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If you take your vehicle f or a state
emissions test shortly af ter the
battery has been disconnected or
gone dead, it may not pass the test.
This is because of certain ‘‘readiness
codes’’ that must be set in the on-
board diagnostics f or the emissions
systems. These codes are erased
when the battery is disconnected,
and set again only after several days
of driving under a variety of
conditions.If the testing f acility determines that
the readiness codes are not set, you
will be requested to return at a later
date to complete the test. If you must
get the vehicle re-tested within the
next two or three days, you can
condition the vehicle for re-testing
by doing the f ollowing.
Make sure the gas tank is nearly,
but not completely, f ull (around
3/4).
Make sure the vehicle has been
parked with the engine of f f or 8
hours or more.
Make sure the ambient
temperature is between 20° and
95°F. Without touching the accelerator
pedal, start the engine and let it
idle f or 20 seconds.
Keep the vehicle in Park
(automatic transmission) or
Neutral (manual transmission).
Increase the engine speed to 2,000
rpm and hold it there until the
temperature gauge rises to at least
1/4of thescale(approximately3
minutes).
St at e Emissions T est ing
T echnical Inf ormation
T esting of Readiness Codes
355
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Timing Belt .281
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Tires .285
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Wiper Blades .277
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .44
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Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant . 198
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Restraint, Child .20
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Reverse Gear Position . 212
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Rotation, Tire .285
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Saf ety Belts .8, 41
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Safety Defects, Reporting . 360
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
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Door Locks .10
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Head Restraints .10
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Seat Belts .8
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Seats & Seat-Backs .10
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Saf ety Labels, Location of . 53
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Saf ety Messages . ii
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Seat Belts .8, 41
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Additional Information . 41
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .43 .....................................
Cleaning .307
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 15,41
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Maintenance .44
Reminder Light and ................................
Beeper .41, 58
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System Components . 41
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Use During Pregnancy . 18
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Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 15
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Seats, Adjusting the .85
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Seat Heaters .93
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Security System .180
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Serial Number .342
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Service Intervals .238
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Service Manual .361
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Service Station Procedures . 193
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Setting the Clock .100
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Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 211
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Shif t Lock Release .214
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Side Airbags .47
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Side Airbag Indicator . 49,60
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement .296
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Signaling Turns .69
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Snow Tires .287
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Solvent-type Cleaners . 304
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Sound System .123, 138 Spare Tire
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Inf lating .312
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Specif ications .345, 347
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Spark Plugs, Replacing . 269,271
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Specif ications Charts . 344,346
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Speed Control .181
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Speedometer .63
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Spotlights .105
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 45
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Additional Safety Precautions . 50
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .43
How the SRS Indicator .......................................
Works .48
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How Your Airbags Work . 45
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SRS Components .45
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SRS Service .50
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SRS Indicator .48 ,60
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START (Ignition Key Position) . 78
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Starting the Engine .207
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .208
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With a Dead Battery . 321
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State Emissions Testing . 355
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