11 00 045 Checking absolute compression of all cylinders

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Diagnosis and Information System (DIS)

Fig 1: Identifying Diagnosis And Information System (DIS)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove acoustic cover.

Fig 2: Identifying Acoustic Cover

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Remove right ignition coil cover.
Connect DIS Tester.

Test:

Call up Diagnosis
Select car > right arrow key
Function selection
- Complete vehicle
- Drive
- Engine management
  - Valve gear
  - Valvetronic variable valve gear
  - Mechanical components / function
Test schedule > right arrow key
- Compression test > right arrow key
Follow DIS Tester instructions.

NOTE: Clear fault memory