MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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Your vehicle has a simple ignition key-actuated test,
which you can use prior to going to the test station. To
checkifyourvehicle’sOBDIIsystemisready,youmust
dothefollowing:
the ignition key or start the engine. This means that
your vehicle’s OBD II system is not ready and you
shouldnotproceedtotheI/Mstation.
b. TheMILwillnotflashatallandwillremainfully
illuminateduntilyouturnOFFtheignitionkeyorstart
the engine. This means that your vehicle’s OBD II
system is ready , and you can proceed to the I/M
station.
1.
2.
Insertyourignitionkeyintotheignitionswitch.
TurntheignitiontotheONposition,butdonotcrank
orstarttheengine.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
thistestover.
AssoonasyouturnyourkeytotheONposition,you
3.
IfyourOBDIIsystemisnotready,youshouldseeyour
authorized dealer or repair facility. If your vehicle was
recentlyservicedorhadabatteryfailureorreplacement,
you may need to do nothing more than drive your
vehicleasyounormallywouldinorderforyourOBDII
systemtoupdate.Arecheckwiththeabovetestroutine
maythenindicatethatthesystemisnowready.
4.
willseetheMILsymbolcomeonaspartofanormalbulb
check.
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5.
Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
happen:
Regardless of whether your vehicle’s OBD II system is
ready or not ready, if the MIL is illuminated during
normalvehicleoperation,youshouldhaveyourvehicle
a. The MIL will flash for about 10 seconds and then
return to being fully illuminated until you turn OFF
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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