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Check DTC Memory (Function 02)



DTC Memory, Checking (Function 02)

NOTE: The vehicle system tester V.A.G 1552 can be used instead of the scan tool V.A.G 1551, however a print-out is not possible.

- Connecting scan tool, initiating On Board Diagnosis (OBD).
Scan Tool Connecting
Initiating On Board Diagnosis (OBD)
- Switch on printer with the Print button (indicator lamp in button lights up).

Indicated on display:

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Select function XX

- Press buttons -0- and -2-. (Function "Interrogate fault memory" is selected with 02).

Indicated on display:

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02 - Interrogate fault memory

- Press Print button.
- Confirm entry with -Q- button.

The number of stored DTCs appears in the display.

X faults recognized: ->

The stored DTCs will be displayed and printed out one after the other.

NOTE:
If a malfunction is recognized:
1 Repair malfunction
2 Erase DTC memory (function 05)
3 Interrogate DTC memory again (function 02).

- The malfunctions printed out can be repaired with aid of Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) table. About Trouble Codes
- The function "Read measured value block" and Display group overview from are additional aids.
Reading (Function 08)
Evaluating Measured Value Blocks

If "No fault recognized" is displayed the program will return to the initial position after pressing the -> button.

No fault detected: ->

Indicated on display:

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Select function XX

- Press buttons -0- and -6- to end the output.

Indicated on display:

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06 End output

- Confirm entry with -Q- button.

Indicated on display:

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Enter address word XX

- Switch off ignition.
- Disconnect connection to scan tool V.A.G 1551.