Retrieving Diagnostic Trouble Codes: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln Navigator and 2002 Ford Expedition. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Instrument cluster is a Hybrid Electronic Cluster (HEC). HEC has self-diagnostic system which may store a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC). HEC communicates with Generic Electronic Module (GEM). GEM has self-diagnostic capabilities. DTCs stored in HEC and GEM may be obtained with New Generation Star (NGS) tester. HEC DTCs may also be displayed on instrument cluster through the odometer. See USING HYBRID ELECTRONIC CLUSTER .