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Form 0130M 03/29/07
Superchips Inc
.
Superchips Inc.
1790 East Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL. 32773 (407) 585-7000 http://www.Superchips.com
Superchip & Superchips are registered trademarks of Superchips, Inc.
The MAX MicroTuner is testing to see if the Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) is active. If
PATS is active, the MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the message:
Resetting PATS
Please Wait...
After accessing the vehicle’s computer, if PATS is not active, the MAX MicroTuner
automatically clears the vehicle DTCs. The MAX MicroTuner Beeps and displays the following
messages:
Clearing DTCs
Please Wait…
The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the message:
Stock Saved!!!
Press >
5. Installing
the
Superchips Performance Program
The MAX MicroTuner allows for two different levels of performance tuning.
Selecting the Tuning Level Setting
The “
PERFORMANCE
” tuning level provides the most aggressive performance gain. Use of
premium fuel (91 octane or greater) is required to realize these gains.
The “
87 OCTANE
” tuning level provides optimized engine performance and enhanced
transmission tuning when 87 octane fuel is used. The “
87 OCTANE
” tuning level may not be
available for all vehicles.
If your vehicle is a supercharged Cobra, an “
HP4
” tuning level is offered in lieu of the “
87
OCTANE
” tuning level.
The MAX MicroTuner will Display the following:
Tuning Level:
xxxxxxxx
Pressing ‘<’ and ‘>’ on the keypad changes the fuel setting.
Pressing ‘YES’ on the keypad saves the tuning level setting.
6. Editing the Custom Options Settings
The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display:
Edit Custom Opts?
YES or NO
Press ‘YES’ to make changes to the Custom Option Settings.
Press ‘NO’ to bypass the Custom Options and go directly to
Viewing the Option Settings
at
Step 7 that follows.
IMPORTANT NOTE
You MUST remove the fuel pump fuse from the vehicle fuse block before attempting
to install a Performance Program or to return the vehicle to its STOCK condition.
Failing to do so may cause serious damage to your engine.
Caution
The “Performance” tuning level requires that you use at least 91 octane fuel. Using a lower
octane fuel while the “Performance” tuning level is selected may cause detonation that can
be harmful to your engine.
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Form 0130M 03/29/07
Superchips Inc
.
Superchips Inc.
1790 East Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL. 32773 (407) 585-7000 http://www.Superchips.com
Superchip & Superchips are registered trademarks of Superchips, Inc.
The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the keys to use while editing the Custom Option
settings:
Adjust = < or >
Save = YES
Press Any Key
to Continue
Pressing ‘<’ or ‘>’ on the keypad adjusts the Custom Option setting.
Pressing ‘YES’ on the keypad saves the Custom Option setting.
Press any key on the keypad to continue. The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display:
Manual Trans?
YES / NO
Press ‘YES’ if the vehicle has a Manual Transmission. Shift Points and Shift Pressures are
not options on Manual Transmission vehicles.
Press ‘NO’ if the vehicle has an Automatic Transmission.
Editing the Gear Size Option Setting
Note: The Gear Size Option is not supported for all vehicles. The Gear Size Option allows the
MAX Tuner to match the transmission Shift Points to the selected Gear Size. It also corrects the
Speedometer/Odometer when other than STOCK Gears are installed. The Gear Size Option
allows you to set the Gear Size to STOCK or one of the following options:
3.08, 3.27, 3.55, 3.73, 3.90, 4.10, 4.30, 4.56
Note: Speedometer/Odometer correction is valid only for Mustangs & Marauders equipped with
electronic speedometers.
The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the message:
Set GEAR Size:
xxx
(xxx is Stock or the Gear Size)
The present Gear Size setting flashes. Use ‘<’ or ‘>’ to change the Gear Size setting and ‘YES’
to save the Gear Size Custom Option setting. Pressing ‘<’ key when the lowest gear ratio is
displayed will select the STOCK gear setting.
7. Editing the Custom Options Settings
The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display the keys to use while editing the Custom Option
settings:
Adjust = < or >
then
Press Any Key
Save = YES
to Continue
Pressing ‘<’ and ‘>’ on the keypad adjusts the Custom Option setting.
Pressing ‘YES’ on the keypad saves the Custom Option setting.
Press any key on the keypad to continue. The MAX MicroTuner will beep and display:
Manual Trans?
YES / NO
Press ‘YES’ if the vehicle has a Manual Transmission. Shift Points and Shift Pressures are
not options on Manual Transmission vehicles.
Press ‘NO’ if the vehicle has an Automatic Transmission.
Editing the Shift Points Option Settings
The Shift Point option allows the user to set each Shift Point independently. The choices are:
•
Adjust from STOCK (or the gear corrected STOCK) Shift Point +/- ~ 10mph.
•
Use
the
Superchips Performance Program
Shift Point setting.
