan tool test
1. Launch the scan tool. Tap Vehicle manufacturers on the Home screen.
2. Identify the vehicle. Identify the test vehicle by selecting from the menu options.
3. Select the system. Select the system to be tested from the systems menu.
4. Connect the data cable to the vehicle. Follow the on-screen connection instructions to
connect the scan tool unit to the test vehicle.
5. Select the test from the scan tool main menu. Select the desired test.
5.3.1 Service Codes
This selection may appear as Codes, Codes Menu, Codes Only, Codes (No Data), Service Codes
or something similar on the menu. Selecting opens a list of data parameter viewing options that
include:
• Display Codes
• Clear Codes
• Freeze Frame/Failure Records
• DTC Status
Display Codes
Selecting either opens a list of diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) stored in the electronic control
module (ECM), or a submenu of DTC viewing options. Submenu options include:
• Trouble Code Information opens a list of codes in ECM memory
• History Codes opens a list 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.
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