Method and system for determining a parameter-identifier condition of a parameter-identifier topic to service a vehicle

Abstract

A method includes a computer operating in a first state in which a parameter-identifier condition indicator is not displayed. The computer determines a vehicle identifier corresponding to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a component corresponding to a component identifier and system corresponding to a system identifier, and can exhibit a symptom corresponding to a symptom identifier. The computer determines the component identifier, system identifier, and/or symptom identifier, and a corresponding PID topic. The computer switches to a second state. The method includes determining, a parameter-identifier topic corresponding to parameter-identifier(s). In the second state, the computer: receives parameter values automatically requested from the vehicle for parameter-identifiers corresponding to the parameter-identifier topic, determines a parameter-identifier condition for each of the parameter-identifier(s), and displays a descriptor of the parameter-identifier topic and a PID condition indicator corresponding to the parameter-identifier topic.