Diagnostic fault clearing system
First Claim
1. A vehicle diagnostics clearing system that detects a clear diagnostic faults flag and clears diagnostic faults from a control module, comprising:
- a clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module that periodically monitors the clear diagnostic faults flag in the control module; and
a clear diagnostic faults module that clears the diagnostic faults from the control module for a predetermined period after the clear diagnostic faults flag is set in the control module.
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Abstract
A vehicle diagnostics clearing system that detects a clear diagnostic faults flag and clears diagnostic faults from a control module includes a clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module and a clear diagnostic faults module. The clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module periodically monitors the clear diagnostic faults flag in the control module. When the clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module detects that the clear diagnostic faults flag is set, the clear diagnostic faults module clears the diagnostic faults from the control module for a predetermined period.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle diagnostics clearing system that detects a clear diagnostic faults flag and clears diagnostic faults from a control module, comprising:
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a clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module that periodically monitors the clear diagnostic faults flag in the control module; and
a clear diagnostic faults module that clears the diagnostic faults from the control module for a predetermined period after the clear diagnostic faults flag is set in the control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vehicle diagnostics clearing method that detects a clear diagnostic faults flag and clears diagnostic faults, comprising:
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periodically determining if the clear diagnostics faults flag has been set; and
clearing the diagnostic faults for a predetermined period after the clear diagnostic faults flag has been set. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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