CX38-P892 Well Servicing Transmission Caterpillar

The Caterpillar Electronic Technician (Cat ET)

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The Caterpillar Electronic Technician (Cat ET) is a software program that is used to access data. The service technician will use the ET in order to perform the maintenance on the vehicle. Some of the options that are available with the Cat ET are listed below:

• Diagnosis of problems

• Viewing diagnostic trouble codes

• Viewing active event codes and logged event codes

• View the status of parameters.

• Clear active diagnostic trouble codes and clear logged diagnostic trouble codes

• Perform calibration of machine systems.

• Program the ECU (Flash). This is done with the "WINflash" program. See Testing and Adjusting, "Electronic Control Unit - Flash Program".

• Print reports.

See Troubleshooting, "Determining Diagnostic Trouble Codes". Diagnostic information is accessed with the following drop down menus:

• Active diagnostic trouble codes

• Logged diagnostic trouble codes

Status Groups For The Cat ET

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Typical Cat ET screen for parameters

The status groups are lists of machine parameters. The status of the parameters are shown in real time.