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With Subaru Select Monitor

OPERATION

CAUTION: When the Subaru Select Monitor is communicating (except when displaying the data), the ABS warning light flashes and VDC warning light illuminates in the combination meter. Do not communicate with the Subaru Select Monitor while driving, because the ABS and VDC functions are disabled. Carefully drive the vehicle, when you have to communicate with the Subaru Select Monitor. When the data is displayed by the {Current Data Display & Save} menu, both the ABS and VDC warning lights are turned off and ABS and VDC functions are enabled.

READ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC)





1. Prepare the Subaru Select Monitor kit.
2. Connect the diagnosis cable to Subaru Select Monitor.





3. Insert the cartridge to Subaru Select Monitor.
4. Connect the Subaru Select Monitor to data link connector.





1 Data link connector is located in the lower portion of instrument panel (on the driver's side).
2 Connect the diagnosis cable to data link connector.

CAUTION: Do not connect the scan tools except for Subaru Select Monitor.





5. Turn the ignition switch to ON (engine OFF) and turn the Subaru Select Monitor switch to ON.
6. On the [[Main Menu]] display screen, select the {Each System Check} and press the [YES] key.
7. On the [[System Selection Menu]] display screen, select the {Brake Control} and press the [YES] key.
8. Press the [YES] key after the {VDC AWD AT} is displayed.
9. On the [[VDC Diagnosis]] display screen, select the {Diagnostic Code(s) Display}, and then press the [YES] key.

NOTE:
^ For details concerning operation procedure, refer to "SUBARU SELECT MONITOR OPERATION MANUAL".
^ For details concerning DTCs, refer to "List of Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)".
^ DTCs are displayed up to three in detected order.
^ If a particular DTC is not properly stored in memory (due to a drop in VDCCM&H/U power supply, etc.) on the occurrence of a problem, the DTC which is suffixed with a question mark "?" appears on the Subaru Select Monitor display. This shows it may be an unreliable reading.





10. If VDC and Subaru Select Monitor cannot communicate, check the communication circuit.

READ CURRENT DATA
1. On the [[Main Menu]] display screen, select the {Each System Check} and press the [YES] key.
2. On the [[System Selection Menu]] display screen, select the {Brake Control} and press the [YES] key.
3. Press the [YES] key after {VDC AWD AT} is displayed.
4. On the [[Brake Control Diagnosis]] display screen, select the {Current Data Display/Save}, and then press the [YES] key.
5. On the [[Data Display Menu]] display screen, select the display method, and press the [YES] key.





6. Using a scroll key, scroll the display screen up or down until necessary data is shown.
^ A list of the support data is shown in the following table.

NOTE: For details concerning operation procedure, refer to "SUBARU SELECT MONITOR OPERATION MANUAL".

CLEAR MEMORY MODE
1. On the [[Main Menu]] display screen, select the {Each System Check} and press the [YES] key.
2. On the [[System Selection Menu]] display screen, select the {Brake Control} and press the [YES] key.
3. Press the [YES] key after {VDC AWD AT} is displayed.





4. On the [[Brake Control Diagnosis]] display screen, select the {Memory Clear} and press the [YES] key.
5. When "Done" and "Turn ignition switch OFF" are shown on the display screen, turn the Subaru Select Monitor and ignition switch to OFF.

NOTE: For details concerning operation procedure, refer to "SUBARU SELECT MONITOR OPERATION MANUAL".





ABS SEQUENCE CONTROL

FREEZE FRAME DATA





NOTE:
^ Data stored at the time of trouble occurrence is shown on display.
^ Each time trouble occurs, the latest information is stored in the freeze frame data in memory.
^ If a freeze frame data is not properly stored in memory (due to a drop in VDC control module power supply, etc.), the DTC which is suffixed with a question mark "?" appears on the Subaru Select Monitor display. This shows it may be an unreliable reading.

INSPECTION
COMMUNICATION FOR INITIALIZING IMPOSSIBLE
DETECTING CONDITION: Defective harness connector

TROUBLE SYMPTOM: Communication is impossible between VDC and Subaru Select Monitor.











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