Monitor GDS status

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Connect GDS to Data Link Connector (DLC).
Ignition "ON" (Power Button LED "Red")
Monitor "Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)" with GDS.

Fig 1: Screen Display - Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) With GDS
Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Is DTC status displayed as Present?
YES
- In case there is DTC U0001, check and repair this first and then check for DTC lighting again.
- Diagnose AVN system, and if there is DTC, check it first and see if this DTC is erased.
- Go to "WIRING INSPECTION " procedure.
NO
- Fault is intermittent caused by poor contact in the sensor's and/or EPCU's connector or was repaired and EPCU memory was not cleared. Thoroughly check connectors for looseness, poor connection, bending, corrosion, contamination, deterioration, or damage. Repair or replace as necessary and go to "Verification Of Vehicle Repair " procedure.