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Monitor Scan Tool Data

  1. Connect scan tool to Data Link Connector (DLC).
  2. IG "ON".
  3. Select "DTC" button, and then Press "DTC Status" to check DTC's information from the DTCs menu.
  4. Read "DTC Status" parameter.
    Fig 1: Scan Tool Display - DTC Status Parameter
    G06418240Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  5. Is parameter displayed "Present fault"?

    YES 

    NO 

    • Fault is intermittent caused by ECM memory was not cleared after repair. Erase DTC and drive the vehicle to satisfy the enable condition then, go to "COMPONENT INSPECTION " procedure.
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