DTC Check (Normal Mode)

DTC CHECK (Normal Mode)

NOTE:
Hand-held tester only:
When the diagnosis system is changed from normal mode to check mode or vice versa, all DTCs and freeze frame data recorded in normal mode are erased. Before changing modes, always check and make a note of DTCs and freeze frame data.

HINT:
- DTCs which are stored in the ECM can be displayed on a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool. A hand-held tester can display current and pending DTCs.
- Some DTCs are not set if the ECM does not detect the same malfunction again during a second consecutive driving cycle. However, such malfunctions, detected on only one occasion, are stored as pending DTCs.
- The pending DTCs are set when the malfunction is detected once.

a. Check DTCs (using a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool)




1. Connect a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool to the DLC3.
2. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
3. Turn the tester or scan tool ON.
4. For the tester, select the following menu items: DIAGNOSIS / ENHANCED OBD II / DTC INFO / CURRENT CODES or PENDING CODES.
5. For the scan tool, refer to the instruction manual.
6. Check DTCs and freeze frame data, and then write them down.
7. See Trouble Code Descriptions to confirm the details of the DTCs.

HINT: When simulating a symptom with an OBD II scan tool to check DTCs in the DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART, subject to 2 trip detection logic, conduct either of the following operations. (For more information, refer to the scan tool instruction manual.)

- Check pending DTCs using the Continuous Test Result function (Mode 07 for SAE J1979).
- Simulate the symptom again after turning the ignition switch to OFF upon finishing the first symptom simulation, so that the MIL is illuminated and the DTC(s) is stored in the ECM.

b. Clear DTCs (using a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool)
1. Connect a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool to the DLC3.
2. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
3. Turn the tester or scan tool on.
4. For the tester, select the following menu items: DIAGNOSIS / ENHANCED OBD II / DTC INFO / CLEAR CODES.
5. Press the YES button.
6. For the scan tool, refer to the instruction manual.

c. Clear DTCs (without using a hand-held tester or OBD II scan tool)
1. Perform either one of the following operations.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable for more than 1 minute.
- Remove the EFI and ETCS fuses from the engine room Junction Block (J/B) located inside the engine compartment for more than 1 minute.