Safety Precautions SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST! To avoid personal injury, instrument damage and/or damage to your vehicle. This manual describes common test procedures used by experienced service technicians. Many test procedures require precautions to avoid accidents that can result in personal injury, and/or damage to your vehicle or test equipment.
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Safety Precautions SAFETY FIRST To prevent damage to the on-board computer when taking vehicle electrical measurements, always use a digital multimeter with at least 10 megOhms of impedance. Fuel and battery vapors are highly flammable. To prevent an explosion, keep all sparks, heated items and open flames away from the battery and fuel / fuel vapors.
About the Code Reader CONTROLS AND INDICATORS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Figure 1. Controls and Indicators See Figure 1 for the locations of items 1 through 9, below. ERASE button - Erases Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and "Freeze Frame" data from your vehicle's computer, and resets Monitor status.
About the Code Reader DISPLAY FUNCTIONS 6. YELLOW LED - Indicates there is a possible problem. A “Pending” DTC is present and/or some of the vehicle's emission monitors have not run their diagnostic testing. 7. RED LED - Indicates there is a problem in one or more of the vehicle's systems.
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About the Code Reader DISPLAY FUNCTIONS Link icon - Indicates whether or not the Diagnostic Tool is communicating (linked) with the vehicle's on-board computers. When visible, the Diagnostic Tool is communicating with the computers. If the Link icon is not visible, the Diagnostic Tool is not communicating with the computers.
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DISPLAY FUNCTIONS Bluetooth icon – Indicates communication status with a compatible Innova mobile application (please visit www.innova.com/apps for more information). A solid blue icon indicates an active Bluetooth connection has been established. A solid grey icon indicates Bluetooth is not connected.
Using the Code Reader CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE Never replace a part based only on the DTC definition. Each DTC has a set of testing procedures, instructions and flow charts that must be followed to confirm the location of the problem. This information is found in the vehicle's service manual.
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Using the Code Reader CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE If Error is shown on the Code Reader’s LCD display, it indicates there is a communication problem. This means that the Code Reader is unable to communicate with the vehicle's computer. Do the following: - Turn the ignition key off, wait 5 seconds and turn the key back on to reset the computer.
Using the Code Reader VIEWING ABS DTCs Red LED - Indicates there is a problem with one or more of the vehicle's systems. The red LED is also used to show that DTC(s) are present (dis- played on the Code Reader’s LCD display).
Using the Code Reader ERASING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 5. When the last retrieved DTC has been displayed and the ABS button is pressed, the Code Reader returns to the “Priority” code. To exit the ABS mode, press the DTC button to return to the OBD2 mode.
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Using the Code Reader ERASING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES If you wish to continue, press the ERASE button again. When all retrievable information, including DTCs, has been cleared from the computer’s memory, the Code Reader will re- link to the vehicle’s computer, and the LCD display will show "0.” Erasing DTCs does not fix the problem(s) that caused the code(s) to be set.
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