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Mode 01 • PID 61

OBD2 PID 0161

Driver's demand engine - percent torque

Definition

Mode
01 (hex)
PID
61 (hex)
Data bytes
1
Formula
A-125
Range
-125 – 125 %
Units
%

How to read PID 0161

Send mode 01 with PID 61 over OBD-II. The ECU returns 1 data byte(s), decoded with A-125 (A, B, C, D are the returned bytes in order). The result is “Driver's demand engine - percent torque” in %. This is standard SAE J1979 data supported by most OBD-II scan tools and loggers.

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