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Step 6 of 7 · Check Engine Light Decoded

Clear only after you fixed something

Clear only after you fixed something — step 6 of 7 in Check Engine Light Decoded. Clear, then drive mixed roads. If it comes back immediately, you missed. If it stays off for a week, you probably hit it.

The light staying off is the test. Not the scanner saying 'cleared'.
The light staying off is the test. Not the scanner saying 'cleared'.

Free auto & mechanics tip: Clear only after you fixed something (step 6 of 7 from "Check Engine Light Decoded").

Clear, then drive mixed roads. If it comes back immediately, you missed. If it stays off for a week, you probably hit it.

Don't clear the day before an emissions test. Monitors need drive cycles to show ready.

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