ACDELCOTDS.COM / TECHLINE CONNECT INSTALL AND GUIDE TO RESET EMISSIONS DATA

ACDELCOTDS.COM / TECHLINE CONNECT INSTALL AND GUIDE 
(THIS GUIDE IS MORE SPECIFIC TOWARDS E41, E46, AND E66 GM DIESELS, BUT CAN APPLY TO OTHER APPLICATIONS)

REQUIREMENTS:

  • WINDOWS LAPTOP WITH WINDOWS 11, 1TB SSD, AND 32GB RAM- MINIMUM
  • TEAMVIEWER FULL CLIENT 64-BIT OR TEAMVIEWER FULL CLIENT 32-BIT
  • NEXIQ USB LINK 3 OR CARDAQ 3 (BEST FOR PROGRAMMING 24+) OR J2534 PASS THROUGH SUCH AS: SCANMATIK PRO 3.0, TACTRIX OPEN PORT 2.0, OR SNAP ON PASS THROUGH- WE GENERALLY PREFER THE NEXIQ BECAUSE OF PRICE, AVAILABILITY, AND FUNCTIONALITY- BUT CARDAQ 3 IS THE SUPERIOR TOOL FOR ALL J2534 PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY ON NEWER MODEL TRUCKS


INSTRUCTIONS:

  • GO TO ACDELCOTDS.COM
  • CREATE AN ACCOUNT
  • CREATE A PASSWORD WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 15-20 characters including: 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number, and 1 symbol (~!@#$%^&*()+-=_)
    Example: vzupN-vJT*q^z9TWQbgC
    WE USE A PASSWORD GENERATOR
  • ONCE YOU HAVE CREATED AN ACCOUNT YOU NEED TO PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION FOR EITHER GDS OR SPS
    • GDS2 IS FOR DIAGNOSTICS
    • SPS IS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE FACTORY MODULES- IF YOU HAVE AN OLD OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY HP TUNERS, EFI LIVE, OR EZ LYNK, YOU CAN UPDATE TO THE LATEST OS. 
  • BUY THE SUBSCRIPTION AND THEN VIEW THE SUBSCRIPTION, THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO START THE INSTALL PROCESS FOR TECHLINE CONNECT
  • GO TO THE DOWNLOAD TAB AND DOWNLOAD THE TLC INSTALLER
    YOUR BROWSER MAY TRY TO BLOCK THE POPUP. MAKE SURE YOU ALLOW POP-UPS AND TRY AGAIN.
  • THE INSTALL PROCESS FOR THE INSTALLER TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES

ALWAYS LAUNCH TECHLINE CONNECT WITH ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES 

  • LAUNCH TECHLINE CONNECT
  • THIS WILL BEGIN THE FULL INSTALL OF ALL SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS- THIS MAY REQUIRE YOU TO ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO RESTART A FEW TIMES- THIS DEPENDS ON YOUR COMPUTER- FOLLOW ALL PROMPTS/INSTRUCTIONS
  • AFTER INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE, YOU MAY CONNECT TO THE VEHICLE
  • CLICK "GDS" ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN

  • CLICK "ENTER"

  • CLICK MODULE DIAGNOSTICS 
  • CLICK ENGINE CONTROL MODULE
  • CLICK "CONFIGURATION/RESET FUNCTIONS"

  • CLICK RESET FUNCTIONS 
  • RESET THE FUNCTIONS MARKED IN THE PICTURE BELOW (IF YOU STILL HAVE MESSAGES, FLASH STOCK, MAKE SURE ALL NOX SENSORS AND DEF TANK ARE PLUGGED IN, FILL DEF TANK TO 100% FULL AND TRY AGAIN):

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