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Monitor Preliminary Checks:

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Jeep Patriot and 2009 Jeep Compass. 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 MIL lamp illumination during the bulb check. MIL lamp must have illuminated, if not, repair MIL lamp.
  3. Using a scan tool check for Powertrain related DTCs.
    NOTE:

    Only the monitors, which are not YES in the CARB Readiness Status, need to be completed. 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 the scan tool check the CARB Readiness Status.

Do all the CARB Readiness Status Locations read YES?