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Reading DTCs Procedure: Notes

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  1. Connect the M-MDS (IDS) to the DLC-2.
  2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization screen of the M-MDS.
    1. Select "Self Test".
    2. Select "Modules".
    3. Select "TCM".
    Fig 1: DLC-2
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    NOTE:
    • Snapshot data appears at the top of the help screen when the displayed DTC is selected.

    Snapshot data 

    • The snap shot data stores the currently detected DTC data.
    • The recording timing for the freeze frame data/snap shot data differs depending on the number of DTC drive cycles.
    • For a DTC with a drive cycle number 1, only the malfunction determination data is recorded.
    • For a DTC with a drive cycle number 2, both the malfunction determination and undetermined data is recorded.
  3. Verify the DTC according to the directions on the M-MDS screen.