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HOMESERVICE MANUALSHONDA2007RIDGELINE RTSREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISDRIVELINES & AXLESDIFFERENTIALS & DRIVE AXLESREAR DIFFERENTIALGENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATIONHOW TO CLEAR THE VTM-4 CONTROL UNIT MEMORYSERVICE CHECK SIGNAL CIRCUIT (SCS) METHOD
2007 Honda Ridgeline RTS

Service Check Signal Circuit (SCS) Method

2007 Honda Ridgeline RTSSECTION Service Check Signal Circuit (SCS) Method
  1. Park the vehicle on level ground. Shift to P, then turn off the engine.
  2. Release the parking brake pedal.
  3. With the ignition switch OFF, connect the HDS to the 16P DLC (A) located behind the driver's dashboard lower cover.
    Fig 1: Identifying Data Link Connector
    G03689693Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Short the SCS circuit to body ground using the HDS.
  5. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
  6. The VTM-4 indicator comes on and stays on for 4 seconds. Press and hold the VTM-4 lock switch while the VTM-4 indicator is on.
  7. When the VTM-4 indicator goes off, release the VTM-4 lock switch.
  8. The VTM-4 indicator comes on and stays on for 4 seconds. Press and hold the VTM-4 lock switch while the VTM-4 indicator is on.
  9. When the VTM-4 indicator goes off, release the VTM-4 lock switch. The VTM-4 indicator will blink twice quickly to confirm that the DTCs have been cleared from the VTM-4 control unit memory.
    NOTE: If the VTM-4 indicator does not blink twice quickly, the memory has not been cleared. Turn the ignition switch OFF, then repeat steps 5 through 9.
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