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lARGE GAUGE sTylEs/ ThE DRIVING COACh

The large gauge can display in three different gauge styles plus the Driving Coach.

Analog gauge
with mini graph

Analog gauge
with average
and max peaks

The Driving
Coach

large real time
graph

Hold the button down next to the vehicle parameter currently displayed in the large gauge area to switch
between the different large gauge display types.

Summary of Contents for Gauge GT

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION 1 Owners Manual Part1 PhysicalInstallation Part2 OperationsandDownloading Part3 InternetUpdates Appendix OEMpyrometers pyrometercalibration andothertopics...

Page 2: ...agram below shows just how easy itistoupdateanyofourelectronicproducts Fordetailedupdateinstructionscheckthe operatinginstructions UsetheUpdateAgentto update the GT software before installation on veh...

Page 3: ...scanseeimprovementsinfueleconomythatwillsaveenoughmoneyon theirmonthlybilltocompletelyoffsetthecostoftheGTitself Thisproductisarelativelyeasyproducttoinstall ifinstallationassistanceisrequiredthisprod...

Page 4: ...INSTALLATION 4 Dodge 5 9L Cummins 03 07 2500 5 9L Cummins 03 07 3500 6 7LCummins 07 092500 6 7LCummins 07 093500 6 7LCummins 07 094500 6 7LCummins 07 095500 Ram DIESEL applications...

Page 5: ...max 06 09 5500 topkick ford 6 0L Power Stroke 03 07 6 4L Power Stroke 08 09 7 3L Power Stroke 99 03 7 3L Power Stroke 99 03 7 3L Power Stroke 99 03 7 3L Power Stroke 99 03 7 3L Power Stroke 99 03 f 25...

Page 6: ...0 4 8LV8 99 09 1500 6 0LV8 02 07 Denali 6 0LV8 07 08Vortec 6 0LV8 99 08 2500 6 2LV8 07 09 Denali 6 0LV8 01 07 Classic 5 3LV8 99 00 2500 8 1LV8 01 07 2500 yukon suburban 5 3LV8 00 09 5 3LV8 00 09 XL 4...

Page 7: ...08 6 8LV10 04 08 Motorhome 5 4LV8 04 6 8LV10 04 08 Excursion 5 4LV8 04 05 6 8LV10 04 05 Expedition 4 6LV8 04 05 5 4LV8 05 07 Explorer 4 6LV8 07 5 4LV8 05 07 Mark LT 5 4LV8 05 07 Mustang 4 0LV6 07 08 4...

Page 8: ...hysicalInstallation Theseoperatinginstructionsaresplitintofoursections Section 1 PartsIncluded Section 2 PartsDescription Section 3 InstallationOverview Section 4 Installation Section5 MountingtheGTus...

Page 9: ...g 10 parts description pgs 11 14 GT Head Unit pg 11 OBD II Adapter Plug pg 512 GT MainWire Harness pg 13 PowerWire pg 13 Micro SD Card pg 14 UniversalWindshield Mount pg 14 Installation pgs 15 20 Inst...

Page 10: ...ckage Thetoolslist indicatesallofthetoolsnecessarytocompletetheGTinstall 1 The GT Watch Dog Head Unit 3 Main Wire Harness 5 Micro SD Card 3 Windshield Mount 4 The GT Watch PowerWire 2 OBDII Adapter Pl...

Page 11: ...ctionstakeplaceincluding Downloading Monitoring andtheDrivingCoachfeature GTFrontSide The GT has seven capacitive touch buttons Capacitive touch buttons are a button style that is sensitive to the pre...

Page 12: ...gthatplugsintothevehicleOBDllport 2 Main Harnessport themainharnesswillplugintotheGTandintothisportduringinstallation 3 Powerwireport thepowerwirewillrunfromthisporttothevehiclefusepoxduringinstal lat...

Page 13: ...TION 13 GTMainwireHarness ThemainharnessconnectstheGTtotheOBDllAdapterPlugandactsasthemainlineofcom municationfortheGT Powerwire ThePowerwireconnectstheOBDllAdaptorPlugtothevehiclefuseboxto supplypowe...

Page 14: ...ardmustbeinstalledinto themicroSDcardslotonthesideofthe GTatalltimes UniversalWindshieldMount ThisuniversalwindshieldmountisusedtoinstalltheGTfirmlyonto thewindshield itisasuctioncupmount thatwillwork...

Page 15: ...tionOverview The installation overview illustrates a properly installed GT This overview is meant to help refer ence the general location of installed parts and pieces of the GT Note that some fuse bo...

Page 16: ...gthevehicle sOBDllportandthensimplypluggingtheOBDllAdapter PlugintotheOBDllport 1 As the illustration below shows OBD ll ports are always located somewhere under the drivers side dash The OBD ll port...

Page 17: ...not helpidentifyanaccessoryfuseuseavoltagemetertoidentifyafusethatsuppliespoweronlywhen thekeyisintheonposition ConnectthePowerWirefromtheOBDIIblocktothecorrectvehiclefuse 1 Connectthepowerwiretothepo...

Page 18: ...ebeingusedforthisinstall 1 Oncetheendofthepowerwireisnearthefusebox preparetheendofthepowerwirebyattaching aspadeconnectortotheendofthewire 2 Remove the correct fuse from its location and then replace...

Page 19: ...nHarnessportontheOBDlladapterplug 2 Runtheotherendoftheharnessupthroughthevehicledashonthedriver ssidesothattheendofthe harnessemergesfromthedashnearthevehicleA pillar Itmaybenecessarytotemporarilyrem...

Page 20: ...of the GT 2 Notice that the top of the universal mount will fit into T shaped socket and slide forward to secure the GT to the mount 3 With the GT connected to the mount use the windshield mount to se...

Page 21: ...gInstructions Theseoperatinginstructionsaresplitintofoursections Section 1 ButtonNavigation Section 2 SetupWizardforinstallingdownload Section 3 ExploringtheGeneralDisplay Section 4 TheDrivingCoach Se...

Page 22: ...34 Section 3 Exploring the Menu System pgs 27 29 Five Button Functions of the Main Screen pg 28 Large Gauge Styles The Driving Coach pg 29 Section 4 The Driving Coach pgs 30 31 Driving Coach SetupWiz...

Page 23: ...isnotnecessarytoapplyanysignificantforcetothebut tonwhilenavigatingthroughproductscreens Press the top left button to enter the Main Menu also use this button to exit menus Press any of the four butto...

Page 24: ...n 2 The GT screen will now light up and the Setup Wizard will appear on the screen Turnkeytothe ON position whentheTuner callsforit Donotstart theengineunless theinstructionsorthe tunerspecifically ca...

Page 25: ...hecorrectvehicletypeisnotspecified The listofvehiclesintheillustrationbelowdemonstratethevehicleselectionlistfortheDiesel version of the GT the Gasoline version will have a completely different list 0...

Page 26: ...ocess simply press the up arrow button to select Yes Then simply follow the on screen instructions to complete a download Opt out If you choose to not download at this time you will still have monitor...

Page 27: ...dnamesallthepartsofthemainscreen Seethelistofmainscreenfunctionsonthefollowingpage Menu button press to enter the main menu Vehicle parameters To change which vehicle parameter is displayed in the lar...

Page 28: ...ly Power Level Up Power Level Down Use the power level buttons to control power levels on the fly only while in the main screen Function 5 For diesel and gasoline vehicles continuously holding the upp...

Page 29: ...layinthreedifferentgaugestylesplustheDrivingCoach Analog gauge with mini graph Analog gauge with average and max peaks The Driving Coach Large real time graph Hold the button down next to the vehicle...

Page 30: ...ulatefueleconomyandwastedenergy itmustbesetupusingtheDrivingCoach SetupWizard AccesstheDrivingCoach SetupWizardinthemainmenu forinfor mationontheDrivingCoachSetupWizard gotopage49 Display the Driving...

Page 31: ...or liters per 100 kilometers in real time Wasted Energy The waste energygraph middlegraph displays acceleration and deceleration The center line of this graph represents zero wasted energy If a driver...

Page 32: ...just Tire Size Diagnostics Show Settings Update Software Go back mAIN mENU Section 5 ExploringtheMainMenuandsubmenusystems ThediagrambelowshowsalloftheMainMenuitems somemenuitemsarevehicle specific as...

Page 33: ...SDCardmustbeintheGTtochangevehicles If the Change Vehicle menu does not list a vehicle type check the vehicle applications charts at the beginning of this owners manual or call tech support for clarif...

Page 34: ...ettingscanbechangedbyperforminganotherdownload 3 Returnavehicletostock Tocompletelyreturnavehicletoitsfactorystockconditions THESDCARDMUSTBEINSERTEDINTHESIDEOFTHEGTTODownloadtoavehicle Diesel Tuning T...

Page 35: ...ourforinstallationincaseanyproblemsareencounteredduringinstallation 5 Beforeinstallation alwaysmakesurethatthebatterieshaveafullcharge Itisevenagoodideato haveabatterychargernearbyincasethebatteriesst...

Page 36: ...adingtheprogramsintothecomputermayresultin computerhardwarefailure Afterdownloadiscompletereplaceallfuses Note Useyourfusepullerincludedwithyourvehicleorapairofneedlenoseplierstopullthefuses 01 02 Dur...

Page 37: ...amsintothecomputermayresultin computerhardwarefailure Afterdownloadiscompletereplaceallfuses 03 05 Duramax Refer to Figure 2 to see the fuses that must be removed prior to tuner installation TBC BATT...

Page 38: ...nition 16 SEO ACCY Special Eq Options Accessories 29 RDO1 Radio 30 RAP2 Relay Power Remove these Fuses from the Fuse Box Located Under the Hood 60 TBC Body Computer 03 06 GM C K w 4 8 5 3 6 0 8 1L Eng...

Page 39: ...scomplete Throughout the download process the GT will prompt the user to enter en gine tuning information and specify desired download feature informa tion It is important that the installer remain wi...

Page 40: ...iesel users do not have to select an engine tune thedieselGTautomaticallyloadsthetuninginformationintothevehicle Gasolineenginetuningoptions ATTENTION Downloadingthe Premium settingrequiresthatthevehi...

Page 41: ...icle verifications This download feature will adjust the OEM speed limiter This feature can be adjusted to a speed set higher or lower than the OEM speed limiter The tables below display the range of...

Page 42: ...s capable are displayed in the tables below for gas and diesel applications Calibratingforanytiresizeover35 maycausetheon dashABSlighttoturnon 3 Ford and Lincoln Gasoline vehicle Specific Download Fea...

Page 43: ...will adjust the point in the RPM range in which the transmission upshifts or downshifts 99 early 07 Vehicles Performance Shifts at a higher RPM than Stock andTow This setting is recommended to be used...

Page 44: ...program AddingadifferentgearratiothanthestockOEMtiresizewillcausethespeedometertoreadincorrect speeds The Triple Dog Tuner can calibrate the OEM speedometer to read correctly for the following gear r...

Page 45: ...ing purposes as it will enable the vehicle to shift at a higher RPM Wide open throttle Disable WOT WideopenthrottlereferstoathrottlepositiongovernorplacedonstockNissanvehicles Itlimitsthedriver fromus...

Page 46: ...ownload is entered on the vehicle the GT will display the following prompt Select Y to Change settings Select N to return to stock Each option will require that a download be performed it is important...

Page 47: ...ragaugelocationhasbeenhighlighted youdonot need to press another button to select that vehicle parameter Simply highlighting the vehicleparametermakesitactiveinthatlocation Notice that upon entering t...

Page 48: ...X X GasolineVehicles Diesel vehicles w o DPF Diesel vehicles w DPF VEHICLE PARAMETERS This diagram shows vehicle parameters which can be displayed on the GT Due to vehicle specific availability not al...

Page 49: ...the Driving Coach feature is calibrated for each particular application This test should only be performed on a strait and flat road on a day when wind speed is zero or near zero Be sure that the road...

Page 50: ...per hour and will display temperatures in Celsius Note that units of measurement can always be changed at a later time through the manual setup feature in the main menu see page 56 ENGINE sIZE Units...

Page 51: ...uel type In step four simply select the vehicle fuel type gaso line or diesel To select the correct curb weight scroll to the correct value listed using the buttons on the right side of the GT then pr...

Page 52: ...heinformationtobecompletesimplypress ExitMainMenu tocompletetheprocess sTEp 5 The Following menu will setup communication to your vehicle Next to comm setup Exit to main menu sTEp 5 Communicating with...

Page 53: ...COLORS Choosebetweenmanydifferentcolorsettingthemes ADJUSTVOLUME Set button feedback volume CALIBRATE SPEEDO Calibrate speedometer for aftermarket tires wheels CALIBRATE Economy Calibrate for vehicle...

Page 54: ...the settings will automatically take effect Use these buttons to select either screen brightness or Day Night mode Use the Up Down arrow keys to adjust the total percentage of light emitted by the scr...

Page 55: ...for aftermarket tires and wheels Use the appropriate but ton to select the function of the drivers preference Exit the menu and the selection will automatically take effect Exit the menu and the selec...

Page 56: ...er preferences to factory set values Are you sure you want to do this at this time for YES to user opts yes no simplyexitthemenuand the selection will auto matically take effect Use the buttons adjace...

Page 57: ...in the Driving Coach Setup Wizard The descriptions for all the vehicle options are listed below A more detailed description of each is on the following pages Includes Engine size Displacement Enter th...

Page 58: ...le scale Go back ENGINE sIZE Units are in Liters The selected Value for Engine Size is displayed in the box below 4 2L Engine sizes Engine sizes 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 2 Go back VEhIClEWEIGhT p...

Page 59: ...e Go back FUElTypE Select Gas or Diesel Fuel CURRENT Gasoline GASOILINE DIESEL to main menu Set Gas or Diesel Fuel sTEp 5 The Following menu will setup communication to your vehicle Next to comm setup...

Page 60: ...ilities for the GT All defueling options can be activated at thesametime allcanbeturnedoff oramixofonandoff Eachdefuelingoptionisadjustedindividu ally to be on or off and set to a particular defueling...

Page 61: ...ress the bottom left button Go back pyRO 1 The Selected Defuel value for PYRO 1 is displayed in the box below 1400 1250 1300 1350 1450 1500 1550 1600 1250 to Defuel Menu Defueling Levels to Set Defuel...

Page 62: ...f GM6 6LDuramax 07 5 09 vehiclesonly TheDPFBurn offfeaturewill send a requestto the vehicle to starttheDPF burn offof the diesel particulate filter This feature should only be used if the diesel parti...

Page 63: ...ll of the other doors will automatically unlock Head Lamp Delay Use this feature to set the amount of time that the head lamps remain on after the vehicle has been turned off Use the up down arrows on...

Page 64: ...ot buckled Accessory Delay Use this feature to set the amount of time that the accessory items in the vehicle will remain on after the vehicle has been shut off as long as the doors remain closed Acce...

Page 65: ...he transmission tune menu that Extreme is highlighted in black When a Power level location is selected it is highlighted in black on the left and it also appears above the transmission tune selection...

Page 66: ...ues DEFAULT Notice that the selected tire size is displayed in the box on the left side of the screen Once the correct speedishighlightedsimplypressthegobackbutton toexit Yourselectionwillautomaticall...

Page 67: ...eforDTCsanditwillthen displaythoseDTCsontheGTscreen OnceitdisplaystheDTCs value and description on the screen it will allow you to erase theDTCsfromthevehicle IfnoDTCsaredisplayedyoucansimplypresstheG...

Page 68: ...peration 68 SHOWSETTINGS The Show Settings Menu will allow you to see vehicle information and also defuel set tings See the diagram below to see everything that is listed in this menu settings Go back...

Page 69: ...Verify Checksum Checksum veri ed New image found Do you want to load this le now Press Y to complete update to main menu yes To update the GT soft ware simply press the up arrow on the right side of...

Page 70: ...net update was unsuccessful then the Update GT Software function will display that the GT contains the same information and no new information was added If this happens check the version information o...

Page 71: ...urrentversiononthe GTandtheversionthatisavailableontheBullyDogwebsitetheGTmayhavetobe returnedtostock SEEsection1fordetails Section 2 TheUpdateAgent ThisisBullyDog sexclusivesoftwareprogramdevelopedto...

Page 72: ...eifadownloadtostockisnecessary TheGTsoftwareversionscontainfourdigitsasseenbelow settings Go back Go to the Show Setting Menu to view current in stalledGTsoftwareversion If any of the first three digi...

Page 73: ...beloadedonanywindows basedPCrunning WindowsXP or newer TheUpdate Agent isattainable free ofcharge at theBullyDogDownloadCenterorbyorderingaCDROMthroughaBullyDogdistributor howtogettheupdateagent 1 Tod...

Page 74: ...ethingtodo presstheupdatebuttonontherighthand sideofthescreenandtheUpdateAgentwillautomaticallyupdatetheGTsoftware 4 WhentheUpdateAgentfinishesupdatingtheGTsoftwaretheGTcanberemovefromthePCand theUSBc...

Page 75: ...relearn procedures Ford GM Section 3 OEM pyrometer locations Section 4 Troubleshooting error codes Section 5 Formatting SD Card Appendix pgs 75 79 Section 1 Pyrometer Calibration pg 76 Section 2 Tran...

Page 76: ...mustbesettoStockHP TQlevels meaningnoHP TQmodificationsofanykind tunerorplug inmodules 2 Enginemustbeputunderfullloadforaslongaspossibleonthehottestdaypossible Itissuggestedto driveupahillorpullatrail...

Page 77: ...eyouarein5thgear applylightpressuretothebrakepedal untilthetruckisstopped 3 At throttlegetupinto5thgear Onceyouarein5thgear applylightpressuretothebrakepedaluntil thetruckisstopped 4 At full throttle...

Page 78: ...iew Thediagramsbelowshows wherePyro1andPyro2areinstalledonthe2007 5andnewerlight dutydieseltrucks Thereisnoinstallationrequiredforthesepyrometers eachpyrometerisOEM The temperatures at each location a...

Page 79: ...79 APPENDIX Catalytic Converter Diesel Particulate Filter DPF Catalytic Converter Diesel Particulate Filter DPF DODGECUMMINS GMduramax...

Page 80: ...nsure the proper truck is selected Make sure you have proper connections every where Also make sure that there are no bent pins in any of the connectors Will not adjust horsepower ImproperTruck Select...

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Page 82: ...tupdate software TheUpdateAgent ThereasonanewSDcardneedstobeformattedissothatthe UpdateAgentwillautomaticallyrecognizethatSDCardwhentheSDcardispluggedintoa PC Belowarestepsanddiagramsshowinghowtoforma...

Page 83: ...tion 7 Afterthereformatprocessiscompleteyouneedtovisitourwebsitetodownloadafilethatmust besavedtothe SDcard Visithttp www bullydogupdateagent info GTidf binandsavethefile to the SD card This file allo...

Page 84: ...eninstructsthedrivertousethemost economicaldrivingtechniquesinordertomaximizefueleconomy Gasoline GT Applications FORD 4 0L Mustang 4 6L Trucks SUVs Mustang 5 4L Trucks SUVs 6 8L Trucks SUVs Motorhome...

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