1999 AUDI A4 display

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Display group 029 (Diagnosis status)
Notes:
OBD II regulations require a display ("Readiness Code") that indicates readiness for inspection (annual exhaust emissions
test). The readiness code display (display field 1) shows that every component and/or system that affects the exhaust, which
can lead to switching on the MIL, has been operated at least once with positive result.
The readiness code is reset and/or erased:

Every time the DTC memory is erased (both with address word 01 function 05 and with address 33 mode 4).
When the battery is disconnected.
When the engine control module is disconnected (e.g. connecting test box VAG 1598/19, replacing ECM, etc.).
To generate the readiness code, take a "mixed city and highway" drive (short test). A "mixed city and highway" drive is
understood to be approx. 1-1/2 to 5 minutes at 80-100 km/h (50-63 mph) with manual transmission in 4th or 5th gear, or
automatic transmission selector lever in "D" position, preferably in 4th gear.
The "Trip Status" display (display field 2) shows which components and/or systems have been checked since the start of the
trip. After successful diagnosis, the current display value is set to "1" whether the diagnosis was recognized as OK or not OK.
The trip-status display is reset to "0" at each start since the components and/or systems are checked at each new start. A
"trip" is understood to be a drive of approx. 1-1/2 to 5 minutes at 80-100 km/h (50-63 mph) with manual transmission in 4th or
5th gear, or automatic transmission selector lever in "D" position, preferably in 4th gear, with preceding cold start.
The readiness code display (display field 1) shows whether the components and/or systems checked in display field 2 were
recognized as OK or not OK by the engine control module.
If the diagnosis is recognized as OK, the current display value is set to "0."
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If the diagnosis is recognized as not OK, the current display value is not set to "0", it stays at "1."
If every component and/or system has operated at least once with positive results, all display values of the readiness code
are set to "0."
If, during another diagnosis, a component and/or system is recognized as not OK, the readiness code is not reset to "1."
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If the trip status display is set to "1" when the readiness code is regenerated, but the corresponding display value of the
readiness code is not set to "0", the diagnosis was carried out but recognized as not OK by the engine control module. In this
case, the DTC memory should be checked to determine malfunctions and/or to carry out a selective diagnosis:

For three way catalytic converter diagnosis (Bank 1 and 2) also check display groups 035, 036 and 044.
For the Evaporative Emissions (EVAP) system leak diagnosis, also check display group 030.
For the Secondary Air Injection (AIR) system throughput and leak diagnosis, also check display groups 020 and 021.
For oxygen sensor diagnosis, also check display groups 032, 033, 034, 041, 042 and 043.
For oxygen sensor heating diagnosis, also check display group 040.
For the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system throughput diagnosis, also check display group 017.
Display
shows Display specified
value Designation/diagnosis
Basic setting
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1 2 3 4 X X X X X X 1 = Readiness Code
X X X X X X X X 2 = Trip Status display
0 - 40 3 = Counter for warm-up phases without new malfunctions except for "combustion
misfiring" and/or "oxygen sensor control"
0 - 40 4 = Counter for warm-up phases without new malfunctions except for "combustion
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Notes on display field 1:

All readiness code values are set to "1" by disconnecting the ECM harness connector and/or disconnecting the battery,
and every time DTC memory is erased (both with address word 01 function 05 and with address word 33 mode 4).
To regenerate the readiness code, take a drive of approx. 1-1/2 to 5 minutes at 80-100 km/h (50-63 mph) with manual
transmission in 4th or 5th gear, or automatic transmission selector lever in "D" position, preferably in 4th gear ("mixed city
and highway" trip).
Value "0" = Diagnosis carried out
Value "1" = Diagnosis not OK and/or diagnosis not carried out yet
X
X
X

X
X

X
Meaning of the 6-digit "readiness codes"

1 = Three way catalytic converter diagnosis (Banks 1 and 2)

2 = ----

3 = Evaporative Emissions (EVAP) throughput diagnosis

4 = Secondary air system throughput and leak diagnosis (Always "0" for vehicles without
secondary air injection system)

5 = ----

6 = Heated oxygen sensor diagnosis (flank rise and/or flank fall time of the voltage signal of
heated oxygen sensors in front of three way catalytic converters

7 = Oxygen sensor heating diagnosis (all four O2S heaters)

8 = Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) throughput diagnosis
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Notes on display field 2:

The display values are set to "0" at each start, since the function capability of components and systems that can affect the
exhaust are checked again and again.
Leak testing of the EGR system is only carried out after a preceding cold start (water temperature -10 C to 30 C (14 to
86 F). Value "0" = Diagnosis not carried out yet
Value "1" = Diagnosis carried out
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Meaning of 8-digit "Trip Status" display

1 = Three way catalytic converter diagnosis, banks 1 and 2
(for diagnostic conditions display group 044)
2 = Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system leak testing

3 = Evaporative Emissions (EVAP) throughput diagnosis
(for diagnostic conditions display group 030)
4 = Secondary air injection system throughput and leak testing
(always "0" on vehicles without secondary air injection system; for diagnostic conditions
display groups 020 and 021)
5 = Oxygen sensor control diagnosis
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(for diagnostic conditions display groups 007 and 008)

6 = Heated oxygen sensor diagnosis (flank rise and/or flank fall time of the voltage signal on
the heated oxygen sensor in front of three way catalytic converter; for diagnostic conditions
display group 042)
7 = Oxygen sensor heating diagnosis (all four O2S heaters)

8 = Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system throughput diagnosis
(for diagnostic conditions display group 017)
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Notes on display fields 3 and 4:

Display field 3 evaluates all malfunctions except "Combustion misfiring and oxygen sensor control."
Display field 4 evaluates only the malfunctions "Combustion misfiring and oxygen sensor control"
If a malfunction is recognized, the corresponding counter will be set to "40." The counter is decremented, during a new
start, when the trip was started at coolant temperature of 49 C (120 F) and ended at a water temperature of 71 C
(160 F) and the malfunction is no longer recognized. However, decrementing is only allowed if the MIL has not lit up yet
or is no longer lit. When counter status "0" is reached, the recognized malfunction is erased. If the DTC memory is erased, the counter is also decremented.
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Display group 030 (EVAP system diagnosis)
Notes:

Display group 030 is only considered on vehicles with sensor for EVAP canister -G172-.
If the value of the EVAP throughput diagnosis is not set to "0" in display group 029, display field 1 during regeneration of
the readiness code, and/or there is a malfunction in DTC memory that relates to the EVAP system, display group 030 is
used to carry out a selective diagnosis.
Since the EVAP system is automatically shut off during "Basic Setting" function 04, display group 030 can only be
evaluated using "Read Measuring Value Block" function 08.
When diagnostic conditions are fulfilled, the Engine Control Module (ECM) checks the EVAP system at each start with the
help of the sensor for EVAP canister -G172-. The pressure between the EVAP canister and EVAP canister purge
regulator valve is measured with the sensor for EVAP canister -G172-.
The diagnostic conditions are only fulfilled during a drive of approx. 1-1/2 to 5 minutes at 80-100 km/h (50-63 mph) with
manual transmission in 4th or 5th gear, or automatic transmission selector lever in "D" position, preferably in 4th gear. If
the diagnostic conditions are fulfilled, the diagnosis is active. To get the diagnosis results, you have to drive approx. 1-1/2
to 5 minutes under the diagnostic conditions, while the pressure has to be measured with closed EVAP canister purge
regulator valve. First, the pressure must be measured with the valve closed. You can get the valve to close most easily by
having a preceding deceleration fuel shut-off. If there are problems in shutting the EVAP canister purge regulator valve by
deceleration fuel shut-off, it can also be shut by running display group 030 in "Basic Setting" function 04. Then the
pressure has to be measured again in "Read Measuring Value Block" function 08 with valve fully open.
The diagnosis is recognized as OK if the EVAP system low pressure measured in display field 1 is greater than the actual
calculated EVAP system minimum low pressure in display field 2.
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