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7-6 Starting and operating in order to meet their obligation undernot damage a SUBARU AWD vehicle.“CHECK ENGINE” warning light/MIL is federal law to implement stricter vehicleUnder no circumstances should the rearnot properly operating or there is one or emission standards to reduce air pollutionwheels be jacked off the ground, normore diagnostic trouble codes stored in from vehicles. A dynamometer is a tread-should the driveshaft be disconnected forvehicle’s computer with the “CHECK mill or roller-like testing device that allowsstate emission testing.ENGINE” warning light/MIL illuminated. your vehicle’s wheels to turn while the . Astate emission inspection may reject vehicle remains in one place. DependingThe EPA has issued regulations for(notpassorfail) a vehicle if the number of on the severity of a state’s air pollutioninspecting the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system as part of the state emis-OBD system readiness monitors “Not problems, the states must adopt either a Ready” is greater than one. Under this “basic” or “enhanced” vehicle emissionsions inspection. The OBD system iscondition, the vehicle operator should be inspection test. Normally, a portion of thedesigned to detect engine and transmis-instructed to drive his/her vehicle for a few basic emission test consists of an emis-sion problems that might cause vehicledays to set the monitors and return for an sion inspector inserting an analyzer probeemissions to exceed allowable limits.emission re-inspection. into the exhaust pipe of an idling vehicleTheseinspections apply to all 1996 model. Owners of rejected or failing vehicles for a short period of time. States with moreyear and newer passenger cars and lightshould contact their SUBARU Dealer for severe air pollution problems are requiredtrucks. Over 30 states plus the District ofservice. to adopt an enhanced vehicle emissionColumbia have implemented the OBD test. This test simulates actual drivingsystem inspection. conditions on a dynamometer and permits. The inspection of the OBD system more accurate measurement of tailpipeconsists of a visual operational check of emitted pollution than the basic emissionthe “CHECK ENGINE” warning light/ test. malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and an The U.S. Environmental Protectionexamination of the OBD system with an Agency (EPA) and states using two-wheelelectronic scan tool while the engine is dynamometers in their emission testingrunning. programs haveEXEMPTEDSUBARUpasses the OBD system . Avehicle AWD vehicles from the portion of theinspection if proper the “CHECK EN- testing program that involves a two-wheelGINE” warning light/MIL illumination is dynamometer. observed, there is no stored diagnostic Therearesomestatesthatusefour-wheeltrouble codes, and the OBD system dynamometers in their testing programs.readiness monitors are complete. When properly used, that equipment will. Avehiclefails the OBD inspection if the

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