Instruction Manual

1. Install drivers 2. Connect scan tool to the PC 5. Install OBDwiz software
Insert the software CD in your CD-ROM drive. Connect the USB cable to your PC's USB port Click on OBDwiz, and follow the prompts to
The scan tool selection menu will automatically (step ). install the software:
appear. Click on ElmScan 5 Compact:
3. Locate the diagnostic connector
6. Launch OBDwiz software
To launch the software, click on Start
Programs . Click the Auto
Detect button, then click the Connect button.
Technical support
Should you run into problems, technical support
is just a click away:
The software selection menu will appear. Click on
the driver link for your operating system and
install the drivers:
4. Connect scan tool to the DLC
Turn the vehicle’s ignition to the Key On, Engine
Off position. Follow connection diagram (directly
below) to connect ElmScan 5 to the diagnostic
connector (step ).
If the menu does not appear, click StartgRun,
type D:\setup.exe (where ‘D’ is the drive letter of
your CD-ROM drive), and click OK.
If possible, watch the LEDs as you are performing
step The red "Power” LED will increase in
brightness and the Tx/Rx LEDs will cycle on and
off from left to right .
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B
B.
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The 16-pin D-shaped diagnostic link connector
(DLC) should be located in the passenger or
driver's compartment in the area bounded by the
driver's end of the instrument panel to 300 mm
(~1 ft) beyond the vehicle centerline, attached to
the instrument panel and easy to access from the
driver's seat. The preferred location is between
— Knowledgebase - contains answers to
the steering column and the vehicle centerline.
the most commonly asked questions,
general information about OBD-II, and
troubleshooting information.
— Forum - allows you to share information
and get support from other ElmScan 5
users.
These resources can be accessed from our
website: www.ScanTool.net
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