SELF-PACED PATHS

Learn the system.
Practice the method.

Five guided paths organize the public knowledge library around real decisions. There is no paywall, no credential claim, and no requirement to surrender diagnostic data.

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01

Driver · Beginner

Driver evidence essentials

Respond safely to a warning, preserve the scan, understand status, and verify what happened after a repair.

  1. Lesson 01

    Respond to a check-engine light

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  2. Lesson 02

    Understand what a code proves

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  3. Lesson 03

    Read code status

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  4. Lesson 04

    Recognize a recently reset vehicle

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  5. Lesson 05

    Verify the outcome

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Knowledge check · 3 questions
  • Why should freeze frame be saved before clearing?
  • What is different about a permanent code?
  • What evidence shows that the relevant monitor ran after repair?

Explain the answer in evidence terms: observed fact, possible cause, decisive test, and remaining unknown.

02

DIY + Shop · Intermediate

Scan-data fundamentals

Turn live parameters and monitor results into comparable evidence instead of disconnected gauge readings.

  1. Lesson 01

    Reconstruct the failure scene

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  2. Lesson 02

    Build a repeatable baseline

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  3. Lesson 03

    Correlate fuel-control evidence

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  4. Lesson 04

    Use onboard monitor results

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  5. Lesson 05

    Rank and test hypotheses

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Knowledge check · 3 questions
  • Which operating conditions make a baseline comparable?
  • Why can more requested PIDs reduce useful sample rate?
  • When should a Mode $06 identifier remain unknown?

Explain the answer in evidence terms: observed fact, possible cause, decisive test, and remaining unknown.

03

Owner + Professional · Intermediate

Hardware and access truth

Understand the exact adapter, transport, license, gateway, profile, and authorization chain behind a capability claim.

  1. Lesson 01

    Choose the right iPhone transport

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  2. Lesson 02

    Separate diagnostic layers

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  3. Lesson 03

    Understand authorization

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Knowledge check · 3 questions
  • Why does connector access not imply all-module access?
  • What makes a supported function exact?
  • Why is KYC alone insufficient for an all-keys-lost workflow?

Explain the answer in evidence terms: observed fact, possible cause, decisive test, and remaining unknown.

04

Hybrid + EV · Safety focused

Electrified-vehicle evidence

Separate low-voltage supply, cell or block behavior, state estimates, capacity evidence, and high-voltage safety.

  1. Lesson 01

    Diagnose the low-voltage foundation

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  2. Lesson 02

    Interpret traction-battery evidence

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  3. Lesson 03

    Capture repeatable conditions

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Knowledge check · 3 questions
  • Why is state of charge not state of health?
  • What evidence is needed for a capacity claim?
  • Which observations require immediate high-voltage escalation?

Explain the answer in evidence terms: observed fact, possible cause, decisive test, and remaining unknown.

05

Buyer + Shop · Practical

From vehicle purchase to verified repair

Evaluate a used vehicle, catch intermittent evidence, establish an exact part identity, and close the repair loop.

  1. Lesson 01

    Run a pre-purchase evidence scan

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  2. Lesson 02

    Preserve a disappearing fault

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  3. Lesson 03

    Verify part identity before price

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  4. Lesson 04

    Document the result

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Knowledge check · 3 questions
  • What can a clean scan not prove?
  • Why should an exact brand and manufacturer part number anchor seller comparisons?
  • What unknowns belong in a post-repair report?

Explain the answer in evidence terms: observed fact, possible cause, decisive test, and remaining unknown.

FIELD COMPANION

Take the method
to the vehicle.

Use printable evidence checklists to preserve the failure scene and hand off a cleaner record.

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