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OBTAINING DTC'S USING MIL LAMP

1. Cycle the ignition key On - Off - On - Off - On within 5 seconds.
2. Count the number of times the MIL (check engine lamp) on the instrument panel flashes on and off. The number of flashes represents the trouble code. There is a slight pause between the flashes representing the first and second digits of the code. Longer pauses separate individual two digit trouble codes.

An example of a flashed DTC is as follows:

- Lamp flashes 4 times, pauses, and then flashes 6 more times. This indicates a DTC code number 46.
- Lamp flashes 5 times, pauses, and flashes 5 more times. This indicates a DTC code number 55. A DTC 55 will always be the last code to be displayed. This indicates the end of all stored codes.