Trouble codes – GxT Ferret 31 Scan Tool User Manual
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Trouble Codes
Select Trouble Codes from the OBDII
Session Menu and press enter.
From the Trouble Code menu you
can select: View DTC’s, Erase
DTC’s, View Freeze Frame.
When you select View DTC’s, the
Scan Tool will retrieve any stored
Trouble Codes. The header of the
trouble code screen will display
how many codes are present. In
this example, we are seeing code 3
out of 3. The exact DTC number is
also displayed and the ECU number
that is responsible for this code. The
main part of the screen will display a
description of the trouble code.
If you select Erase DTC’s from the
Menu, all existing trouble codes are
erased. Readiness monitors are
also reset when trouble codes are
erased.
Freeze Frame data is datastream
information that is recorded at the
instant that the trouble code is set.
When you ask for Freeze Frame
data The Scan Tool will retrieve the
data and the trouble code that is
associated with the data. Use the
up and down arrow keys to select
which freeze frame data to view.
Press enter to view data.
Freeze Frame data is cleared when the DTC’s are erased.