Manual

  Onboard Diagnostics 
  OBD2 MONITORS 
24 OBD2 
Non-Continuous Monitors 
The other twelve Monitors are “non-continuous” Monitors. “Non-
continuous” Monitors perform and complete their testing once per trip. 
The “non-continuous” Monitors are: 
Oxygen Sensor Monitor 
Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitor 
Catalyst Monitor 
Heated Catalyst Monitor 
 EGR System Monitor 
EVAP System Monitor 
 Secondary Air System Monitor 
The following Monitors will be standard beginning in 2010. The 
majority of vehicles produced before this time will not support 
these Monitors 
 NMHC Monitor 
 NOx Adsorber Monitor 
 Boost Pressure System Monitor 
 Exhaust Gas Sensor Monitor 
 PM Filter Monitor 
The following provides a brief explanation of the function of each Monitor: 
Comprehensive Component Monitor (CCM) - This Monitor 
continuously checks all inputs and outputs from sensors, 
actuators, switches and other devices that provide a signal to the 
computer. The Monitor checks for shorts, opens, out of range value, 
functionality and “rationality.” 
Rationality: Each input signal is compared against all other 
inputs and against information in the computer’s memory to see 
if it makes sense under the current operating conditions. 
Example: The signal from the throttle position sensor indicates 
the vehicle is in a wide-open throttle condition, but the vehicle is 
really at idle, and the idle condition is confirmed by the signals 
from all other sensors. Based on the input data, the computer 
determines that the signal from the throttle position sensor is not 
rational (does not make sense when compared to the other 
inputs). In this case, the signal would fail the rationality test. 
The CCM is supported by both “spark ignition” vehicles and 
“compression ignition” vehicles. The CCM may be either a “One-Trip” or 
a “Two-Trip” Monitor, depending on the component. 










