User Manual

Pending Trouble Codes and Force Clear
If no codes are found, you may still have Pending Trouble Codes. Pending Trouble Codes are DTCs that
your vehicle’s computer has detected but may not yet have triggered a DTC.
Pending DTCs can be viewed and cleared in much in the same way other DTCs can be. After scanning
your vehicle and getting a NO CODES FOUND result, press the lower right function button next to
MORE. This will scan your vehicle for Pending DTCs.
NO CODES FOUND
NOT READY
MORE>
NO PEND CODES
FORCE CLEAR>
Force Clear
If no Pending DTCs are detected, ScanGauge
provides a method to force clear any detected
or undetected Trouble Codes. From the NO
PEND CODES screen shown above, press
the lower right function button next to FORCE
CLEAR. ScanGauge will then attempt to force
a clear of any pending or existing DTC and
turn off the Check Engine light.
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Pending Codes
If Pending DTCs are detected, ScanGauge
will display the number of pending codes.
From the PENDING CODES screen shown
above, you can press the lower left function
button next to CODES to view the pending
DTC. You may also press the lower right
function button next to FRZD to view the
available Freeze Data and view the conditions
in the vehicle that were present when
the Pending DTCs where stored.
Decoding DTCs
DTCs vary from vehicle to vehicle, and you will need to find the definitions for your vehicle.
An excellent way to do this is to use a good search engine on the Internet. Use Trouble Codes as the
search words. You can add your make of vehicle to narrow the search. Using the actual DTC in the
search could bring up a lot of information on the problem if it is a common failure.
A good Web site to try is: http://www.troublecodes.net.
Another way to find the Trouble Code meaning and also information on what might be causing the
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