Output State Control (OSC) Mode: Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Milan and 2010 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Output state control allows an off-board diagnostic scan tool direct control of specific transaxle components or functions. Output state control allows the technician to control the main functions or components of the transaxle to help the technician more quickly and easily diagnose the transaxle. For example, output state control may be used to change gears or remain in a specific gear. Output state control may be used to control the operation of the Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) to engage or disengage, or to keep the converter clutch from engaging at all. Output state control may also be used to help carry out solenoid electrical pinpoint tests by turning a solenoid off or on by controlling the actual current to the Variable Force Solenoid (VFS) solenoid.