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Programming ELV Control Unit

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NOTE: Voltage drop
  • Risk of irreparable damage to control unit
  • Risk of damage to control unit
  • Fault entries in the control unit
  • Coding in the control unit is aborted
  • Malfunctions in control unit, even during programming

→ Prior to disconnecting the control unit, switch off ignition and remove ignition key.

→ Ensure that the power supply is not interrupted during programming.

→ Connect a battery charger with a current rating of at least → Nominal value: 40 A  to the vehicle battery.

Information 

Follow the instructions on the Tester.

Later versions of the software may display slightly different text or require a slightly different procedure. The instructions you receive from the tester itself take precedence over this description.

  1. PIWIS Tester II 9818  must be connected to the vehicle and ignition switched on.
  2. Select the vehicle type and start the PIDT.
  3. Select the required control unit PAS  and Maintenance/repairs  with the cursor keys and press the [F12].
  4. Select Control unit replacement  with the cursor keys and press [F12].
  5. Select Read data  (coding) with the cursor keys and press [F12].
  6. The message Data was read out  appears on the Porsche System Tester screen. Press [F12] to continue.
  7. Switch off ignition, insert ignition key, disconnect the battery and replace the control unit.
  8. After you have replaced the ELV control unit, the ignition will not switch on again. >> Switch on hazard warning lights. 
  9. Select the menu PAS  and Maintenance/repairs  on the System Tester and press [F12] to continue.
  10. Select Teach ELV  and press [F12] to continue.
  11. Enter the Teach Enable Code TEC  (from the PIWIS information system). Press [F12] and then press [F8] to confirm your entry.
  12. The message ELV taught  appears. Press [F11], switch on ignition (the ELV unlocks the steering column) and turn off hazard warning lights.
  13. Press [F11] to return to vehicle type, select the Additional menu  on the control units page and carry out vehicle handover. 
  14. In the PAS  menu, select Control unit replacement  and Write data  and press [F12] to start.
  15. Then read out the fault memory of all control units and erase the fault memory for each faulty control unit.
  16. Start the engine and switch it off again, then remove the ignition key. The ELV control unit must lock the steering column.