On Board Diagnostic (OBD) Pending Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
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Pending DTCs are DTCs that have only set during one drive cycle and may not have set the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) yet. These DTCs may be identified using the retrieve pending DTCs feature. Additionally, they are found in the vehicle-specific mode retrieve/clear continuous memory DTCs from the instant that the DTC is set.
This function only reports pending concerns that have occurred during the present drive cycle, but does not indicate single concerns that occurred on any previous drive cycle.