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MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
EMISSIONSINSPECTIONANDMAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopass
aninspectionofyourvehicle’semissionscontrolsystem.
Failuretopasscouldpreventvehicleregistration.
1. Insertyourignitionkeyintotheignitionswitch.
TurntheignitiontotheONposition,butdonotcrank
2.
orstarttheengine.
3. Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
thistestover.
For states which have an I/M (Inspection and
Maintenance)requirement,thischeckverifiesthe
following:theMIL(MalfunctionIndicatorLamp)
isfunctioningandisnotonwhentheengineisrunning,
andthattheOBD(OnBoardDiagnostic)systemisready
fortesting.
4. AssoonasyouturnyourkeytotheONposition,you
will see your MILsymbol come on as part of a normal
bulbcheck.
5.
Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
happen:
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.
a. TheMILwillflashforabout10secondsandthen
returntobeingfullyilluminateduntilyouturnoff
theignitionkeyorstarttheengine.Thismeansthat
your vehicle’s OBD system is not ready and you
shouldnotproceedtotheI/Mstation.
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:
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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