MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
2. TurntheignitiontotheONposition,butdonotcrank
orstarttheengine.
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopass
aninspectionofyourvehicle’semissionscontrolsystem.
Failuretopasscouldpreventvehicleregistration.
3.
thistestover.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
4.
will see your MILsymbol come on as part of a normal
bulbcheck.
AssoonasyouturnyourkeytotheONposition,you
For states which have an I/M (Inspection and
Maintenance)requirement,thischeckverifiesthe
following:theMIL(MalfunctionIndicatorLamp)
isfunctioningandisnotonwhentheengineisrunning,
andthattheOBD(OnBoardDiagnostic)systemisready
fortesting.
5. Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
happen:
a. TheMILwillflashforabout10secondsandthen
returntobeingfullyilluminateduntilyouturnoff
theignitionkeyorstarttheengine.Thismeansthat
your vehicle’s OBD system is not ready and you
shouldnotproceedtotheI/Mstation.
Normally, the OBD system will be ready. The OBD
system may not be ready if your vehicle was recently
serviced,ifyourecentlyhadadeadbattery,orabattery
replacement. If the OBD system should be determined
notreadyfortheI/Mtest,yourvehiclemayfailthetest.
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b. TheMILwillnotflashatallandwillremainfully
illuminated until you turn off the ignition key or
starttheengine.Thismeansthatyourvehicle’sOBD
system is ready and you can proceed to the I/M
station.
Your vehicle has a simple ignition key actuated test
which you can use prior to going to the test station. To
checkifyourvehicle’sOBDsystemisready,youmustdo
thefollowing:
1.
Insertyourignitionkeyintotheignitionswitch.
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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