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Engine Controls - Tests W/codes 4.6L: Maintenance Lincoln Continental IX

PCM Reset

After a PCM reset procedure has been performed, the following conditions will be met

  1. All DTCs will be cleared from PCM memory.
  2. All freeze frame data will be cleared from PCM memory.
  3. All oxygen sensor test data will be cleared from PCM memory.
  4. OBD-II system monitor status will reset.
  5. DTC P1000 will be set in PCM memory.

To perform PCM reset using scan tool, follow scan tool manufacturer's operating instructions. If after clearing DTCs a problem has not been corrected or fault is still present, hard code will immediately be reset in PCM memory.

CAUTIONWhen battery is disconnected, vehicle computer may lose memory data. Driveability problems may exist until computer systems have completed a relearn cycle. See COMPUTER RELEARN PROCEDURES article in the GENERAL INFORMATION section before disconnecting battery.