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Starts Since Set Counter

For the most recent code (Code 1), the starts since set counter count the number of times the vehicle has started since it was last set. The starts since set counter will count up to 255 starts. When there are no diagnostic trouble codes stored in memory, the DRBIII(R) will display "NO DTC's DETECTED".
If DTC's are detected, the DRBIII will display the number of good trips. This is the number of good trips since the latest DTC was set. The number of good trips helps determine if the diagnostic trouble code is hard or intermittent.
- If the Good Trip count is displayed and equal to 0, the code is a hard code.

Note: Look at "One-Trip" codes as a Hard codes.

- If the code is in the Warm-Up Cycle counter, it is considered an intermittent code. This means that the vehicle (transmission) has been driven at least "3 Good Tips" without the code recurring.