Drive Links

Drive Links

Drive links of the PCM2 can be activated with this menu item. This allows the function of the drive links to be assessed very quickly.

The following drive links can be activated with the 9588 Porsche System Tester II:
- Display colour black
- Display colour"coloured bars"
- Display colour blue
- Display colour red
- Display colour green
- Display colour white
- Set default values
- Ring break diagnosis
- Ring break line diagnosis

NOTE: The activated drive link is automatically switched off after approximately 20 seconds.

Menu item Function

- Display colour black Using this menu item, the function Display colour black can be checked.
- Connect and start the 9588 Porsche System Tester II and switch on the ignition.
- Select '911 (996)' in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM' in the Control modules menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM2 MMI' in the 911 (996) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the(2) key.
- Select 'Drive links' in the PCM2 MMI function selection and confirm with the [>>] key
- Select "Display colour black" in the PCM2 MMI drive link function selection and confirm with the [F8] key.
- The display must show the correct colour.

Proceed in the same way with the following tests.
- Display colour"coloured bars"
- Display colour blue
- Display colour red
- Display colour green
- Display colour white

- Set default values Using this menu item, you can read out the set default values from the PCM2 MMI
- Connect and start the 9588 Porsche System Tester II and switch on the ignition.
- Select '911 (996)' in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM' in the Control modules menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM2 MMI' in the 911 (996) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'Set default values' in the 911 (996) PCM2 MMI function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Read out values from the display field.

- Ring break diagnosis Under this menu item, it is possible to check the electrical and optical MOST during troubleshooting.
- Connect and start the 9588 Porsche System Tester II and switch on the ignition.
- Select '911 (996)' in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM' in the Control modules menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM2 MMI' in the 911 (996) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'Ring break diagnosis' in the 911 (996) PCM2 MMI function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Read out values from the display field.

- Ring break line diagnosis Using this menu item, you can check the ring break diagnosis line.
- Connect and start the 9588 Porsche System Tester II and switch on the ignition.
- Select '911 (996)' in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM' in the Control module menu and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'PCM2 MMI' in the 911 (996) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Select 'Ring break line diagnosis' in the 911 (996) PCM2 MMI function selection and confirm with the [>>] key.
- Read out values from the display field.