Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC

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A history DTC will clear if no fault conditions have been detected for 40 warm-up cycles.
A warm-up cycle occurs when the coolant temperature has risen 22°C (40°F) from the start-up coolant temperature and the engine coolant temperature exceeds 70°C (160°F) during the same ignition cycle.
Use the scan tool Clear Information function.