Mode Description: Overview

DTC Modes
On vehicles equipped with On Board Diagnostics II (OBD II), there are three options available in the scan tool Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) mode to display the enhanced information available. A description of the new modes, DTC Info and Specific DTC, follows. After selecting DTC, the following menu appears:

^ DTC Info
^ Specific DTC
^ Freeze Frame
^ Fail Records
^ Clear Info

The following is a brief description of each of the sub menus in DTC Info and Specific DTC. The order in which they appear here is alphabetical and not necessarily the way they will appear on the scan tool.
DTC Info Mode

DTC Info Mode
Use the DTC Info mode to search for a specific type of stored DTC information. There are seven choices. The electronic service information may instruct the technician to test for DTCs in a certain manner. Always follow published service procedures.

In order to get a complete description of any status, press the Enter key before pressing the desired F-key. For example, pressing enter, then a F-key will display a definition of the abbreviated scan tool status.