Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC

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The PCM turns OFF the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) after 3 consecutive drive trips that the diagnostic runs and does not fail.
A History DTC clears after 40 consecutive warm up cycles in which no failures are reported by this diagnostic or any other emission related diagnostic.
The scan tool clears the MIL/DTC.