Instruction manual

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HONDA
For codes 1 through 10...
– Count SHORT flashes to get the code.
Example of code 4:
❊ ❊ ❊ ❊
For codes 11 through 99...
– Count LONG flashes to get the first
digit.
– Count SHORT flashes to get the
second digit.
– Combine digits to get the code.
Example of code 12:
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
The pause between the first and second
digits is 2 seconds.
Remember:
– If SHORT flashes come first, the code
is 10, or less.
– If LONG flashes come first, it is the
first digit of a two digit code.
The pause between codes is 2 seconds.
Multiple Codes...
• Depending upon system, trouble
codes are repeated 2 or 3 times in
succession.
Example: Code 12
Sent as...
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
or
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊ ❊
• Several different codes can be stored
if the computer sees more than one
problem.
• Some systems group codes based on
occurrence:
Example: Codes 13 and 21 occur at
different times.
(Codes have unrelated causes.)
Sent as...
❊
PAUSE
❊❊❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊❊❊
PAUSE
❊❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊❊
PAUSE
❊
Notice how each code is repeated before
the next code is sent.
Example: Codes 13 and 21 occur at
same time.
(Same failure may have caused both
codes.)
Sent as...
❊
PAUSE
❊❊❊
PAUSE
❊❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊
PAUSE
❊❊❊
PAUSE
❊❊
PAUSE
❊
--Notice how the codes are grouped and
the code group is repeated.