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: Sending raw diagnostic requests and performing module-centric routines.

: Using the tool to automatically read the VIN and identify specific ECUs and their current software status. Ford Diagnostic Engineering Tool Manual

: Utilizing "global scans" to identify non-responding modules (indicated by gray options) or stored fault codes. Ford Diagnostic Engineering Tool Manual

: Tools for timeline correlation, scenario simulation, and issue reproduction. Ford Diagnostic Engineering Tool Manual

: Following diagnostic flowcharts to isolate the root cause through a process of elimination.

Using the DET follows a professional "Strategy Based Diagnostics" approach: