MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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the message will appear the next time the vehicle is serviced,recentlyhadadeadbatteryorabatteryreplace-
started.Thismightindicateadamagedcap.Iftheprob- ment. If the OBD II system should be determined not
lemisdetectedtwiceinarow,thesystemwillturnonthe readyfortheI/Mtest,yourvehiclemayfailthetest.
MIL.ResolvingtheproblemwillturntheMILoff.
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.
crankorstarttheengine.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheONposition,butdonot
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.
2.
thistestover.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
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As soon as you turn the ignition switch to the ON
3.
position,youwillseetheMILsymbolcomeonaspartof
anormalbulbcheck.
Normally,theOBDIIsystemwillbeready.TheOBDII
system may not be ready if your vehicle was recently
4.
happen:
Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
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