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by Richard Ristow

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A Nissan Maxima's second-generation On-Board Diagnostic Connector can exist constitute under the dashboard and to the left of the steering column. It will be uncovered, with no access panels blocking information technology from view.

OBD-Two

For all Nissans manufactured after 1996, the OBD-II access port is called a Data Link Connector. Information technology may not be in the exact aforementioned location in all Nissan models. The DLC outlet provides admission to the Maxima's diagnostic computer, but accessing the system requires an OBD-Ii compliant handheld scanner.

How to Access

Connect a diagnostic cablevision to an OBD-II compliant device. Insert the cable's 16-pin plug into the Maxima's DLC outlet and switch the device on. Plow the Maxima's electrical system on. Some types of OBD-Two devices may too need the engine running. Consult the device's transmission on how to either pull lawmaking or interact with the Maxima's internal sensor array.

OBD-I

Nissan's unique OBD-I system does not use a data connector. Nissan vehicles predating 1996 use a special computer organisation. The Maxima'due south key computer module is located inside the vehicle, on the passenger'southward side. The diagnostic system relays error codes through a special box outfitted with an LED light. Codes come up in two-digit numbers, and the codes are conveyed with long and brusque LED flashes. For example, lawmaking 12 is represented by a long flash followed past two briefer ones.

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