what does engine light $7e8 for 2008 Chevrolet Equinox V6 mean?

Question

2008 Chevrolet Equinox V6. Using scanner ANCEL when turn on indicates one problem $7ea and $7e8. When going to diagnostic indicated no codes. What does $7ea mean?

Answer 1

The codes 7EA and 7E8 are not OBDII codes. When the OBDII scanner plugs in your vehicle, the OBDII scanner gets the 7EA and 7E8 ($7EA and $7E8) codes from the ECM. The codes are a menu of systems that the OBDII scanner can access. OBDII scanner interprets the codes and displays the menu. Some scanners can't solve these codes and show the codes instead of the interpretation. Clicking on the code menu will read the OBDII codes (e.g. P0420 or P0455), if any, from that system.

Menu Code 7E8 ($7E8): Engine System
Menu Code 7E9 ($7E9): Transmission System
Menu Code 7EA ($7EA): Engine Management

Answer 2

These are menus, when you  turn the scan tool on you would see 7E8 and 7E9 one for the engine code setting and one for the transmission code setting, Why can they write it down? instead of these well its there way of writing the software plus when you see this on various scan tool its a known fact your scan tool is updatable.