User's Manual

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OBD Direct Operations OBD Diagnose

Readiness Monitors

Use this menu item to check the status of the monitored system. If a monitored system is not

supported, it is not displayed. Scroll, if needed, to view the entire list of monitors. Selecting

Readiness Monitors opens a submenu with two choices:

• Monitors Complete Since DTC Cleared—displays the results of all monitor tests that have

run since the last time the electronic control module (ECM) memory was cleared.

• Monitors Complete This Cycle—displays only the results of monitor tests that ran during the

current drive cycle, they reset when the ignition is switched off.

MIL Status

This item is used to check the current condition of the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL). Additional

information, such as which ECM commanded the MIL on and also the distance traveled while the

MIL is on (if supported), can also be displayed. It is also possible to print the MIL Status.

Fast-Track Troubleshooter

Fast-Track® Troubleshooter is a database of experience-based information of validated

real-world repair strategies that have been compiled by top-notch technicians since 1988. The

Troubleshooter system simplifies the diagnosis process, as it contains information on virtually all

common diagnostic trouble code (DTC) problems and driveability symptoms for most vehicles

covered by the vehicle communication software.

($01) Display Current Data

Use this item to display the current emission related data from the selected electronic control

module (ECM) of the vehicle. Displayed data includes analog inputs and outputs, digital inputs and

outputs, and system status information broadcast on the vehicle data stream. OBD Direct data

displays similar to Scanner data, refer to Data Display on page 45 for details.

($02) Display Freeze Frame Data

This item is used to display freeze fame data for any stored emission related diagnostic trouble

codes (DTC). In most cases the stored frame is the last DTC that occurred. Certain DTCs, those

that have a greater impact on vehicle emission, have a higher priority. In these cases, the highest

priority DTC is the one for which the freeze frame records are retained.

Freeze frame data includes a “snapshot” of critical parameter values at the time the DTC set.

($03) Display Trouble Codes

This option displays any stored emission related DTCs reported by the various ECMs. The OBD

Direct code report is similar to a Scanner module code report, and includes the Fix It icon with

hyperlinks to SureTrack and Repair Information details. See Display Codes on page 42 for

additional information.