LAUNCH TECH X-431 Torque Quick Start Manual

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Saf ety Ins tr uc ti on s

Bef ore usi ng this t est equ ipmen t, plea se read t he foll owing s afety i nform ation c arefu lly.

 Alw ays per form au tomot ive tes ting in a s afe env ironm ent.

 Wea r an AN SI- appro ved eye s hield w hen tes ting or r epair ing veh icles .

 The veh ic le shal l be tes ted in a w ell -vent ilate d wo rk a re a, as en gin es p ro duc e va ri ou s

poi sonou s compo unds (h ydroc arbon , carbo n monox ide, ni troge n oxide s, etc. )

 D o n ot con nect or dis conne ct an y t est equi pm ent whil e t he ign it io n i s o n o r t he eng ine i s

run ning.

 P ut blo ck s in fro nt of the dr iv e whe els an d nev er le ave th e veh ic le una tt en ded wh il e

tes ting.

 Do no t dr iv e th e vehi cl e an d o per ate th e t est eq ui pme nt at t he sam e time . An y di st rac tion

may c ause an a ccide nt.

 Ke ep c lothi ng, ha ir, han ds, to ol s, t es t eq ui pm ent , e tc. aw ay f ro m al l m ovi ng or h ot e ngine

par ts.

 Kee p a fire ex tingu isher s uitab le for ch emica l, gaso line an d elect rical f ires ne arby.

 B efore star ti ng the e ngine , put the ge ar le ve r i n NEU TRAL (fo r man ua l t ransm issio n) or

PARK ( fo r aut omati c trans missi on) to av oid inj ury.

 To avo id dam ag ing the tes t equi pm ent or gene ra ti ng fals e data , plea se make sur e the

veh icle bat te ry is f ully cha rg ed and th e c on nec ti on to the veh icle DLC (D ata Li nk
Con necto r) is cle ar and se cure.

 A uto motiv e bat te ri es con tain su lfu ri c aci d tha t is har mfu l to ski n. In op er ati on, dir ect

con tact w ith th e auto motiv e batt eries shoul d be av oi de d. K eep th e i gn iti on sou rces a wa y
fro m the bat tery at a ll time s.

 D o not disc on ne ct ba tte ry or any wir ing c ab le s i n the vehi cl e w he n t he ig ni ti on sw itc h is

on, a s this co uld avo id dama ge to the s ensor s or the EC U.

 Use extr eme caut io n w he n p er for mi ng an y o pe ra tio ns near th e E CU or se ns ors . G round

you rself when yo u d is ass emble PROM , o the rwise ECU a nd se nso rs ca n b e d am age d by

sta tic ele ctric ity.

Pre cauti on s on U si ng X -431 Tor qu e

Imp ortan t: To av oid p er son al in ju ry, pro per ty da ma ge, or ac cid ental da ma ge to the

pro duct, r ead all o f the inf ormat ion in th is sect ion bef ore usi ng the pr oduct .

 Ne ver col lide, thr ow, o r pu nc tur e X-43 1 Torqu e, and a vo id f all in g, e xt rud in g an d be ndi ng

it.

 Do not i ns ert f or eig n ob je cts i nt o or pl ace h ea vy ob je cts o n you r de vic e. Sens it ive

com ponen ts insi de migh t cause d amage .

 Do no t use X-4 31 Torq ue in exc eptio nally c old or ho t, dust y, dam p or dry en viron ments .

 I n pl ace s us in g X-4 31 Torq ue ma y ca us e int er fer ence or g ene rate a po te nti al risk ,

ple ase tur n it off.

 X-431 Torq ue is a seal ed un it. Th ere are no en d-use r ser vicea ble par ts in si de. Al l

int ernal re pai rs mus t be don e by an a ut hor ized r ep air fac ility or q ua li fie d tech ni cia n. F or
any i nquir y, ple ase con tact th e deale r.

 Nev er plac e X-431 Tor qu e int o appar atus wi th stro ng elec troma gneti c field .

 Ke ep X-4 31 Torqu e f ar a wa y f rom ma gn eti c d ev ice s b ec aus e i ts rad ia ti ons ca n d ama ge

the s creen a nd eras e the dat a store d on X-43 1 Torqu e.

 Kee p the X- 431 Tor qu e dr y, cle an , fr ee fr om oil, wat er o r gr ea se. U se a mil d det ergen t on

a cle an clot h to clea r the out side of t he equi pment a s neces sary.

 DAN GER: Do n ot atte mpt to re pla ce t he inter nal rec harge able lith ium bat ter y. Con tact

the d ealer f or fact ory rep lacem ent.

 CA UTION : Plea se use the in clude d batt ery an d char ger. R isk of ex plo sion i f the b atter y

is re place d with an i ncorr ect typ e.

 Do n ot d is con nect p owe r abru ptl y when X -4 31 Torq ue i s be in g fo rm att ed o r in p roces s of

upl oadin g or down loadi ng. Or el se it may r esult i n progr am erro r.

 Do not del et e unkn own fi les or cha nge th e name of file s or di rec torie s th at wer e n ot

cre ated by y ou, oth erwis e your X- 431 Torqu e so ftw are mig ht fail t o work.

 B e a war e tha t a cce ss in g ne twork reso urc es ca n l eav e you r X -43 1 Tor qu e v uln er ab le to

com puter viru ses, hacke rs, s pywar e, an d oth er ma lici ous acti vi ti es that might dama ge
you r devi ce, so ft wa re o r d at a. I t i s yo ur res ponsi bilit y to en su re t hat yo u have adequ ate
pro tecti on i n th e fo rms of fi rew alls , ant iviru s so ftw are, and anti- spywa re s of twa re a nd
kee p such so ftwar e up to dat e.

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DLC L ocati on

Not e: Reme mber to r emove t he VCI
con necto r from th e vehic le’s DLC i f
it ke eps unu sed.

Pow er indi cator

Spe aker Spe aker

Rea r Camer a

Adj ustab le Kick stand

Cha rging /USB Po rt

Volu me + /- Ke ys

LCD S creen

Pow er/Sc reen

1

Loc k Butto n*

(It l ights u p while t he VCI co nne ctor
is pl ugged i nto the v ehicl e's DLC .)

(By d efaul t, it is in B lueto oth mod e when th e

con necto r is powe red up an d illum inate s blue. )

(

)

Fli p out it to a ny angl e and

wor k comfo rtabl e at your d esk,

or ha ng it on au tomot ive par t.

( /

/ )

To con nec t to AC outl et P C

for c hargi ng dat a excha nge.

(To co nne ct on veh icle' s OBD II DL C.)

OBD -16 con necto r

ECU c ommun icati on indi cator

(It f lashe s when th e VCI c onnec tor is
com munic ating w ith the v ehicl e.)

Min i USB por t

(Re serve d for sub seque nt func tion ex tensi on.)

Blu etoot h commu nicat ion ind icato r

Ins ta ll t he V CI c onnec to r

1. Lo cate ve hicle ’s DLC so ck et:

It is u suall y locat ed on dri ver’ s
sid e, abou t 12 inch es away f rom the c enter o f
das hboar d. See Fi gure DL C Locat ion. In c ase no
DLC i s found , pleas e refer t o Aut omo bile Re pair
Man ual.

The D LC(Da ta Link
Con necto r) is typ icall y a 16-pi n conne ctor wh ere
dia gnost ic code r eader s inter face wi th the ve hicle 's
on- board c omput er.

X-431 Torq ue H an ds et VCI (Vehicle Communicati on I nt er fa ce )

The han dset a ct s as t he c entra l proc ess ing sy st em, whi ch is us ed t o rece ive an d an aly ze the
liv e vehic le data f rom the V CI conn ector a nd then o utput t he test r esult .

The VC I conne ctor wor ks as a v eh icl e comm un ica tion int erf ace devi ce, whi ch is used to
con nect to the vehi cle 's DL C ( Dat a L in k C on nec to r) so cke t d ir ec tly or vi a O BD II ext ensio n
cab le to read the vehic le da ta a nd th en send it t o t he ha ndset via Bluet ooth. It o nly w orks
wit h the veh icle wi th 12V ba ttery v oltag e.

Not es :

If t he b atter y remai ns unu sed fo r a lo ng per iod of t ime or the bat tery i s co mpl etely dis charg ed, it i s

nor mal that the to ol will not pow er on w hile bei ng charge d. Pleas e c har ge i t f or a pe riod of 5
min utes an d then tu rn it on.

For d etail s on how to c harge , ref er to Sec tion 1 “C hargi ng & Tur ning On ”.

Ple ase u se th e in clu ded p ower adapt or to char ge yo ur to ol. N o re spo nsibi lity can b e ass umed for

any d amage o r loss ca used as a r esult o f using p ower ad aptor s other t han the o ne supp lied.

2. Pl ug the VC I conne ctor in to the ve hicle 's DLC( It is sug geste d to use th e OBD II ex tensi on
cab le to con nect th e DLC and t he VCI) . Norma lly the p ower in dicat or of the V CI will l ight
up.

Quick Start Guide

X-431 Torque

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Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

X-431 Torque

X-431 Torque

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5. Vehicle Co nn ec ti on

B Via B at ter y Clamp s Cable

VCI C onnec tor

OBD I Ad aptor

Bat tery Cl amps Ca bleTo Vehi cle's B atter y

1. OB D II Vehic le Conn ectio n

A Dir ect ly plug t he VCI in to vehi cle’s D LC

B Usi ng OBD II e xtens ion cab le

2. No n-OBD I I Vehicl e Conne ction

A Via Ci garet te Ligh ter Cab le

VCI C onnec tor

OBD I Ad aptor

To Vehic le’s DL C

Non -16pi n Conne ctor

Cig arett e Light er Cabl eTo Ciga rette L ighte r Recep tacle

VCI C onnec tor

OBD I I Exten sion Ca ble To Vehic le’s DL C

If the powe r s upp ly on ve hic le di agn ostic sock et is ins uffic ie nt or the powe r p in is dam aged,
you c an get po wer in th e follo wing wa ys:

To Vehic le’s DL C

Non -16pi n Conne ctor

The met hod used to conn ect th e diagn ostic con necto r t o a ve hicle 's D LC dep ends on the
veh icle' s confi gurat ion as fo llows :

 A veh icle e qui pp ed w it h an O BD I I ma nag em en t sys tem su ppl ies bo th c omm un ic ati on and

12V p ower th rough a s tanda rdize d DLC.

 A ve hi cle n ot eq uippe d wi th an O BD II m an age me nt sy stem su pp lie s co mmu nicat ion

thr ough a D LC co nn ect io n, an d i n s om e c as es sup plies 12V p ower thr ough th e c iga rette
lig hter re cepta cle or a co nnect ion to th e vehic le batt ery.

Tap “Diagnose”

Select vehicle

Select test system

Select test function

Select diagnostic

software version

Tap “New

Customer” to

register

Is the VCI
activated ?

No

Tap “Update” to

update software*1

Yes

…… (Refer to

Section 3)

Register & Activate

OK

Not es :

1.
you a re sugg ested t o check f or
upd ates on a f reque nt basi s and kee p
syn chron ized wi th the la test av ailab le
sof tware .

2. If y ou choo se “Aut oDete ct” to
dia gnose a v ehicl e, this f lowch art
sha ll not ap ply.

To enj oy mo re serv ice and f uncti ons,

Pre parat ion

Bef ore dia gnosi ng, ple ase mak e

sur e the fol lowin g:

s Swi tch the i gniti on on.

s Vehi cle bat tery vo ltage r ange

sho uld be 9- 14Volt s.

s Thr ottle s hould b e in a clos ed

pos ition .

6. Start Diag no st ic s

For m ore det ailed o perat ions, p lease r efer to t he User M anual .

X-4 31 Torq ue su pp ort tw o kin ds of di agnos is appr oac he s: Sm art D iag nosis a nd Man ual
Dia gnosi s.

Sma rt Diag nosis (Auto Detec t):

Thr ough s im ple Blu et oot h co mmuni catio n betw ee n th e X- 43 1 Torq ue h and set an d VC I
con necto r, y ou ca n easi ly get th e VIN (Veh icle Ide nt ifi catio n N um ber ) i nf or mat io n of the
cur rentl y ide nti fied veh ic le . O nce the V IN is suc ce ss ful ly id ent if ie d, t he sy ste m wil l r etr ie ve
it f ro m th e re mo te s er ver and the n gu id e yo u to veh icl e info rm ati on pag e wi th out the
nec essit y of step -by-s tep man ual men u selec tion.

Man ual Dia gnosi s:

In th is mod e, you hav e to dia gn ose a ve hi cle by p erf ormin g the me nu-dr iven co mma nd
man ually.
For new users , ple ase f ollow the opera tion chart show n on the l eft t o ge t f amili ar wi th an d
sta rt usin g this to ol.

1. Chargin g & Tur ni ng O n

2. Changin g La ng ua ge

4. Registe r & Up da te

3. Wi- Fi S et up

4. Registe r & Up da te (C on t. )

1. Pl ug one en d of the in clude d power a dapto r into th e USB por t of the ha ndset , and the n
oth er end in to the AC ou tlet.

2. On ce the ba ttery i s fully c harge d, disc onnec t the pow er adap tor fro m the AC out let.

han dset3. Pr ess the [ POWER ] butto n on the , the s ystem s tarts i nitia lizin g and the n enter s

the h ome scr een.

X-4 31 Torque sup po rt s mul tiple lan guage s. To chan ge th e lang uag e of the t oo l, p lea se do th e
fol lowin g:

1. On t he home s creen , tap on Se tting s -> Lang uage & In put -> La nguag es.

2. Tap on “ Ad d a lan guage ”, and th en choo se the de sired l angua ge from t he list .

3. Tap an d ho ld the de si red la ng uag e a nd d rag it to the to p o f th e s cre en and then r eleas e it,

the s ystem w ill cha nge int o the tar get lan guage .

X-4 31 Torqu e

X-4 31 Torq ue

X-4 31 Torq ue

ha s a bui lt-in Wi-Fi modul e that ca n b e us ed to get on li ne. On ce you 'r e o nli ne ,
you can re giste r you r to ol , u pda te the diagn ostic softw are & A PK, surf t he Int ernet , get a pps
and s end ema il on you r netwo rk.

->1. On t he home s creen , selec t Setti ngs W i- Fi .

2. Se lect th e Wi-Fi s witch t o ON, wil l start s earch ing for a vaila ble wir eless

net works .

3. Se lect a wi reles s netwo rk:

If th e chose n netwo rk is ope n will co nnect a utoma tical ly.

If th e selec ted net work is e ncryp ted a net work pa sswor d will ne ed to be en tered .

Regi ster/ Login

Has thi s unit be en regi stere d?

New Cus tomer Exist ing Cus tomer

1. L au nc h App : On the ho me scr ee n, t ap the ap pli catio n icon

to l aun ch i t, a d ia log box s imila r to the f ol low ing wi ll po p up
on th e scree n.

A. If yo u a re a new user , t ap on “New Cu sto me r” in Fig. A to

sta rt your s ign-u p. Refe r to Step s 2-4.

B. If you hav e re giste red to be a me mbe r, tap on “Ex ist ing

Cus tomer ” and t hen t ap on “L og in” t o log in th e sys tem
dir ectly.

2. Cre ate an App Acco unt : Tap on “New Re gis trati on” in Fi gu re A, inpu t the info rmati on
(it ems wit h * must be f illed ) and the n tap on “R egist er”. Re fer to Fi gure B.

3. A ct iva te VCI Co nne ctor: In put th e Pr oduct S/ N an d Ac tiv ation Co de ( ca n be ob tai ned
fro m the p as swo rd env elope ), and th en t ap o n “Act iv at e”. Re fer to F igure C.

4. F in ish Re gi str ation : To do wnl oad th e d iag nosti c soft wa re, ta p on “Yes ” t o na vi gat e to th e
dow nload pa ge . Tap on “N o” t o d own load a nd ins ta ll i t late r.
On th e downl oad pag e, tap on “ Updat e” to sta rt down loadi ng unti l it is com plete .

Sele ct Coun try

*

Emai l

*

Conf irm Pas sword

*

Pass word

*

User name

*

CAPT CHA CAP TCHA

Regi ster

2 3

1

Crea te an Acco unt

Acti vate VC I

Fini sh Regi strat ion

Regi ster

B

Crea te an Acco unt

Acti vate VC I

Fini sh Regi strat ion

Regi ster

1 3

2

Seri al Numb er

Acti vatio n Code

Wher e is my act ivati on code ?

>> Ski p

Acti vate

C

A

Regi ster

1

2

3

Yes

No

Cong ratul ation s! You hav e regis tered s ucces sfull y. Do you d ownlo ad vehi cle

soft ware no w?

Crea te an Acco unt

Acti vate VC I

Fini sh Regi strat ion

D