MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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TRIPODOMETERbuttontoturnoffthemessage.Ifthe serviced,recentlyhadadeadbatteryorabatteryreplace-
problemcontinues,themessagewillappearthenexttime ment. If the OBD II system should be determined not
thevehicleisstarted.
readyfortheI/Mtest,yourvehiclemayfailthetest.
Aloose,improperlyinstalled,ordamagedfuelfillercap Your vehicle has a simple ignition key-actuated test,
mayalsoturnontheMIL.
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.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheONposition,butdonot
crankorstarttheengine.
2.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
thistestover.
ForstatesthatrequireanInspectionandMainte-
nance(I/M),thischeckverifiesthe“Malfunction
Indicator Light (MIL)” is functioning and is not
on when the engine is running, and that the OBD II
systemisreadyfortesting.
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As soon as you turn the ignition switch to the ON
3.
position,youwillseetheMILsymbolcomeonaspartof
anormalbulbcheck.
4.
Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
Normally,theOBDIIsystemwillbeready.TheOBDII
system may not be ready if your vehicle was recently
happen:
Product Specification
Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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