Scan Tool Data Definitions 2
SCAN TOOL DATA DEFINITIONS
HO2S 1 or 2 Heater Circuit Status: This parameter displays the state of the oxygen sensor heater control circuit. The parameter displays Fault if the oxygen sensor heater control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to voltage. The parameter displays Indeterminate until the circuit has been commanded ON.
HO2S 1 or 2 Heater Command: This parameter displays the commanded state of the heater control circuit as commanded by the control module.
HO2S/O2S Monitor Complete This Ignition: This parameter displays the diagnostic monitor completion status during the current driving/monitoring cycle.
HO2S/O2S Heater Monitor Enabled This Ignition: This parameter displays the diagnostic monitor enable status during the current driving/monitoring cycle.
HO2S 1 or 2 Sensing Element: This parameter displays the resistance of the sensing element within the control module. The front sensors are normally regulated to 80 ohms. The rear sensors are normally regulated between 20-300 ohms which depends on temperature.
HO2S Sensor 1 module Signal: This parameter displays the voltage of the HO2S control transistor, which is internal to the ECM.
IAT Sensor: This parameter displays the temperature of the air entering the air induction system based on input to the control module from the intake air temperature (IAT) sensor.
Ignition 0 Signal: This parameter displays On when the control module detects a voltage at the ignition 0 input terminal.
Ignition 1 Signal: This parameter displays On when the control module detects a voltage at the ignition 1 input terminal.
IMRC Circuit Status: This parameter displays the state of the IMRC control circuit. The parameter displays Fault if the IMRC control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to voltage. The parameter displays Indeterminate until the circuit has been commanded ON.
IMRC Solenoid Command: This parameter displays the control modules commanded state of the IMRC solenoid.
Injector 1-6 Command: This parameter displays the amount of fuel injector ON time or pulse width as commanded by the control module.
Injector PWM Bank 1 or 2 Average: This parameter displays the average pulse width of the fuel injectors for each bank of the engine as determined by the control module.
Int. CMP Angle Bank 1 or 2: This parameter displays the actual intake camshaft position in degrees.
Int. CMP Angle Bank 1 or 2 Variance: This parameter displays in degrees, the difference between the desired intake camshaft position and the actual intake camshaft position.
Int. CMP Bank 1 or 2 Command: This parameter displays the intake camshaft position in percent of range as commanded by the control module.
Int. CMP Solenoid Bn. 1 or 2 Circuit Status: This parameter displays the state of the intake camshaft actuator solenoid control circuit. The parameter displays Fault if the camshaft actuator solenoid control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to voltage. The parameter displays Indeterminate until the circuit has been commanded ON.
This parameter may not change if the scan tool is used to command the CMP solenoid ON.
Knock Retard: This parameter indicates the amount of spark advance the control module removes from the ignition control (IC) spark advance in response to the signal from the knock sensors.
KS 1 or 2 Signal: This parameters displays the voltage input to the control module from the knock sensor (KS).
Loop Status Sensor 1: This parameter displays the state of the fuel control system as commanded by the control module. Closed Loop operation indicates that the control module is controlling the fuel delivery based off the oxygen sensors input signal. In Open Loop operation the control module ignores the oxygen sensor input signal and bases the amount of fuel to be delivered on other sensor inputs.
Loop Status Sensor 2: This parameter displays the state of the rear heated oxygen sensor as commanded by the control module. The rear sensor will not go into Closed Loop until the ECM determines that the HO2S is ready for operation.
LT FT Cruise/Accel.: This parameter displays the commanded Long Term Fuel Trim correction by the control module for cruise and acceleration conditions.
LT FT Idle/Decel.: This parameter displays the commanded Long Term Fuel Trim correction by the control module for idle and deceleration conditions.
MAF Sensor: This parameter displays the measured quantity of air flowing into the engine during all operating conditions.
MAF Sensor: This parameter displays the signal voltage from the mass air flow (MAF) sensor to the control module.
MIL Circuit Status: This parameter displays the state of the MIL control circuit. The parameter displays Fault if the MIL control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to voltage. This parameter displays indeterminate until the circuit is commanded ON.
MIL Command: This parameter displays the commanded state of the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) control circuit by the control module.
Mileage Since DTC Cleared: This parameter displays the mileage that has elapsed since any diagnostic trouble code (DTC) has been cleared from the control modules memory.
Mileage Since First Failure: This parameter displays the mileage that has elapsed since the first emission failure.
Mileage Since Last Failure: This parameter displays the mileage that has elapsed since the last emission failure.
Mileage Since MIL Requested: This parameter displays the mileage that has elapsed since the control module has commanded the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) On.
Misfire Current Cyl. 1-6: The scan tool displays a range of 0-200 counts. This parameter displays the number of misfires that have been detected during the last 200 cylinder firing events. The counters may normally display some activity, but the activity should be nearly equal for all of the cylinders, and in low numbers.
Misfire History Cyl. 1-6: The scan tool displays a range of 0-65,535 counts. The misfire history counters display the total level of misfire that has been detected on each cylinder. The misfire history counters will not update or show any activity until a misfire DTC P0300 has become active. The misfire history counters will update every 200 cylinder firing events.
Misfire Monitor Complete This Ignition: This parameter displays the diagnostic monitor completion status during the current driving/monitoring cycle.
Misfire Heater Monitor Enabled This Ignition: This parameter displays the diagnostic monitor enable status during the current driving/monitoring cycle.
Moderate Brake Apply Signal: This parameter displays the state of the brake pedal that is transmitted over the serial data circuit from the electronic brake control module (EBCM).
PNP Switch: This parameter displays whether the transmission range selector is in park or neutral.
Power Enrichment: This parameter displays the status of the operating mode of the control module used to increase fuel delivery during certain acceleration conditions.
PRNDL Range: This parameter displays the transmission range input to the control module, determined directly from the decoding of the PRNDL A, B, C, and P inputs from the transmission internal mode switch (IMS).
Reduced Engine Power: This parameter displays whether the control module is commanding reduced engine power due to a throttle actuator control (TAC) system condition.
Short Term FT: This parameter displays the short-term correction to the fuel delivery by the control module in response to the oxygen sensor. If the oxygen sensor indicates a lean air/fuel mixture, the control module will add fuel increasing the short term fuel trim above 0. If the oxygen sensor indicates a rich air/fuel mixture, the control module will reduce fuel decreasing the short term fuel trim below 0.
Spark: This parameter displays the amount of spark advance the control module is commanding on the ignition control circuits. The control module determines the desired advance.
Starter Relay Circuit Status: This parameter displays the state of the starter relay control circuit. The parameter displays Fault if the starter relay control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to voltage. The parameter displays Indeterminate until the relay control circuit has been commanded ON.
This parameter may not change if the scan tool is used to command the relay control circuit ON.
Start Up ECT: This parameter displays the temperature of the engine coolant on start up based on input to the control module from the ECT sensor.
Start Up IAT: This parameter displays the temperature of the intake air at start in the air induction system based on input to the control module from the IAT sensor.
Stop Lamp Pedal Switch: This parameter displays the position of the stop lamp pedal switch input to the control module.
System Power Mode: This parameter displays the position of the ignition switch.
TAC System Learned Counts: This parameter displays the steps counted in learning the throttle actuator control parameters. The last step learned is 11.
TCC Brake Pedal Switch: This parameter displays the position of the TCC brake pedal switch input to the control module.
TCC/Cruise Brake Pedal Switch: This parameter displays the position of the TCC/Cruise brake pedal switch input to the control module.
TCC Status: This parameter displays the commanded status of the torque convertor clutch.
TCM Requested Torque: This parameter displays the calculated amount torque requested of the controller.
TCM Torque Increase: This parameter displays whether or not the controller has responded to a request for a torque increase.
TCS Torque Increase: This parameter displays whether or not the controller has responded to a request for a torque increase.
TCM Torque Reduction Active: This parameter displays whether the transmission control module (TCM) is reducing torque.
TCS Torque Reduction Active: This parameter displays whether EBTCM has determined a reduction in torque took place.
Torque Delivered Signal: This is the calculated torque output from the engine to the transmission used by the EBTCM for the traction control system operation.
Torque Request Signal: The EBTCM sends a Desired Torque Level signal request to the control module. This decreases torque from the powertrain in order to reduce wheel slip during acceleration for the traction control.
Total Fuel Trim Average: This parameter displays the overall fuel trim from the idle/decel cell and the cruise/accel cell.
Total Misfire Count: This parameter displays the total number of cylinder firing events that the control module detected as misfires for the last 200 crankshaft revolution sample period.
TP Desired Angle: This parameter displays the desired TP angle commanded by the control module.
TP Indicated Angle: This parameter displays the percent of throttle opening as calculated by the control module using information from the two TP sensors.
TP Sensor 1: This parameter displays the actual voltage on the TP sensor 1 signal circuit as measured by the control module.
TP Sensor 1 Learned Minimum: This parameter displays the learned minimum value of throttle position (TP) sensor 1 as recorded by the control module during the last learn procedure.
TP Sensor 2: This parameter displays the actual voltage on the TP sensor 2 signal circuit as measured by the control module.
TP Sensor 2 Learned Minimum: This parameter displays the learned minimum value of TP sensor 2 as recorded by the control module during the last learn procedure.
TP Sensor 1 and 2: This parameter displays Disagree when the control module detects that TP sensor 1 voltage signal is not within the correct relationship to TP sensor 2. The scan tool displays Agree under the normal operating conditions.
Traction Control Status: This parameter displays Active if the electronic brake and traction control module (EBTCM) is commanding traction control.
Transmission Gear Selector Signal: This parameter displays the position of the transmission gear selector that is transmitted over the serial data circuit from the transmission control module (TCM).
TWC Temperature Calculated: This parameter displays the catalytic converter temperature as calculated by the control module.
Vehicle Speed: This parameter displays the speed of the vehicle as calculated by the transmission control module (TCM) from information received from the vehicle speed sensor (VSS).
Volumetric Efficiency: This parameter displays the calculated volumetric efficiency of the engine as calculated by the control module.