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====== V3 Settings Operation ====== | ====== V3 Settings Operation ====== | ||
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===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
- | Every once in a while, someone will have their most recent set of configuration changes lost in ECMLink and they'll ask how this can happen. It's a good question, but the answer isn't straight forward because ECMLink was designed to retain settings even when battery power is disconnected for years. So when settings are lost, it's because something in the car isn't working as it should be. And to figure out what that might be, you need to understand a few things about ECMLink's internal design. | + | Every once in a while, someone will have their most recent set of configuration changes lost in ECMLink and they'll ask how this can happen. It's a good question, but the answer isn't straight forward because ECMLink was designed to retain settings even when battery power is disconnected for years. |
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+ | So when settings are lost, it's because something in the car isn't working as it should be. And to figure out what that might be, you need to understand a few things about ECMLink's internal design. | ||
First, there are two "areas" of ECMLink settings: **ECU Config** and **Direct Access** | First, there are two "areas" of ECMLink settings: **ECU Config** and **Direct Access** | ||
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===== ECU Config ===== | ===== ECU Config ===== | ||