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              Air Repair Jan 2009
The Dashboard website is an “essential”
tool for everyone in the Repair Industry.
https://www.ildashboard.com
It’s easy to sign up, and has proven to be a useful tool. Sign up today!!!
Benefits:
 Enter Repair Data through the website eliminating errors and paper.
 Review Repair Data in the Grade Details.
 Get help for a vehicle problem – post it on the Forum.
 Know your customer’s vehicle emissions history in Vehicle Lookup.
 Register for seminars and print a Certificate of Attendance the next day.
 Get the latest News and Information on the message board.
 Find helpful links which include the manufacturers’ sites, the Secretary of
State’s Office, the Illinois Air Team, etc…
 Most areas can be printed or downloaded.
On the Dashboard website, there are 3 levels of access available to the repair industry. Levels can be changed at the
request of the shop/dealership management by emailing us at: epa.repair.outreach@illinois.gov. The different levels are
designed to protect a shop’s Grade Details and the integrity of the Report Card.
Don’t be left out of the loop! In the future we will be utilizing our Dashboard website for the majority of our communication with the
repair industry. In the future, editions of Air Repair and Air Review will only be available electronically and accessible through the Dashboard website.
Additionally, Repair Data Entry and Seminar Registration are strongly encouraged to be done through the Dashboard website.
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp is illuminated because monitors found a problem.
The vehicle needs to be repaired.
If a Diagnostic Trouble Code is Present, the Vehicle may Fail
When a monitor finds a problem, a Diagnostic Trouble Code is set causing
the Malfunction Indicator Light to illuminate.
The vehicle needs to be repaired.
Monitors Must Run Otherwise the Vehicle may be Rejected
Monitors test the OBD system and find problems.
When monitor test sequences are performed and no problems are found, each
monitor may be set to a “ready” status. If the test sequences are not performed,
a monitor may be in a “not ready” status and may cause a reject at a testing station.
The vehicle needs to be repaired.
For More Information Call: 847-758-3400 or www.IllinoisAirTeam.com
With everyone’s cooperation, we will be able to breathe cleaner air.
Repair
Shop
Report
Card
If your vehicle
did not pass the
Illinois Emissions Test,
it needs to be repaired
and retested.
This booklet can help:
Decide where to have the vehicle repaired.
Answer your questions about the Illinois
vehicle emissions test.
For more information, or to locate a Repair Shop on our website
visit www.IllinoisAirTeam.com
For a listing of shops
that have successfully
diagnosed and repaired
vehicles to pass the
vehicle emissions test,
pick up this Report
Card at your local
testing station or go
online to our website.
Version 9/08
Level 1
Repair Data Collection
Repair Forum
Seminar Registration
Station Locator
Certificate
Grade Details
Vehicle Lookup
News & Information
Helpful Links
Level 2
Repair Forum
Seminar Registration
Station Locator
Certificate
Vehicle Lookup
News & Information
Helpful Links
Level 3
Repair Forum
Seminar Registration
Station Locator
Certificate
News & Information
Helpful Links
OBD Poster Available
Free posters with an easy to understand
explanation of a vehicle’s OBD system
are available at all the outreach events
and seminars. They can be displayed in
your shop, business, or school. Thanks to
everyone who contributed to the creation
of this useful tool.
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