MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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thegascapisproperlytightened.Pressthetripodometer
“Reset” button to turn off the message. If the problem
persists, the message will appear the next time the
vehicleisstarted.Thismightindicateadamagedcap.If
the problem is detected twice in a row, the system will
turnonthe“MalfunctionIndicatorLight(MIL).”Resolv-
ingtheproblemwillturntheMILlightoff.
Normally,theOBDIIsystemwillbeready.TheOBDII
system may not be ready if your vehicle was recently
serviced,recentlyhadadeadbatteryorabatteryreplace-
ment. If the OBD II system should be determined not
readyfortheI/Mtest,yourvehiclemayfailthetest.
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:
EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopass
aninspectionofyourvehicle’semissionscontrolsystem.
Failuretopasscouldpreventvehicleregistration.
1.
2.
Insertyourignitionkeyintotheignitionswitch.
TurntheignitiontotheONposition,butdonotcrank
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orstarttheengine.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
thistestover.
AssoonasyouturnyourkeytotheONposition,you
ForstatesthatrequireanInspectionandMainte-
nance (I/M), this check verifies the Malfunction
IndicatorLight(MIL)isfunctioningandisnoton
whentheengineisrunning,andthattheOBDIIsystem
isreadyfortesting.
3.
4.
willseetheMILsymbolcomeonaspartofanormalbulb
check.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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