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A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle has a diagnosis device including a computer having a central processing unit and a memory, the memory having a plurality of programs for diagnosing an electronic control system for controlling an engine. An indicator section and a display are provided. The dia

A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle has a diagnosis device including a computer having a central processing unit and a memory, the memory having a plurality of programs for diagnosing an electronic control system for controlling an engine. An indicator section and a display are provided. The diagnosis device has a control unit. The control unit receives input and output data of an element in the electronic control system and drives the indicator to indicate operating conditions of the element in accordance with the input and output data. On the other hand, the display displays an identification code of the element.

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In a diagnosis system for an electronic control system mounted on an engine driven motor vehicle having sensing means including switches for detecting operating conditions of the vehicle, and means for storing output data from said sensing means and providing control data for controlling the vehicle

In a diagnosis system for an electronic control system mounted on an engine driven motor vehicle having sensing means including switches for detecting operating conditions of the vehicle, and means for storing output data from said sensing means and providing control data for controlling the vehicle via actuators, the diagnosis system having diagnosis means responsive to at least one of said output data and control data for diagnosing said at least one data and for providing diagnosis data, display means for displaying said diagnosis data, a keyboard for inputting a mode code of a selected diagnosis mode into said diagnosis means and for producing a mode code select signal, a detachable memory cartridge detachably connected to said diagnosis means for storing a plurality of programs to diagnose said at least one data, communication means provided in said diagnosis means for transmitting said at least one data between said electronic control system and said diagnosis means, connecting means for connecting said diagnosis means with said electronic control system and said detachable memory cartridge which have different types of data signals being transmitted in response to a demand signal corresponding to said mode code select signal, the improvement in the diagnosis system, which includes a programmed computer, comprising: table retrieval means responsive to said mode code select signal for reading out a row of a selected table corresponding to the selected diagnosis mode and for producing a corresponding output signal; indicator selecting means responsive to said output signal and said diagnosis data from said communication means and for generating first driving signals; display driving means responsive to said output signal and said diagnosis data for producing second driving signals corresponding to read out data in the selected table and said diagnosis data; said display means comprises: a plurality of indicators provided adjacent to said keyboard, said first driving signals flashing a corresponding combination of said indicators; and a crystal display means provided adjacent to said indicators and responsive to said second driving signals for displaying identification codes corresponding to said diagnosis data so as to simultaneously and continuously display said diagnosis data corresponding to said different types of data signals without changing said detachable memory cartridge.