Beginner’s guide on using GM Tech2 scan tool on SAAB

Recently, we have quite a few future-buyers asking about GM Tech2 scan tool. Here obd2tool would like to share a simple guide for SAAB with pictures for GM Tech2 beginners. To use the scanner on SAAB, you will need a 32MB PCMCIA card. Some functions are hidden and work in conjunction with other functions (like rolling locks, keyout unlock).

How to connect Tech2 scanner to SAAB OBD port

1. DLC cable connection
2. SAE 16/19 pin adapter (P/N 300098)

How to turn off seat belt alarm:

This function is in “Most Common Adjustments”

Select your Saab year and model then select all.

Make sure your key is set to On.

Then you will see these options on your Tech2 screen:

Select F5. Most Common Adjustments

This brings you to:

Select Seat Belt Reminder = Off

How to Program DDM, Enable Comfort Open/Close, Learn Pinch
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Prerequisites:

Security via TIS2000! Without this you would not be able to add anything!!!

Go to main menu, select F0: Diagnostics and then select your model and year.

Select F7: Add/ Remove

How to add modules

Thanks for reminding me Tech2! I will do this down below!

Looks like Tech2 caught an error! Passenger door’s anti-pinch was disabled somehow… It fixes it automatically.

So that was pretty straight-forward right? Now hit Exit and go back. We have to setup pinch protection under the service tab…

Holy Cow! My fingers almost were chopped off!!!

That’s pretty much the same for adding all modules. I have to say, autosuggest is your best friend. If you mess up adding wrong part, the ECU will catch the mismatch. Bonus.

This guide was originally posted in saabcentral forum.

Question:
I need to program a psg16 pump vp44 (the Opel Vectra 2.2 dti car got several electrical errors due to a PSG16 change). I see that gm tech2 scanner can do it. If I buy a new PCMCIA card, can I get it working? the MDI/MDI2 can I also program?
Answer:
You can flash/swap PSG16 pump via SPS original software.
If you want to program PSG16 you can easily do it with tech2 and TIS2000, GlobalTis v32 or Tis2web. You can buy any card because you can overwrite the software that you need from TIS.
You also can use GM MDI or GM MDI2 or AVDI or any good/approved J2534 tool can be used to do SPS Programming in PSG16.
You download sps on PCMCIA card then cut from card read.

EDC 15 / PSG 16 Reprogramming by Tech2 via SPS

Follow the description below carefully to ensure success.

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1. Connect TECH2 scan tool to the data link connector.

2. Start TECH2 and select F5: Service Programming System (SPS).

3. Select F0: Request Information.

4. Then select: model year, vehicle type, group, system

5. Follow the instructions in TECH2.

6. Disconnect TECH2 from the vehicle and connect it to the COM port of the computer (flat cable). TIS2000 must be installed on the computer.

7. Check that the software of the computer is newer than that of EDC 15/PSG 16. If so, download it to TECH2.

8. Disconnect TECH2 from the computer and reconnect it to the vehicle.

9. Start TECH2 and select F5: Service Programming System (SPS).

10. Select F1: Program control module.

11. Follow the instructions in TECH2.

12. Wait until programming is complete. This takes approx. 7 minutes.

13. Once programming is complete: switch off the ignition.

14. Test start the engine.

15. Read and clear any DTCs in the control unit. A DTC will be generated because the pump control unit loses communication with EDC 15/PSG 16 during programming.

16. Final check:

Clear DTCs in all systems.

Execute one operating cycle (run the vehicle at varying engine load and speed for five minutes).

Evaluate the operating cycle (check that DTCs were not regenerated).

This article shows you step by step how to properly remove the back panel of an Maxisys Elite in order to install an SD Card for expanded memory.

Today we will go over some questions about the Mac CSIS elite and where the SD card is located on the tool.

The reason why you might want to insert the SD card it’s if you get messages during your updates.

If you see here if I try to download GM it’s gonna refuse to download and tell me that I don’t have enough space.

So one way is to remove other vehicles that are already downloaded but we do not recommend that so in order to increase the memory we have to add the SD card into the tool.

click ok and let’s flip the tool to the back， if you flip the tool over and pull up the stand you will see screws around the edge that you’re supposed to remove, what you will need is a t5 Torx screwdriver, yours will be green and yellow which is included in your kit.

Now let’s remove the screws, once you remove the screws you can take off the back cover and expose the
battery, you will see the microSD card slot in the top left corner, go ahead and move the battery to the side slightly without disconnecting it to access a slot.

go ahead and insert a 16 gigabyte sandisk micro SD card class 10 you can go up to 32 you don’t necessarily need anything larger than that once you have the SD card in

go ahead and put the screws back into the cover once you have the SD card in the tool

go ahead and go to Data Manager then vehicle management, it will show you only for vehicles that you can move to the SD card

so what you have to do is by one by one hit the download button and let that move over to the micro SD card inside the tool

once you’re able to download all the vehicles

go back into updates and start doing your update you’ll see that it starts to download now

This article shows you step by step how to properly remove the back panel of an Maxisys Elite in order to install an SD Card for expanded memory.

Today we will go over some questions about the Mac CSIS elite and where the SD card is located on the tool.

The reason why you might want to insert the SD card it’s if you get messages during your updates.

If you see here if I try to download GM it’s gonna refuse to download and tell me that I don’t have enough space.

So one way is to remove other vehicles that are already downloaded but we do not recommend that so in order to increase the memory we have to add the SD card into the tool.

click ok and let’s flip the tool to the back， if you flip the tool over and pull up the stand you will see screws around the edge that you’re supposed to remove, what you will need is a t5 Torx screwdriver, yours will be green and yellow which is included in your kit.

Now let’s remove the screws, once you remove the screws you can take off the back cover and expose the
battery, you will see the microSD card slot in the top left corner, go ahead and move the battery to the side slightly without disconnecting it to access a slot.

go ahead and insert a 16 gigabyte sandisk micro SD card class 10 you can go up to 32 you don’t necessarily need anything larger than that once you have the SD card in

go ahead and put the screws back into the cover once you have the SD card in the tool

go ahead and go to Data Manager then vehicle management, it will show you only for vehicles that you can move to the SD card

so what you have to do is by one by one hit the download button and let that move over to the micro SD card inside the tool

once you’re able to download all the vehicles

go back into updates and start doing your update you’ll see that it starts to download now

Launch X431 PAD V also named PAD 5(global version ), comes with with Smart Box 3.0 supports ecu programming, based on Android 7.1 customized system, Qualcomm 8-core processor, 10.1 inch capacitive touch screen, support QC3.0 fast charging. 2 year free update. X431 PAD5 supports online programming as well, since Mercedes scn login is not availabel now, X431 pad v is a good replacement to do scn online coding. Supports both passanger vehicles and hevay duty trucks.

Launch X431 PAD V Scanner Highlights

*   ADAS calibration Supported
*   Advanced ECU programming & coding
*   VW & Audi Guided Functions
*   Compatible with J2534 & DoIP
*   26 Bi-directional Special Service Functions
*   supports LAUNCH extension module applications for oscilloscopes, sensors, endoscopes, multimeters, and battery detection etc.

Top 10 Reasons To Choose Launch X431 PAD V

1. Android 7.1 customized system, Qualcomm 8-core processor, 10.1 inch capacitive touch screen, support QC3.0 fast charging.

2. 2.4GHz & 5GHz Dual-Frequency Wi-Fi, the transmission rate is faster than the previous generation.

3. Support commercial vehicle and passenger car diagnose, Support J2534, CAN FD, DoIP.

4. Wide mode coverage, powerful and a large number，of diagnostic functions, and accurate test data.

5. Brand new industrial design, with soft rubber sheath on the four corners of the product, to effectively prevent collision; damping shaft, free adjustment of nearly 180 degrees; support three modes of hanging, support and normal.

6. Full vehicle system coverage for over 110 brands in the world, which is continually updated

7. Full-function scan tool for both 12V cars and 24V 36V heavy duty (heavy duty need to purchase additional software)

8. Online Programming:
BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Nissan, Infiniti, Subaru
LAUNCH X431 PAD V supports SCN coding until the 2020 model!

9. Multi-Languages:
Italian English Chinese German Japanese Russian French Spanish Portuguese Polish Turkish Dutch Greek Danish Arabic Korean Persian Finnish Swedish Romanian Czech Hungarian

10. Update:
Free Update online for 2 years. It takes $399 annual upgrade after that.

11. Support some car makes coverage till 2020, incl. Benz, Fiat, BMW, Audi, Skoda, VW, Citroen, Land Rover, Jaguarm Smart, Peugeot, Porsche, Volvo, Honda, Toyota
Launch X431 PAD V Powerful Functions

1. Comprehensive diagnosis: Support full-make, full-system, full-function rapid diagnosis, read DTC, clear DTC, read data stream, actuation test, etc.

2. Intelligent diagnose: Support intelligent VIN identification and cloud-based diagnostic record query, making the diagnostics more intelligent and efficient.

3. Local diagnose: When the intelligent diagnosis is not available in an environment without network, choose traditional diagnosis. Select the vehicle make and model manually to perform the vehicle detection.

4. Remote diagnose: Support online real-time communication and remote diagnostic service through text, picture, and file between device and device, and between device and remote desktop, with low network bandwidth and system resources occupancy.

5. Special function: Support total 16 special functions, including service lamp reset, throttle adaptation, steering angle reset, brake pad reset, tire pressure reset, anti-theft matching, ABS bleeding, battery matching, gear learning, injector coding, DPF regeneration, sunroof initialization, headlamp matching, suspension matching and AT matching, EGR Adaption.

6. Software upgrade: Support one-click upgrade of operation system, client side, car model software and firmware.

7. Diagnostic feedback: For model software and function errors met during the use, please submit the feedback immediately. LAUNCH will response as soon as possible.

8. My report: View comprehensive diagnostic report, remote diagnostic report, and data stream playback.

9. Settings: Contains my connector, diagnostic connector connection management, connector activation, firmware repair, etc.

10. Extended module: Support oscillograph, sensor, battery test, endoscope, Wi-Fi printer, etc.

11. Guided function for VW and Audi

12. 26 special service functions available

13. ADAS calibration function is optional

14. Support USB Type C & Type A

Launch X431 PAD V Covers Both Passange Vehicles and Hevay Duty Tucks
Passenger vehicles (12V)

1. Australian: AUST Holden, AUST Ford

2. Asian: Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura, Mazda, Subaru, Nissan/Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Isuzu, Daihatsu, KIA, Daewoo, Suzuki, Proton, Tata, Mahindra, Ssangyong, Perodua, Maruti

3. European: Audi, Mercedes/Maybach, BMW/MINI/Rolls Royce, VW/Bentley/Bugatti, Opel/Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen, Volvo, Sprinter, Renault/Dacia, Fiat/Romeo/Abarth/Lancia, Rover, Landrover, Saab, Seat, Skoda, Smart, Maserati, Ferrari, Arston Martin, Porsche, Jaguar

4. USA: USA Ford/ Lincoln, GM/ Buick/ Cadillac/ Chevrolet, Chrysler/ Dodge/ Jeep

5. Chinese: Changcheng(Great Wall), Geely, Qirui_TY(Cherry), Futian, Changan, Changhe, Haifei ….etc.

6. Special: Immobilizer/Key, Injector, Reset Brake Bleed, Reset TPMS, Electronic Throttle Relearn, Reset DPF, Reset SAS, Reset Oil, Reset Brake, Reset BMS

7. Others: EOBD, Demo
Heavy Duty Truck Vehicles (24V)

*   Nissan (Diesel)
*   Mitsubishi (Diesel)
*   USA Ford Diesel, Kenworth
*   Astra, Benz Heavy Duty, Bosch Diesel, China Heavy Duty, Cummins Heavy Duty, DAF, Delphi Diesel
*   Denso Diesel, FAW Liberation, Foton Auman, FUSO, Hino, Hyundai Heavy Duty, Isuzu Heavy Duty
*   Iveco Heavy Duty, JAC Heavy Duty, Mack , MAN , OBD Heavy Duty, Scania, Shangchai Diesel, Volvo Heavy Duty
*   WP Diesel, Airbus, Allison Transmission Box, Ashok Rejlander, Bendix ABS, Caterpillar Heavy Duty
*   Chai Heavy Vehicle, Chaoyang Diesel, Construction Machinery, CREDO Heavy Vechicle, Detroit Engine
*   Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, Dongfeng Yufeng, Doosan Engine, Freightliner Heavy Duty Truck
*   Full Diesel Diagnosis Software, Haldex ABS Heavy Duty, HD_ABS System, HD_GoldenDragon, HD_International
*   HD_Kinglong, HD_Maxxforce, HD_Tata, HD_Western_Star, Heavy Truck Presentation Software
*   IRISBUS HD, IRIZAR HD, NEOPLAN HD, Peter HD, Renault HD, SETRA HD, Stannic Bavin, Sterling HD
*   Sunlong Bus, Sunwin Bus, UD Trucks 2F Nissan Diesel, WABCO ABS, Yang Chai Engine

What’s Smarbox 3.0 with Launch X431 Pad V?

Smart Box 3.0, the new VCI with Linux system, supports USB, Bluetooth and WiFi connection, is comptibnle with CANFD, DoIP, J2534 and other diagnostic protocols. More powerful functions to be discovered by working with X-431 PAD V.

The VCI “SmartBox3.0”, which can only be used with PAD V, supports up to 36 volts.

Smart box 3.0 supports heavy-duty, medium-duty, light trucks. (Require extra software payment for heavy-duty models)

Smart box 3.0 covers all diagnostic protocols, J2534, D-PDU, RP1210, CAN FD, DoIP.

Launch X431 PAD V Parameters:
Processor                     8 core Cortex-A53 2.0GHz
Cache                          4GB
Hard Disk                    64GB, 128G extended
System                        Android 7.1
Screen                        10.1 inch full-fitting, sunlight readable screen (Gorilla Glass)
Resolution                  1920*1200
Wi-Fi                           Support 2.4GHz&5GHz dual frequency
Camera                       Rear13 Megapixels, front 8 Megapixels
Diagnostic Mode        Wi-Fi
Work Temperature      -10 ~ 50℃
Dimension                  320×211×46mm
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Enjoys!

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Star C3 Star诊断系统无法在W204上运行？这是客户解决方案。您自担风险！

问题：

I have DELL D630 with Xentry 03/2021 and  Star C3 multiplexer. I have connected many cars (W202, W203, W210, W211, W245, etc) and there is no problem with connection – everything is working like a charm. Some days ago, I have bought W204 C280 from 2007. After I choose model, engine and transmission, and I go to diagnostic I see this:

“The diagnosis application is being started…”

and few seconds later this:

“Initialization of the multiplexer has failed”

My Mux is not compatible with W204? I searched few hours without success.

Customer solution:
W204 and X204 is the last models which working without some special modifications.
You can try:

首先尝试在toolkit.ini中删除行skipcomports = all并设置line usecomport = 2，然后在进行多路复用器连接后将在SDconnect工具包PartD中看到。

首先请务必保存您的原始文件。

尝试查看C：\ Userdata \ Config \ Xentry \ driver-slave.ini，并在其中设置用于PartD的com端口。

报告：

没有变化，因为我没有重新启动系统。重新启动后工作完美。

您的解决方案运行完美！探针解决了。一切都像魅力一样运作。

obd2tool.com 解决方案：

如果您需要处理较新的型号，最好使用SD Connect C4或Xentry C5诊断系统。

1. I own a Garage and want to offer Land Rover Jaguar Servicing or diagnostics or programming
You come to the Jaguar and Land Rover Diagnostic Tool as this is the source for All Diagnostics and Programming for Jaguar and LAnd Rover Vehicles from 1995 to 2019 and in to the future.

2. Im an independent Auto Electrician. Is this kit good for me ?

This is a Factory Dealer tool we are talking about for any auto electrician will be a very value tools in their kit.
You will be have the tech to program a vehicle from new or program existing built vehicles in any Jaguar Land Rover Factory   All Vins supported Globally
Diagnostics Trouble shooting problems number 1 tool
Programming flashing module updates and programming new virgin modules in to car.
Edit CCF for vehicle and change specs etc etc

3. Im a Car Dealer and do alot of jags and land rover and can it benefit me ?

Before you take a Trade in you can check if Mileage is ok in Dash and BCM and other parts to confirm it.
Check and clear DTCs before selling and do module updates and custom coding if change spec before sell
Make spare keys and perform security functions
All this in house and no more wasting time calling dealers or driving to them.
All will be under your own fingertips and cur reliance

4. Do you offer Online Topix with wiring Diagrams and Servicing Manuals ?

All packages come without this function as standard and you need to use your own login to to login to Topix online.
For clients outside uk who cant get this we can arrange an account for this for but for UK clients not supported

5. Do you offer Remote Support Packages as im new to this and need Support

Software reload / Update Services
Diagnostics Support
Programming Flashing Support
Spare Key Programming Support
Lost Key Programming Support

Used Thinkcar Thinkdiag to change Mercedes W213 Instrument Cluster Temperature from F (Fahrenheit) to C(Celsius), coding Mercedes Benz IC change Mercedes E300 2017 digital Cluster.

Prepare:

Download and install ThinkDiag software on your phone (supports IOS and Android);

Register a member and login;

Active the serial number of machine;

Download the download the car brand software (Mercedes) in advanced.

And all of the job will be done about 2 minutes. Watch this video guide:

Thinkdiag change Mercedes W213 Instrument Cluster Temperature from F to C:

Select “Car All System Diagnostic” to start coding.

Connect Bluetooth.

Click on “VIN Decoding” to read the car model.

Make: Mercedes / Maybach

Model: E-Class

Year: 2017

Now is reading Mileage from ECU, please wait…

VIN code will be read out.

Select “System Selection”.

Scroll down to select “IC – Instrument Cluster”.

Please turn on ignition;

The data are being loaded.

The coding is being read.

Select “Variant Coding” to edit the required settings and explore all the Functions.

You will find it under “Country _Coding”, select it then select variant under 001 to change the Degree from F to C.

Press on “Write Coding” and confirm the coding to be transferred to the control unit , it will ask you to turn off the ignition, the press ok, then turn the ignition on ( 2 presses) and press OK.

Go back to IC menu using the back button on the top left, select “Setting/Changeover”, then select “Display Unit Personalization”. Change the Temperature to C and write the code again.

Thinkcar Thinkdiag is done a good job.

Used Autel MaxiIM IM508 to read IMMO data from ECU for VW Golf 6 on Bench.

The whole process is simple and quick in 2 minutes.

Plug the wires into the ECU shown as below.

Connect Autel IM508 to a computer, and make sure the network connection is enabled.

select VW and then “Expert Mode”.

Checking network connection..

Select “Engine”.

Auto detect.

Establishing vehicle communication.

Current engine type is : MED17 Direct, tap “Ok” to read IMMO data.

Reading IMMO data, please wait a few seconds.

Calculating IMMO data, please wait a few seconds.

Have the vehicle IMMO information finally including VIN, PIN, CS code etc.

Tap “Ok”, job is done.

We received a problem from our customer when he wanted to use Yanhua Digimaster 3 to adjust mileage for his 2005 Toyota Corolla. Here share the relevant solution with you. Hope helps you.

Problem:

I don’t know how to use. I tried to adjust odometer on Toyota Corolla. First ask me device module 2 keep says can’t find the device. Can you tell me how to do it simply?

Solution:

Open Odometer Correction Tool Digimaster 3 home page

Select “Meter System”-> “Asia”-> “Toyota”

Choose the corolla 2005 vehicle model and enter next step

The system will prompt what chip is.

Find the car chip and check whether it is consistent with the prompt or not

If it is, disassemble it and weld to OBP adapter

Connect with digimaster 3 to read data

And follow the prompt to change mileage

Done!