MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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Aloose,improperlyinstalled,ordamagedfuelfillercap
mayalsoturnontheMIL.
Your vehicle has a simple ignition key-actuated test,
which you can use prior to going to the test station. To
checkifyourvehicle’sOBDIIsystemisready,youmust
dothefollowing:
EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopass
aninspectionofyourvehicle’semissionscontrolsystem.
Failuretopasscouldpreventvehicleregistration.
1.
2.
Insertyourignitionkeyintotheignitionswitch.
TurntheignitiontotheONposition,butdonotcrank
orstarttheengine.
Ifyoucrankorstarttheengine,youwillhavetostart
thistestover.
AssoonasyouturnyourkeytotheONposition,you
ForstatesthatrequireanInspectionandMainte-
nance (I/M), this check verifies the Malfunction
IndicatorLight(MIL)isfunctioningandisnoton
whentheengineisrunning,andthattheOBDIIsystem
isreadyfortesting.
3.
4.
willseetheMILsymbolcomeonaspartofanormalbulb
check.
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Normally,theOBDIIsystemwillbeready.TheOBDII
system may not be ready if your vehicle was recently
serviced,recentlyhadadeadbatteryorabatteryreplace-
ment. If the OBD II system should be determined not
readyfortheI/Mtest,yourvehiclemayfailthetest.
5.
happen:
Approximately15secondslater,oneoftwothingswill
a. The MIL will flash for about 10 seconds and then
return to being fully illuminated until you turn OFF
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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