does a new vaps/air ride module need to be configured

[Glenn-ho]

just wondering if anybody replaced vaps/air ride module with a new module yet? found it in service programing but don't know wtf I am doing.

[Glenn-ho]

How does PMI work with NGS?

1. When "Retrieve Config Old ECU" is selected
The NGS will first attempt to read the VIN from the PCM VID block. If the VIN cannot be read, the NGS will
ask the user to enter the VIN using the Scroll and Trigger button.
It will then perform Self Test on the selected module to determine if the module has been previously
configured. It does this by checking for the presence of DTC B2477.
If DTC B2477 is NOT detected. The NGS will "Inhale", or read the data from the module and store it so that it
can be "Exhaled" or downloaded into the new module. NGS will state that module data has been stored.
Return to the main menu and select Restore Config New Ecu.
If DTC B2477 is detected during Self Test, the NGS display will read "This Module Has Not Been Configured.
Reinstall the Original Module to Retrieve Configurable Data. If the Old Module is Not Available, Continue for
Backup Data."
When the Trigger button is pressed after this screen is displayed, the NGS will attempt to retrieve the selected
module's backup data from the PCM if available (Not all vehicles contain BCE module backup data in the PCM).
If NGS as able to retrieve the module's backup data from the PCM, NGS will state that module data has been
stored. Return to the main menu and select Restore Config New Ecu.
If the NGS is NOT able to retrieve the module's backup data from the PCM, it will state to contact the As-Built
Data Center. When entering As-Built data to configure the module, the NGS will require that the Vehicle Data
located under the VIN number on the vehicles As-Built Data page be entered. The Vehicle Data is used by the
NGS to verify that the As-Built page being used to configure the selected module is actually for the vehicle
VIN as recognized by NGS, either as entered by the technician or read from the PCM during the first step.
After the NGS verifies the Vehicle Data that was entered matches the VIN that was stored, it will then ask that
the selected module's data be entered from the As-Built Data page. After all the selected module's data has been
entered, NGS will state that module data has been stored. Return to the main menu and select Restore Config
New Ecu.
2. When "Restore Config New ECU" is selected
The NGS will retrieve the selected module's data from an internal NGS memory location as it was either
"Inhaled" from the original module, retrieved from the PCM, or manually entered by the Technician.
It will then download the configuration data into the new module.
After the data has been downloaded from the NGS to the module, the NGS will read the configuration data back
from the module and compare it the data that was stored in the internal NGS memory location.
If the data read from the module matches the data stored in NGS, the NGS will state Configuration Complete.

[Agent2006]

Glenn - I think the EVO module is pretty much plug-n-play...

https://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3128986

[Glenn-ho]

not a new module. talked to a friend that was a ford tech now has his own shop. new module must be configured. just wasn't sure if ngs had to be connected directly to battery for power since I am disconnecting battery while swapping modules.

[Glenn-ho]

ngs does not have a internal battery.