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Fox - 1.8L Digifant I (California)

  1. Turn ignition on. Connect Jumper Cable (357 971 514E) to Data Link Connectors (DLC) located in center console. See Fig 1 or 2. Black end of jumper cable attaches to Black data link connector; White end of cable attaches to White connector.
  2. Leave jumper cable attached for 5 seconds, until on-board diagnostic CHECK ENGINE  light begins to blink. Remove jumper cable. Allow on-board diagnostic code retrieval procedure to run until Code 4444 (no faults indicated) or Code 0000 (end of output) appears. To end code retrieval procedure, reconnect jumper cable to data link connectors or turn ignition off.
  3. To erase fault codes, turn ignition off. Connect jumper cable and turn ignition on. Leave jumper cable attached for 5 seconds, until CHECK ENGINE light begins to blink.
  4. When light displays code 4444 (no faults indicated), reconnect jumper cable to data link connectors or turn ignition off to end code clearing procedure. Fault memory is now erased.
Fig 1: Retrieving Fault Codes
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