DTC Set Condition
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mitsubishi Galant. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
If the combination meter ceases communicating once (i.e. bus off) and then returns to it, the combination meter will not communicate for five minutes immediately after that point. This five minute period is called "Penalty mode." Immediately after the combination meter returns to communication, the DTC is set.