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Monitor Preliminary Checks:

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Dodge Challenger. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Plug a scan tool into the vehicle's Data Link Connector (DLC).
  2. Turn the ignition, KEY ON - ENGINE OFF. Watch for the MIL lamp to illuminate during the bulb check. The MIL lamp must have illuminat. If not, repair the MIL lamp.
  3. Using a scan tool check for Powertrain related DTCs.
    NOTE:

    Only complete the monitors, which are not YES in the CARB Readiness Status. Specific criteria need to be met for each monitor. The most efficient order to run the monitors has been outlined below, including suggestions to aid the process.

Using a scan tool check the CARB Readiness Status.

Do all of the CARB Readiness Status Locations read YES?