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leadtofuelspillageandafire. Stateemissiontesting(U.S. haveInspection/Maintenanceprogramsto


.Immediatelyputfuelinthetank only) inspectyourvehicle’semissioncontrol
wheneverthelowfuelwarning system.Ifyourvehicledoesnotpassthis
lightilluminates.Enginemisfires test,somestatesmaydenyrenewalof
asaresultofanemptytank WARNING yourvehicle’sregistration.
couldcausedamagetotheen- Yourvehicleisequippedwithacomputer
gine. TestingofanAll-WheelDrivemodel thatmonitorstheperformanceofthe
mustNEVERbeperformedona engine’semissioncontrolsystem.Certi-
singletwo-wheeldynamometer.At- fiedemissioninspectorswillinspectthe
temptingtodosowillresultin On-BoardDiagnostic(OBDII)systemas
uncontrolledvehiclemovementand partofthestateemissioninspection
maycauseanaccidentorinjuriesto process.TheOBDIIsystemisdesigned
personsnearby. todetectengineandtransmissionpro-
blemsthatmightcausethevehicleemis-
sionstoexceedallowablelimits.OBDII
CAUTION inspectionsapplytoall1996modelyear
andnewerpassengercarsandtrucks.
.Atstateinspectiontime,remem-
Over30statesplustheDistrictofColum-
bertotellyourinspectionor
biahaveimplementedemissioninspec-
servicestationinadvancenotto
tionoftheOBDIIsystem.
placeyourSUBARUAWDvehicle
onatwo-wheeldynamometer. .TheinspectionoftheOBDIIsystem
Otherwise,serioustransmission consistsofavisualoperationalcheckof
damagewillresult. the“CHECKENGINE”warninglight/mal-
functionindicatorlight(MIL)andan
.Resultantvehicledamagedueto examinationoftheOBDIIsystemwithan
impropertestingisnotcovered electronicscantool.
undertheSUBARULimitedWar-
.Avehicle passestheOBDIIsystem
rantyandistheresponsibilityof
thestateinspectionprogramor inspectionifproperoperationofthe
“CHECKENGINE”warninglightisob-
itscontractorsorlicensees.
served,therearenostoreddiagnostic
troublecodes,andtheOBDIIreadiness
Californiaandanumberoffederalstates
monitorsareallcomplete.
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