Continental V8-4.6L DOHC (1995)
Air Bag Diagnostic Monitor: Testing and Inspection
Retrieving Lamp Flash Codes
RETRIEVING LAMP FLASH CODES
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The air bag diagnostic monitor illuminates the AIR BAG indicator for approximately 6 seconds when the ignition switch is turned to RUN and
then turns the air bag indicator OFF. This indicates that the AIR BAG indicator is operational. If the AIR BAG indicator does not illuminate at all,
stays on continuously, or flashes at any time, then a fault has been detected by the air bag diagnostic monitor.
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Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), if present, will begin flashing within 30 seconds after the ignition switch has been turned to RUN. This is the
amount of time it takes the air bag diagnostic monitor to perform all tests and verify system faults, if present.
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Diagnostic trouble codes are displayed as a series of flashes and pauses of the AIR BAG indicator. Diagnostic trouble codes are two-digit
numbers. Example: A DTC 32 is displayed as follows:
Flash flash flash - (two second pause) - flash flash - (five second pause)...
Flash flash flash - (two second pause) - flash flash - (five second pause)...
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Diagnostic trouble codes are prioritized numerically so that if two or more faults occur at the same time, the diagnostic trouble code with the
highest priority will be displayed.
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After the DTC is displayed five times, the AIR BAG indicator will illuminate continuously until the ignition switch is cycled.
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The air bag diagnostic monitor incorporates Non Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) to store diagnostic trouble codes and retain them
indefinitely. The air bag diagnostic monitor will always flash the highest priority diagnostic trouble code stored in NVRAM. Diagnostic trouble
codes may be cleared from the air bag diagnostic monitor after the fault conditions are serviced.
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The air bag diagnostic monitor distinguishes between hard and intermittent (or repaired) fault conditions.
