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General Procedure

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  1. Establish a scan tool session.
  2. Turn ignition to RUN.
    NOTE: For Intelligent Access (IA) vehicles, REFER to PUSH-BUTTON START - WITH INTELLIGENT ACCESS , RUN.
    If the RFA  module has been replaced, it may not be possible to put the ignition in RUN. The RFA  module can communicate with a scan tool with the ignition in the OFF state.
  3. The scan tool first attempts to communicate with the PCM  . After establishing communication with the PCM  , the scan tool then attempts to communicate with all other modules on the vehicle.
  4. If an IDS session cannot be established with the vehicle, IDS may state "No communication can be established with the PCM  ."
  5. Choose "NO" when the scan tool prompts whether or not to retry communication.
  6. Enter either a PCM  part number, tear tag or calibration number to identify the vehicle and start a session. The PCM part number and 4-character tear tag number are printed on the PCM  label. If the PCM  part number cannot be found, a base part number search on the HVBOM application (under the OASIS  tab on the technician service publication website) retrieves the PCM  part number.
  7. REFER to Module Communication Network PINPOINT TEST A .
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