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Form 0130M 03/29/07
Superchips Inc
.
Superchips Inc.
1790 East Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL. 32773 (407) 585-7000 http://www.Superchips.com
Superchip & Superchips are registered trademarks of Superchips, Inc.
1. Connecting the MAX MicroTuner to your vehicle
With the ignition switch in the OFF position, locate the
diagnostic connector under the dash to the right of the
steering wheel and connect the MAX MicroTuner cable to
the diagnostic connector.
(See Figure 5)
When connected, the MAX MicroTuner will run a self-test,
displaying several start-up messages. Following the start
up messages, if the MAX MicroTuner has been previously
used to program a vehicle, the MicroTuner will beep and
display:
MicroTuner is
VIN Locked
This indicates the MAX MicroTuner has been previously
used to program a vehicle and can not program another.
The MAX MicroTuner will continue to operate normally on
the original vehicle and may be used as a DTC Reader on
other Ford vehicles.
The MAX MicroTuner then displays the following message:
Begin with Ign.
OFF Press >
2. Selecting Tune Vehicle / Diagnostics
Turn the ignition switch to the ON position. Press the ‘>’ key on the keypad. The MAX MicroTuner
will beep and display the message:
A= Tune Vehicle
B= Diagnostics
Press the ‘A’ key on the keypad to continue with the tuning process.
Press the ‘B’ key to read and/or clear any Diagnostic Trouble Codes from the vehicle. See DTC
Reader Instructions and DTC Code Interpretation in the separate manual provided for that
purpose with your MAX Micro tuner.
3. Vehicle Programming
Press the ‘A’ key on the keypad. The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the
message:
Is FUEL PMP Fuse
Removed YES/NO?
If ‘NO’ is pressed, the MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the following messages:
MUST Remove Fuse
Before Tuning!!!
Press Any Key
To Continue…
After pressing a key, the MAX MicroTuner beeps and returns to
Selecting Tune Vehicle / Diagnostics
at Step 2
.
If ‘YES’ is pressed, the MAX MicroTuner will display the following message:
Turn Ignition ON
Do NOT START Eng
Figure 5
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Form 0130M 03/29/07
Superchips Inc
.
Superchips Inc.
1790 East Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL. 32773 (407) 585-7000 http://www.Superchips.com
Superchip & Superchips are registered trademarks of Superchips, Inc.
Turn the ignition to the ON position. The MAX MicroTuner will proceed to establish
communications and display the following message:
Establishing
Communications
The MAX MicroTuner is establishing communications with and identifying the vehicle’s
computer. If the MAX MicroTuner has not yet been used to program a vehicle, no vehicle ID will
be stored in the MAX MicroTuner. In such a case, the MAX MicroTuner will begin saving the
STOCK program for the vehicle. If the vehicle ID matches a vehicle ID stored in the
MicroTuner, the MAX MicroTuner will go directly to the
Return to Stock Sequence
at Step 10
that follows
.
Not the Original
Vehicle/Program
Error Type: 09 *
Call Superchips!
Press '>' to
Continue...
*
Other error codes, with or without explanations may be displayed.
Pressing the ‘>’ key will cause the MAX MicroTuner to beep and display the message:
Please Wait...
After a few seconds the MAX MicroTuner resets and returns to the power-up self test.
4. Saving the STOCK program for the vehicle
The manufacturer’s STOCK program is first saved in the MAX MicroTuner to allow the vehicle
to be reprogrammed to STOCK condition if necessary. The STOCK program is
AUTOMATICALLY
saved only the first time the vehicle is programmed.
Once the MAX MicroTuner has established communications, it will beep and display the
following message for approximately 3 seconds:
Please Wait…
After initialization is complete, the MAX MicroTuner will beep and start saving the stock
program. This will take about three minutes. The MAX MicroTuner will blink the following
message:
Saving Stock
The bottom line of the display shows the progress of the stock upload.
When completed, the MAX MicroTuner checks to see if the stock program it has uploaded can
be found in its internal database. If not it will display the message:
Tuner Requires
an Update…
Call Superchips!
or…
Check Vehicle
application…
Press any key to
continue...
If the stock upload is found in the internal database, the MAX MicroTuner will beep and display
the message:
Please Wait…
