Test procedures using pictures

A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing a database including a library of vehicle information items,
• i) the vehicle information items including text items relating to at least one
• a) fault that may be experienced by a vehicle under diagnosis,
• b) tests that may be performed on the vehicle for the purpose of diagnosing the causes of the faults, and
• c) solutions that may be used to correct the faults,
• ii) the vehicle information items also including a library of picture items corresponding to the text items;
• vehicle analyzer hardware in communication with the processor;
• a diagnostic routine executed by the processor for diagnosing vehicle faults and replacing at least a portion of the text items with corresponding picture items;
• a data input device coupled to the processor;
• and
• a display device coupled to the processor for displaying vehicle information items generated by execution of the diagnostic routine.

A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage device in communication with the processor device storing a database including a library of vehicle information items, the vehicle information items including text items relating to solutions that may be used to correct a fault that may be experienced by a vehicle under diagnosis, the vehicle information items also including a library of picture items corresponding to the text items;
• vehicle analyzer hardware in communication with the processor;
• a diagnostic routine executed by the processor for diagnosing vehicle faults and replacing at least a portion of the text items with corresponding picture items;
• and
• an input/output component coupled to the processor for displaying vehicle information items generated by the diagnostic routine.