Flash Code Diagnostics

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Flash Code diagnostics is activated by grounding by terminal 4 shorting to terminal 13 of DLC connector with ignition ON. warning lamp displays a number of flashes which represents tens digit, then a 1.2 second pause, followed by a number of flashes which represents ones digit of code. After all of codes have been displayed, entire code sequence will continually repeat until ground is removed from terminal 4 of DLC connector.

Flash code 12 will always be first code displayed. It is not an indication of a problem but an indication that flash code mode has been Activated. If there are no active or history codes present, code 12 will be displayed until ground is removed from DLC connector terminal 4.

Flash code 13 will be displayed if there are no active codes and history codes are present or no history codes exist that are not current. To read history codes a scan tool must be used.