- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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SERVICECONNECTORS
TheInsightusesanindustrystandardOBD-IIonboarddiagnosticssystem.
ThissystemallowsstandardOBD-IIdiagnostictools(includingOBD-IIsoftwareandconnectorcable
available for Windows PCs; see below) to be connected to the Insight's engine control computer. This
allowsaccess to a widerange of real timeperformanceand status informationfrom the Insight.Italso
allowsaccess tothelogofany"DTC"codesthatthecomputerrecordswhenthe"CheckEngineLight"
(alsoreferredtoasMILorMalfunctionIndicatorLamp)isturnedon.
TherearethreevariationsontheOBD-IIsystem,allofwhichfollowthesameSAEJ1979command
setstandard, butwithdifferentelectrical connectionprotocols. The Insightusesthe ISO 9141 electrical
connectionstandard,whichisusedbymostEuropean&Asianautomanufacturers,inadditiontoChrysler
inNorthAmerica.
ThelocationoftheInsight'sdatalinkconnectorisshowninthediagrambelow.
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ODB-IIScannerSoftwareforPCs
ODB-II software is available, which can be installed on a laptop or other Window PC. With this
software, togetherwitha connectorcablesold forusewiththissoftware,itispossibleto accessawide
rangeofperformance,diagnosticandotherinformationfromtheInsight'senginecontrolcomputer(ECM).
Twosourcesweknowofforsuchsoftwareare:
http://www.obd-2.com/-Thisisthecheaperalternative,writtenbyAlexPeper,isavailablerightnow,
andwecanconfirmthatitworkwiththeInsight.
http://www.obdii.com/-This scanner,called Autotapis notyetavailablefor theISO9141protocol
usedbytheInsight.
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