ON ALL 1981 CARS WITH COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL, CODE 23 CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE MEMORY BY DISCONNECTING THE M/C SOLENOID AND TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON WITHOUT STARTING THE ENGINE. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO SET OTHER CODES WITHOUT STARTING THE ENGINE, PROVIDING A MALFUNCTION EXISTS AT THE TIME AND THE CODE DOES NOT REQUIRE A PREDETERMINED TIME BEFORE SHOWING ITSELF.
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