Table Of Contents - Sealey VS8801 Manual

INTRODUCTION:
Save time and money, plus take the guess-work out of your fault-finding and diagnosis
with CAN enabled Sealey EOBD diagnostic tools - essential for the vehicle technician.
Allows interrogation of the vehicle's ECU to determine the performance of essential
emission-based information, to read and clear Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and to
obtain vital performance data from the vehicle's engine. The competitively priced Model
No.VS8801 is the next generation of code reader, the size of which belies its power.
Unlike many other budget tools, which give only a code, this model gives a full definition
on the colour backlit LCD screen. Features freeze frame and live data, also includes a
patented One-Click I/M Readiness button to eliminate drive cycle guesswork using colour
coded LEDs and audible tone. These characteristics are usually only found on scanners
costing many times that of Model No.VS8801.
CONTENTs
1. sAfETy pRECAUTIONs ....................................................................................................1
2. GENERAL INfORmATION..................................................................................................2
2.1 On Board Diagnostics (OBD II/EOBD) .................................................................................2
2.2 Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) .......................................................................................2
2.3 Location of the Data Link Connector (DLC) .........................................................................3
2.4 EOBD Readiness Monitors..................................................................................................4
2.5 EOBD Monitor Readiness Status ........................................................................................5
2.6 EOBD Definitions .................................................................................................................6
2.7 EOBD Modes of Operation ..................................................................................................7
3. UsING THE CODE READER ............................................................................................10
3.1 Tool Description..................................................................................................................10
3.2 Specifications .....................................................................................................................11
3.3 Accessories Included .........................................................................................................11
3.4 Navigation characters ........................................................................................................12
3.5 Keyboard ............................................................................................................................12
3.6 power .................................................................................................................................12
3.7 System Setup .....................................................................................................................12
3.8 About ..................................................................................................................................21
3.9 Vehicle Coverage ...............................................................................................................21
3.10 product Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................22
4. EOBD DIAGNOsTICs .......................................................................................................24
4.1 Reading Codes ..................................................................................................................25
4.2 Erasing codes ....................................................................................................................28
4.3 Live Data ............................................................................................................................30
4.4 Viewing Freeze Frame Data ..............................................................................................31
4.5 Retrieving I/M Readiness Status ........................................................................................32
4.6 Viewing Vehicle Information ...............................................................................................39
4.7 Exiting the EOBD Test ........................................................................................................40
5. READy TEsT ....................................................................................................................41
5.1 General Information ...........................................................................................................41
5.2 Test Tool Application ...........................................................................................................41
5.3 LED and Tone Interpretation ..............................................................................................44
6. WARRANTy AND sERVICE .............................................................................................46
6.1 Limited One Year Warranty ................................................................................................46
6.2 Service procedures ............................................................................................................46
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VS8801 Issue No.1 23/04/12