On 17/09/2018 04:40, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:

I have one of these OBD things on order, so perhaps it will allow an
alarm reset.


An OBD interface connected with appropriate software should allow the
fault codes to be reset and clear a fault light. However having faults
reported doesn't inhibit the car starting - it is the fault itself that
is preventing the car from starting and if the fault is still present
the fault code will re-appear.

The OBD is the tool to help diagnose the faults and not necessarily to
fix them.

Often the fault code will not point to the specific item that is causing
the problem and you probably may/will have to perform an internet search
to find the common faults associated with the code. Smartphone Apps like
Torque often provide the appropriate internet links associated with the
fault code.


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