OBD-II Drive Cycle General Description
DESCRIPTIONAll kinds of diagnostic trouble code can be monitored by carrying out a short drive test in accordance with the following six drive cycle patterns. In other words, carrying out such a drive test makes it possible to reproduce any kind of trouble which involves causing the check engine/malfunction indicator lamp to illuminate and to check that the repair procedure has eliminated the trouble (i.e that the check engine/malfunction indicator lamp no longer illuminates). In other words, doing such a drive allows to regenerate any kind of trouble which involves illuminating the check engine/malfunction indicator lamp and to check the repair procedure has eliminated the trouble (the check engine/malfunction indicator lamp is no more illuminated).
CAUTION: Make sure that there are two people in the vehicle when carrying out the drive test.