Information on Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Odometer and Engine Hour Meter Set Up at Dealership After IPC Replacement (07-08-49-015D)

Publication date: 2010-05-04
Reference number: 07-08-49-015D
Supersedes refnos: 07-08-49-015, 07-08-49-015A, 07-08-49-015B, 07-08-49-015C

Information on Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Odometer and Engine Hour Meter Set Up at Dealership After IPC Replacement

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): 07-08-49-015D, Date of Issue: May 04, 2010

Affected Model(s):	2004-2007 Buick Rainier; 2003-2006 Cadillac Escalade Models; 2002-2009 Chevrolet TrailBlazer; 2003-2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe; 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic (12th Digit of VIN 1 or 2); 2002-2009 GMC Envoy; 2003-2006 GMC Sierra, Yukon Models; 2007 GMC Sierra Classic (12th Digit of VIN 1 or 2); 2002-2004 Oldsmobile Bravada; 2003-2007 HUMMER H2; 2005-2009 Saab 9-7X
Attention:	The purpose of this bulletin is to inform dealership personnel that the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer and engine hour meter (when applicable) setting will no longer be performed at an Electronic Service Center (ESC). Dealerships will now receive IPCs with the odometer and engine hour meter not programmed. The technician will be required to note the odometer reading and engine hour (when applicable) values of the original IPC, then use the SPS application to program these values into the new IPC.
Supercedes:	This bulletin is being revised to update the text in Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 07-08-49-015C (Section 08 - Body and Accessories).

Superceded Bulletin(s): 07-08-49-015C, Date of Issue: April 29, 2008

Background Information

Previous IPC replacement procedures specify that the odometer and engine hour values be communicated to and programmed by the Electronic Service Centers (ESC) into the replacement IPC at the time the replacement is ordered. This required the vehicle to be parked after the replacement IPC is ordered so that no additional mileage can be accumulated on the vehicle while the new IPC is in transit to the dealership. Improvements to the TIS2WEB SPS application will now allow IPC odometer and engine hour programming to be performed as an additional function of the IPC programming event. This new process will allow the vehicle to be returned to the customer, if necessary, and driven while waiting for the replacement IPC to arrive at the dealership. Odometer and engine hour values will no longer be communicated to the ESC for programming purposes but ESCs still need the odometer value for warranty reporting. Dealerships will now receive a replacement IPC with the odometer and engine hour values NOT programmed. The technician will be required to note the odometer and engine hour values of the original IPC, then use the TIS2WEB SPS application to program these values into the replacement IPC. The odometer and engine hour programming will now be included as a normal part of the IPC replacement procedure in SI.

Odometer and Engine Hour Programming Procedure Information

If the original IPC odometer value cannot be obtained from the customer's vehicle, follow local and federal regulations regarding unknown odometer mileage situations.
Because the odometer and engine hour values can now be read from the original IPC and programmed into the replacement IPC during the same visit, the customer's vehicle will no longer need to be parked until the replacement IPC is received from an ESC.
Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, H2, Suburban, Tahoe and Yukon vehicles will also require the engine hour data to be recorded for transfer to the replacement IPC. The replacement IPC may already have engine hours showing. This does not affect the IPC Setup procedure. Bravada, Envoy, Rainier and TrailBlazer vehicles do not support the calculation or display of engine hour data.
Ensure that the correct odometer value is entered when prompted. Once programming is complete, the odometer and engine hour values, when applicable cannot be changed.
By default, the application odometer entry will be set to: miles. For metric units, click the button on the left next to: Kilometers.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

IMPORTANT: The replacement IPC requires IPC Setup procedures and SPS programming to be performed. Legacy Pass-Thru will no longer be supported, only J2534.

BEFORE the original IPC is disconnected from the vehicle, record the odometer and engine hour values.
Replace the IPC with a replacement part obtained from the ESC. Refer to Instrument Cluster Replacement in SI.
Using the TIS2WEB SPS application, select either: J2534 Tech 2 or J2534 MDI, when available and build the vehicle.
Select: IPC Setup J2534.
After selecting IPC Setup J2534, the user will be prompted to: install the new controller. Ignore this prompt if the new IPC was already installed. This prompt is just to remind the user that this application is only for a new IPC.

IMPORTANT: FOR 2003 FULLSIZE TRUCKS, UTILITIES AND H2, THE ENGINE MUST BE STARTED AND RUNNING PRIOR TO ENTERING THE MILEAGE AND ENGINE HOURS. After the odometer value is programmed, the engine must remain running for 6 minutes 15 seconds before the ignition can be turned off. Failure to do so will result in engine hours not being programmed and a new IPC will have to be ordered.

Enter the odometer and engine hour values, when applicable. By default the application will be set to miles. For metric units, click the button on the left next to: Kilometers. The IPC odometer and engine hour meter setup procedure is now complete.
The IPC calibration files can now be programmed into the IPC. Refer to SPS in SI.