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StateEmissionsTesting
TestingofReadinessCodes
Ifyoutakeyourvehicleforastate
emissionstestshortlyafterthe
batteryhasbeendisconnectedor
gonedead,itmaynotpassthetest.
Thisisbecauseofcertain‘‘readiness
codes’’thatmustbesetintheon-
boarddiagnosticsfortheemissions
systems.Thesecodesareerased
whenthebatteryisdisconnected,
andsetagainonlyafterseveraldays
ofdrivingunderavarietyof
Ifthetestingfacilitydeterminesthat
Withouttouchingtheaccelerator
pedal,starttheengine,andletit
idlefor20seconds.
thereadinesscodesarenotset,you
willberequestedtoreturnatalater
datetocompletethetest.Ifyoumust
getthevehicleretestedwithinthe
nexttwoorthreedays,youcan
conditionthevehicleforretestingby
doingthefollowing.
KeepthevehicleinPark
(automatictransmission)or
neutral(manualtransmission).
Increasetheenginespeedto2,000
rpm,andholditthereuntilthe
temperaturegaugerisestoatleast
1/4ofthescale(about3minutes).
Makesurethegastankisnearly,
butnotcompletely,full(around
3/4).
conditions.
Withouttouchingtheaccelerator
pedal,starttheengine,andletit
idlefor20seconds.
Makesurethevehiclehasbeen
parkedwiththeengineofffor6
hoursormore.
Driveyourvehiclefor30seconds
whileaccelerating.
Makesuretheambient
temperatureisbetween40°and
95°F.
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Product Specification
Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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Tags | Honda Civic DX, Honda Civic DX-G, Honda Civic EX, Honda Civic LX, Honda Civic Si |
Model Year | 2007 |
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