Diagnosis and Testing Information
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ELEMENTS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
Diagnosis and Testing may include:
- Preliminary Inspection
- In older articles, Inspection and Verification
- Symptom Chart
- DTC Chart
- Pinpoint Tests
- Component Tests
Some diagnostics may be contained in Symptom Based Diagnostics. Some engine performance and emission diagnostics may be placed in a separately published Engine Controls article.
MODULE NAMES MATCH THE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL
Module names and PID names in this Service Information match the Ford diagnostic scan tool: IDS.
The same diagnostic scan tool module name is found in some DTC definitions (for example, U024B Lost Communication with Seat Control Module "G").
MODULE DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
A descriptive name is sometimes added to the diagnostic scan tool name to clarify module function. The descriptive name will be followed by the diagnostic scan tool acronym in brackets.
- Example: "Driver Active Motion Seat Module [SCMG]".
- Driver Active Motion Seat Module is the descriptive name added to clarify the function of the SCMG.
- The SCMG acronym is used by diagnostic scan tool, defined as "Seat Control Module G".