Crown Victoria V8-4.6L SOHC VIN 6 (1996)
NOTE: Ford DOES NOT provide a procedure to retrieve or clear DTCs other than with the method described below.
New Generation Star Tester Hookup and Vehicle Selection
NOTE: Before any diagnostics can be performed on the communication system, use Rotunda New Generation Star Tester 007-00500 or equivalent:
1. Turn ignition switch to OFF position.
2. Select the appropriate program card for the vehicle.
3. With the New Generation Star Tester control unit facing away from you, insert the program card into the slot on the back. If you insert the card
incorrectly, New Generation Star Tester will not work.
4. Plug the New Generation Star Tester data link connector (DLC) cable to the vehicle DLC port (OBDII Connector).
5. Turn ignition switch to RUN position.
6. Plug the power cable into the vehicle's cigar lighter or into the battery hookup adapter if using the alternative hookup. New Generation Star Tester
will perform an initialization, which checks that the New Generation Star Tester memory verifies the vehicle interface module matches the
program card software. If the screen displays an error message, refer to Appendix C New Generation Star Tester Operator Handbook, System
Messages.
7. Menu item "Vehicle and Engine Selection" is highlighted. Press trigger to select.
8. Rotate dial to menu item "Select New Vehicle Model and Year" - press trigger.
9. Select year, Vehicle and appropriate engine by rotating dial to highlight selection, then press trigger to select. (If the selected vehicle is not
displayed on first row, then repeat steps 8 and 9. Otherwise, rotate dial to Selected Vehicle top row and press trigger.)
Retrieve/Clear Continuous DTCs
1. Perform New Generation Star Tester Hookup and Vehicle Selection as outlined.
NOTE: The ignition switch must be in RUN position or test will fail.
2. Rotate dial to menu item Diagnostic Data Link and press trigger.
3. Select module to test by rotating dial to highlight module and press trigger.
4. Menu item Diagnostic Test Modes is highlighted. Press trigger.
5. Rotate dial to menu item Retrieve/Clear Continuous DTC, press trigger, then press start (Button 3).
6. Clear individual DTC from selected module, highlight DTC by rotating dial then press Button 8.
7. Clear all DTCs from selected module, press Button 7.
Without Scan Tool
NOTE: Ford DOES NOT provide a procedure to retrieve or clear DTCs other than with the method described in Clearing Trouble Codes / With Scan
Tool. See: Courtesy Lamp/Testing and Inspection/Reading and Clearing Diagnostic Trouble Codes/Courtesy Lamps/Clearing Trouble Codes/With Scan
Tool
