Cold Start Emission Reduction Monitor: Overview

2018 Ford Fusion Energi TitaniumSECTION Overview

The cold start emission reduction monitor works by detecting the lack of catalyst warm up resulting from a failure to apply sufficient cold start emission reduction during a cold start. There are 2 types of monitors:

  • cold start emission reduction component monitor
  • cold start emission reduction system monitor
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