ScanTool OBDLink User Manual

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1. Install drivers

2. Locate the diagnostic connector

5. Install OBDwiz software

Insert the software CD in your CD-ROM drive.

From the OBDLink menu click on OBDwiz, and

The scan tool selection menu will automatically

follow the prompts to install the software:

appear. Click on the icon labeled OBDLink:

6. Launch OBDwiz software

To launch the software, click on Start
Programs

. Click the Auto

Detect button, then click the Connect button.

3. Connect scan tool to the DLC

Technical support

Turn the vehicle’s ignition to the Key On, Engine

Should you run into problems, technical support

The OBDLink menu will appear. Click on the

Off position. Follow connection diagram (bottom

is just a click away:

driver link for your operating system and install

of page) to connect OBDLink to the diagnostic

the drivers:

connector using the OBD-II cable (steps & ).

4. Connect scan tool to the PC

Connect OBDLink to your PC's USB port using
the USB cable (steps & ).

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.

With step completed, watch the LEDs as you
are performing step . The "STATUS" LED will
glow red (or alternate between red and amber if
the Bluetooth option is installed) and the Tx/Rx
LEDs will cycle on and off in sequence from left to
right .

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

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driver's seat. The preferred location is between

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the steering column and the vehicle centerline.

Knowledgebase - contains answers to
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:

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www.ScanTool.net

Quick Start

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vehicle

OBD-II cable

USB cable

computer

scan tool

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PC

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OBD

POWER

Tx Rx

Tx Rx

STATUS

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