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  • Page 1 Disclaimer The information, specifications and illustrations in this manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing. Foxwell reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice. Visit our website at: www.foxwelltech.com For Technical Assistance, send us email at support@foxwelltech.com...

  • Page 2: One-Year Limited Warranty

    The customer will be billed for any parts or labor charges not covered by this limited warranty. d) FOXWELL will repair the Product under the limited warranty within 30 days after receipt of the product. If FOXWELL cannot perform repairs covered under this limited warranty within 30 days,...
  • Page 3 OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM BREACH OF THE WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EVEN IF FOXWELL KNEW OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES. FOXWELL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DELAY IN RENDERING SERVICE UNDER THE LIMITED WARRANTY, OR LOSS OF USE DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE PRODUCT IS BEING REPAIRED.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Block drive wheels before testing with engine running. Put the transmission in park (for ● automatic transmission) or neutral (for manual transmission). And never leave a running engine unattended. Do not wear jewelry or loose fitting clothing when working on engine. ● NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    20PIN Connector..........................23 4.2.3.3 Fiat Operations.........................23 4.2.3.4 GM Operations.........................25 4.2.3.5 Mercedes Benz Operations....................28 4.2.3.6 Land Rover Operations......................30 4.2.3.7 Saab Operations........................33 4.2.3.8 Vauxhall Operations........................35 4.2.3.9 Volvo Operations........................36 5 OBDII/EOBD OPERATIONS.......................... 38 5.1 S ............................38 YSTEM TATUS NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 6 ............................. 59 EYPAD 7.5 LCD K .............................. 60 EYPAD 7.6 T ............................61 NFORMATION 7.7 C ........................61 ONFIGURE HORTCUT 8 UPDATE................................62 8.1 R ........................... 62 EGISTER THE CANNER 8.2 U ..........................67 PDATE THE CANNER NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 7: Using This Manual

    Test results do not necessarily indicate a faulty component or system. Important IMPORTANT indicates a situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to the test equipment or vehicle. Example: IMPORTANT Do not soak keypad as water might find its way into the scanner. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Oil changes are the #1 service your shop will perform each year. Enhance your service with the latest NT401 Oil Light Reset Tool from Foxwell and eliminate the need to take the vehicle to the dealer or use an OEM service tool to reset oil service lights.

  • Page 9: Accessory Descriptions

    3.1 Providing Power to Scanner Before using the service tool, make sure to provide power to the service tool. The unit operates on any of the following sources: 12-volt vehicle power ● USB connection to personal computer ● NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 10: Connecting To Vehicle Power

    QWERTY keyboad for input of texts that contain both letters and numbers ● numeric keyboard for input of numbers ● alphabet keyboard for input of letters ● To input text with the service tool: NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 11: Instructions

    All software screens shown in this manual are examples; actual test screens may vary by the year, model, and makes of the test vehicle. Observe the menu titles and onscreen instructions to make correct option selections. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 12: Vehicle Identification

    Figure 4-2 Sample Vehicle Manufacturer Selection Screen 3. On each screen that appears, select the correct option and then press the ENTER key. Do this until the complete vehicle information is entered and the menu of controller selection displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 13: Service Reset Operations

    Figure 4-4 Sample Oil Reset Menu Screen 2. Follow on-screen instruction and send a command to reset oil service. A screen with “Success” message displays once the lamp has been reset. Press any key to return. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 14: Manual Reset

    This manual reset procedure can be interrupted and aborted if the ignition key position is changed. To do oil reset manually: 1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to highlight Manual Reset from the Oil Reset menu and press ENTER to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 15 3. When the vehicle is identified, a procedure screen displays. Figure 4-9 Sample Manual Reset Instructions Screen 4. Follow all on-screen instructions to perform the manual mechanical reset. 5. Press function key OK to return. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 16: Auto Reset

    Figure 4-11 Sample Oil Reset Function Screen 3. The stored value on the vehicle being tested displays. Press the function key OK to set the service value you want or press the function key Cancel to quit service reset. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 17 5. Press the function key Yes to save and continue, or press the function key NO to quit. Figure 4-14 Sample Input Dialog Box Screen 6. If the service reset has been completed, a confirmation message comes up. Press any key to return. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 18: Bmw Operations

    Figure 4-15 Sample Service Interval Reset Successful Screen NOTE “Stored Value” is the value of the most recent setup retrieved by NT401. If you change your ● mind after making new setups, it can be used to reset all changed values to original ones. It is advised to write down this value before making any changes.

  • Page 19: Obdii 16Pin Connector

    Figure 4-18 Sample Oil Reset Menu Screen NOTE Not all functions listed are applicable to all vehicles. Available options may very by the model year of the vehicle being tested. 2. A screen with available services displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 20 Figure 4-21 Sample Engine Oil Reset Successful Screen 5. If it fails to reset engine oil, the following screen displays. Please follow the on-screen instructions to troubleshoot it. If the problem still exists, please contact your local dealer for assistant. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 21 1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to select the CBS Correction function and press ENTER key to confirm. Figure 4-23 Sample Oil Reset Menu Screen 2. A screen with a list of available tests displays as below. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 22 4. If the value needs to be changed, press the function key Modify. The screen for new value entry displays as below. Figure 4-26 Sample New Spark Plug Value Entry Screen 5. Input a valid value and use the function key Finish to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 23: 20Pin Connector

    20PIN Connector To perform oil service functions on vehicles with a 20PIN connector: 1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to select the function from the menu and press ENTER key to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 24: Fiat Operations

    This section illustrates how to do oil service reset automatically on Fiat vehicles. To perform the oil service on Fiat: 1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to highlight an option and press ENTER key to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 25 Figure 4-34 Sample Test Performed Screen NOTE If a “No communicating” message comes up, it indicates the oil reset failed. Please follow on-screen instructions to troubleshoot it. If the problem still exists, please contact your local dealer for assistant. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 26: Gm Operations

    2. Enter vehicle information by certain VIN characters, such as model and year to identify the vehicle being tested and press ENTER key to confirm. Figure 4-36 Sample Vehicle Identification Screens 3. Select the control module and press ENTER key to communicate with the vehicle NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 27 5. Press the function key OK to continue, or press the function key Cancel to quit. Figure 4-39 Sample Oil Life Reset Screen 6. If the value needs to be changed, press the function key Keyboard. The screen for new value entry displays NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 28 Figure 4-42 Sample Input Dialog Box Screen 9. Wait for a few seconds, and a screen with “Success” message comes up once the oil life reset has been done successfully. Press any key to continue. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 29: Mercedes Benz Operations

    1. Scroll up and down arrow keys to select a control unit and press ENTER key to continue. Figure 4-44 Sample Control Unit Adaptations Screen 2. Scroll up and down arrow keys to highlight the settings item and press ENTER key to reset the value. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 30 5. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight your desired letter or number and press the ENTER key to confirm. To delete a letter or number, use the function key Previous to move the cursor to it and then press the Backspace button. When finished the entry, press Finish key to continue NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 31: Land Rover Operations

    This section illustrates how to do oil reset on Land Rover. To do oil reset on Land Rover: 1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to highlight Auto Reset from the Oil Reset menu and press ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 32 3. Set the ignition switch to on and press the function key OK to continue or press Cancel to quit. Figure 4-53 Sample Oil Reset Instruction Screen 4. Turn key on with engine off and press the function key OK to continue or press Cancel key to quit oil light reset. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 33 6. Set the ignition switch to on again and press the function key OK to continue or press Cancel to quit the oil light reset. Figure 4-56 Sample Oil Reset Instruction Screen 7. A screen with “Complete” message comes up once the oil light reset has been done successfully. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 34: Saab Operations

    1. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to highlight Auto Reset from the oil reset menu and press ENTER key. Figure 4-58 Sample Oil Reset Menu Screen 2. Select the function you wish to test and press the ENTER key to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 35 Figure 4-61 Sample Service Reset Successful Screen NOTE If “No communicating” message comes up, it indicates the oil reset failed. Please follow on-screen instructions to troubleshoot it. If the problem still exists, please contact your local dealer for assistant. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 36: Vauxhall Operations

    Figure 4-63 Sample Service Interval Resetting Instruction Screen 3. Wait for a few seconds, and a screen with “Reset Successfully” message displays once the service interval reset has been done successfully. Figure 4-64 Sample Service Interval Reset Successful Screen NOTE NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 37: Volvo Operations

    2. A list of vehicle models displays. Scroll with up and down arrow keys to highlight the vehicle being tested and press the ENTER key to continue. Figure 4-66 Sample Vehicle Model Selection Screen 3. Select the year of the vehicle being tested and press the ENTER key to confirm. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 38 Figure 4-69 Oil Reset Successful Screen NOTE If “No communicating” message comes up, it indicates the oil reset failed. Please follow on-screen instructions to troubleshoot it. If the problem still exists, please contact your local dealer for assistant. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 39: Obdii/Eobd Operations

    System Status option open a screen with a summary of system status of the vehicle under test. To view summary system status of a vehicle: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight System Status from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 40: Read Codes

    If a fault occur a specific number of times, the code matures into a DTC and the MIL illuminates or blinks. To read codes/pending codes from a vehicle: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Read Codes from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 41 Figure 5-5 Sample No Codes Screen 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through data to select lines, and left and right arrow keys to scroll back and forth through different screens of data. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 42: Erase Codes

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Erase Codes from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 5-7 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Follow the on-screen instructions and answer questions about the vehicle being tested to complete the procedure. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 43: Live Data

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Live Data from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 5-9 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Select Complete List from the menu and press the ENTER key to display the datastream screen NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 44 Press the function key One Graphic to display the PID graph. Figure 5-12 Sample PID Graph Screen 5. Press the function key Two Graphics to display two PID graphs in one screen NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 45: Custom Data List

    Custom Data List menu lets you to minimize the number of PIDs on the data list and focus on any suspicious or symptom-specific data parameters. To create a custom data list: 1. Select Custom List from the menu and press the ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 46 To deselect an item, select it again and then press the ENTER key. Alternatively, use the function keys SELECT ALL and CLEAR ALL to select or deselect all items at once. 3. When finished selection, use the function key VIEW DATA to display selected items。 Figure 5-17 Sample Datastream Screen NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 47: Freeze Frame

    When the monitor’s status is: OK - vehicle was driven enough to complete the monitor. ● INC (Incomplete) - vehicle was not driven enough to complete the monitor. ● NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 48: Test:

    2. Depending on readiness test, one of these 2 screens will be present. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through data to select lines, and left and right arrow keys to scroll back and forth through different screens of data. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 49: O2 Monitor Test

    CAN-equipped vehicles. To retrieve O2 monitor data: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight O2 Monitor Test from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. A screen with a list of available sensors displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 50 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through data to select lines, and left and right arrow keys to scroll back and forth through different screens of data. Figure 5-25 Sample O2 Bank1 Sensor 1 Screen 4. Press Enter key to view data of selection. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 51: On-Board Monitor Test

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight On-Board Monitor Test from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 5-27 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Depending on the protocol the vehicle used, one of these 2 screens shows. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 52 For non-CAN vehicles, test screen is illustrated as below: Figure 5-30 Sample Non-CAN vehicle test screen For CAN vehicles, test screen is illustrated as below: NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 53: Component Test

    ENTER key. A screen with a list of available tests displays. Figure 5-32 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight a system or component, press the ENTER key to start test and the service tool displays the message “Command Sent!”. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 54: Request Vehicle Information

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Vehicle Info. from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 5-34 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Follow on-screen instruction and send the command to read vehicle information. A screen with a list of available options displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 55: Modules Present

    The service tool identifies module IDs and communication protocols for OBD2 modules in the vehicle. To view module IDs and communication types: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Modules Present from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 56: Dtc Lookup

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight DTC Lookup. from Diagnostic Menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 5-39 Sample Diagnostic Menu Screen 2. Enter a valid code number and press the function key Finish. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 57: Playback Data

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight PlayBack from home screen and press the ENTER key. Figure 6-1 Sample Home Screen 2. A screen with a list of test records displays. If no data is recorded, the message “No Data available!” is displayed. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 58 5. To erase a record, scroll with the arrow keys to highlight it and press the function key Delete. To delete all records, press the function key Delete All. Answer Yes to delete and No to quit. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 59: System Setup

    Figure 7-1 Sample Setup Screen 2. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow key select a language and press the ENTER key to confirm. Press the Back key to exit and return. Figure 7-2 Sample Language Selection Screen NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 60: Change Units

    Selecting Beep Set opens a dialog box that allows you to turn on/off the beeper. To turn on/off the beeper: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Beep Set from Setup menu and press the ENTER key. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 61: Test Keypad

    1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight Key Test from Setup menu and press the ENTER key. Figure7-7 Sample Setup Screen 2. Press any key to start test. The virtue key corresponding with the key you pressed will be highlighted on the screen if it works correctly. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 62: Lcd Keypad

    To view information of your service tool: 1. Scroll with the arrow keys to highlight About from Setup menu and press the ENTER key. Figure 7-10 Sample Setup screen 2. A screen with detailed information of the service tool displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

  • Page 63: Configure Shortcut Keys

    Figure 7-12 Sample Setup screen 2. Press the UP/DOWN arrow key select an shortcut key and press the ENTER key. A screen with a list of loaded applications displays. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...
  • Page 64 Figure 7-13 Sample Shortcuts Screen 3. Scroll with the UP/DOWN arrow keys to highlight an application and press the ENTER key to assign the application to the shortcut key. 4. Press any key to exit and return. NT401 Oil Service Tool Manual_English_V1.01...

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