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Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Texts.

DTC Versions
Version 1 - Signal implausible / Implausible Component Section / Malfunction
Version 2 - Interruption / No Signal
Version 3 - Short to Ground / Below Lower Limit / Lean Mixture Limit
Version 4 - Short to B+ / Above Upper Limit Rich Mixture Limit

Malfunction Indicator Light MIL (Check engine)
0 - MIL is not triggered with this fault
1 - MIL is on and Freeze Frame is stored in memory
2 - MIL is on and a previous Freeze Frame is overridden
3 - MIL is blinking and a previous Freeze Frame is overridden

NOTE: In order to ensure that a fault is no longer present after a repair or after the fault memory has been erased, the vehicle road test should be ended only when a trip has been reached. This is the only way of ensuring that all diagnosis routines are carried out by the ECM.