FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Displaying & Reading Trouble Codes

Overdrive Switch:





- Turn ignition switch and O/D switch to on.
- Do not start the engine.

HINT: Warning and diagnostic codes can be read only when the overdrive switch is ON. If OFF, the overdrive OFF indicator light will light continuously and will not blink.


Check Connector:





- Using a jumper wire, short terminals TE1 and E1 of the check connector.
- Read the diagnostic code as indicated by the number of times the O/D OFF indicator flashes.


Normal Code:





- If the system is operating normally, the light will blink once every 0.35 seconds.


Malfunction Code:





- In the event of a malfunction, the light will blink once every 0.5 seconds. The number of blinks will equal the first number and, after 1.5 seconds pause, the second number of the two digit diagnostic code. If there are two or more codes, there will be a 2.5 seconds pause between each.

HINT: In the event of several trouble codes occurring simultaneously, indication will begin from the smaller value and continue to the larger.