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With Manufacturer's Scan Tool

DTC Check

NOTE:
Hand-held tester only:
When the diagnosis system is changed from normal mode to check mode or vice-versa, all DTCs and freeze frame data recorded in normal mode will be erased. Before changing modes, always check and make a note of DTCs and freeze frame data.




1. Prepare an OBD II scan tool (complying with SAE J1978) or hand-held tester.
2. Connect the OBD II scan tool or hand-held tester to the DLC3 at the lower of the instrument panel.
3. Turn the ignition switch ON and press the OBD II scan tool or hand-held tester switch ON.
4. Select the item "DIAGNOSIS /ENHANCED OBD II/ DTC INFO/CURRENT CODES".
5. Use the OBD II scan tool or hand-held tester to check the DTCs and freeze frame data and make a note of them (see the instruction manual for the OBD II scan tool or the hand-held tester).
6. See Trouble Code Descriptions to confirm the details of the DTCs.