Think about yourself driving peacefully on board your Nissan Micra 4 and all of a sudden an engine light shows up on your dashboard ! The most standard response is the fear of risking a serious problem. To know what exactly this light corresponds to, you will have to learn how to read an Nissan Micra 4 fault codes, you may have previously read about OBD system, this is exactly what we are going to talk about. Our editors have decided to produce this document to enable you quickly locate the source of this default code and to give you reassurance. To get this done, we will first take a look at the nature of a fault code on Nissan Micra 4, then how to read an Nissan Micra 4 fault code, and finally how to erase this fault code in order to turn off the light on your dashboard.
What is a Nissan Micra 4 fault code?
A fault code is a universal or standard code common to all manufacturers , they are also known as DTC (Data Trouble Code), the goal is to be sure that any diagnostic OBD can read them. They will be symbolized by a standard format, like for example: P0255. Each data will have a special interpretation. Default codes are codes issued by the calculators of your Nissan Micra 4. These ECUs will constantly monitor your vehicle’s exhausts, pressures, mixtures and when the values exceed the limits set by the vehicle’s ECU, the fault code will show up. The benefit of understanding how to read a fault code on your Nissan Micra 4 is that you will have be able to access to specific statistics about your car which will let you to understand what issue you are facing.
How to read a fault code on my Nissan Micra 4?
In this second part we will now focus specifically on what brings you in this article, how to read a fault code on Nissan Micra 4. To access this precious data you will need to to get a diagnostic tool, also known as OBD 2, named after the socket on your Nissan Micra 4 to which you will have to connect. These diagnostic tools are easily available to buy, you will be able to find some in Bluetooth version which connects to your phone and some standard versions with a reader associated to the socket, as far as price is concerned, you will be able to find models between 30 and 100 euros. Once you have obtained an OBD2 diagnostic reader, you will have to locate the diagnostic plug on your Nissan Micra 4, it is found on the left side of your steering column on the lower part of your dashboard, behind a hatch. It is easy to locate because it is triangular shaped and has 16 pins. All you have to do is connect with your diagnostic tool to read the fault code of your Nissan Micra 4.
How to erase the fault code Nissan Micra 4
Finally, to conclude this document, we are going to describe you the methode to execute to erase a fault code on your Nissan Micra 4. Once you have navigated through the menus, you will access the list of active fault codes on your car. But, you will have to ask yourself an essential question, is it really useful to erase this fault code on Nissan Micra 4? Absolutely, erasing a fault code without solving the problem corresponds to burying its head in the sand. Furthermore, the computer of your Nissan Micra 4 is made to take resolutions depending to the data it collects, if an important fault code is present, it will actually adapt the engine performance to protect it. So if you get rid of the fault code, be sure you fix the issue to which it is associated. Some OBD diagnostic tools do not allow you to do this. You have a dedicated navigation menu on most diagnostic tools that should allow you to clear this fault code on Nissan Micra 4.
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