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Malfunction Indicator Lamp: Description and Operation

This lamp should be illuminated when the ignition switch is placed in the On position. After engine is started the lamp should go off, unless a problem has been detected by the emission control system self-diagnostic computer. After diagnosis and repair, the lamp will automatically reset when stored codes are cleared from the system memory.