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- Page 1 2020 ColorMFA firmware v2.9.4_b31 OPERATION MANUAL © 2020 by Autopilot Translation by VampireLo and Matthew Litke www.colormfa.ru...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Main Screen ..........................................2 Top display area ......................................2 Middle display area ..................................... 2 Messages display area ....................................4 Bottom display area ....................................4 Navigation info ......................................5 Hot keys and buttons ....................................6 Main menu ............................................. 6 Menu structure ...................................... -
Page 3: Main Screen
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Main Screen Main screen visually divided into 4 areas: - Top display area: for indication of OEM Radio system information or two custom chosen parameters. - Middle display area: for indication of main car parameters or navigation info. - Page 4 ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Travelled time Travelled time in current trip. Timer starts when ignition is turned on on. Automat- ically reset to zero when ignition is off for more than 1 hour. Average speed. Average speed in current trip. Automatically reset to zero when ignition is off for more than 1 hour.
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Page 5: Messages Display Area
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Messages display area If there are errors or warnings diagnosed by ColorMFA in the car, the icons are displayed in the message display area reminding the user of present faults or warnings. By default, the icons flash, so that the user pays attention to presence of errors or warnings. Blinking can be Menu ->... -
Page 6: Navigation Info
(immediately) as soon as navigation info is available, without additional holding of the "Reset" button. Depending on the instrument panel in which the ColorMFA is installed, it is possible to display navigational data in both monochrome mode (installation in a factory monochrome dash- board) and in color mode (installation in a factory color instrument panel). -
Page 7: Hot Keys And Buttons
- Short press «Reset»: Enter to Main Menu - Long press (hold) «Reset»: Switch to Navigation screen (if navigation data is available) - Long press (hold) «Down»: Disable/Enable ColorMFA screen (turns LCD off so center of instrument cluster is completely black) - Long press (hold) «Up»: fast mode to backlight change (works in manual backlight mode... -
Page 8: Menu Structure
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Menu structure Measure Trip data 1 Trip data 2 Summary Extended info Oil level Torque Acceleration Graphs Gauges Back Settings Speed limiter ECO mode Trip computer Calibration Battery voltage Speed Source Speed Consumption Boost range Gear ratios... -
Page 9: Measure
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Measure Trip data 1 Trip data 2 Summary Trip data 1 The current travel data of trip computer is indicated in « ». Values automatically reset to zero when ignition is off (including car is in safe mode) for more than 1 hour. You can... -
Page 10: Extended Info
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Extended info There is extended information from engine ECU indicated in the screen. This screen is available for vehicles with modified (tuned) firm- ware of the engine ECU only. Oil level If the vehicle equipped with oil level sensor (in engine pan), current and calculated level data are displayed. -
Page 11: Torque
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Torque In the ColorMFA, it is possible to carry out a power measurement with a graph of torque, horsepower and boost pressure. Menu->Measure->Torque To carry out the measurement, go to ( ) and select third gear... -
Page 12: Acceleration
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Acceleration To measure the acceleration time (from 0 to 100 km / h), go to Menu->Measures->Acceleration . A prompt appears on the screen. If the current conditions match requirements (the vehicle is stopped, the engine is running), then you will see the message "Start as soon as you are ready"... -
Page 13: Gauges
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Stop Graph Choose « » to stop Graph and pause the value logging. In this mode you can choose area of Graph and switch to different posi- tions with indication of values for current position. Up to 20 minutes of Graph data can be stored. -
Page 14: Settings
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Settings Speed Limiter In the "Speed Limiter" screen, you can set up the warning parameters for the speed limit. You can enable / disable the alert, enable the sound alert and set up the speed at which the alarm is displayed. -
Page 15: Trip Computer
Speed Source In some cars with ASR / ESP installed, it is possible to select that speed source for display on the ColorMFA screen. In most cars, velocity is measured by 2 methods: the sensor in the gearbox (connected to the dashboard) and the sensors in the wheel hubs (connected to the ABS / ASR / ESP block). -
Page 16: Speed
Consumption Usually, when using standard equipment in the car and with stand- ard firmware in the control units (no “tunes”), ColorMFA considers the consumption to be accurate. However, if you find that the consumption is too high or too low, you can correct the calculations yourself with the help of an adjustment factor (coefficient). -
Page 17: Gear Ratios
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Gear ratios For proper indication on the main screen of the current transmis- sion gear number in vehicles with manual gearbox, it is necessary to spec- ify the gear ratios for the current gearbox. In case of several final drives are used in the gearbox (such as 02M), it is necessary to convert the values for the second main pair. -
Page 18: Navigation
"Reset" button. As soon as the navigation system starts sending data, it will immediately be displayed on the screen. Design Background Select the background image of all ColorMFA screens. The choice is possible from images preloaded in the ColorMFA firmware only. Main color Select main color of all ColorMFA screens. -
Page 19: Main Screen
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Main screen In ColorMFA, you can customize the data displayed on the main screen. To select the data displayed in the bottom display area, use the "Up" and "Down" buttons to select the required field. When you press the "Reset"... -
Page 20: Start Logo
ColorMFA screen. You can choose from pre-installed images in the firm- ware or download one of your own (the LogoLoader program is available on www.colormfa.ru). These can be images resized to 320x480 or an an- imated GIF. It is also possible to disable the start screen. -
Page 21: Backlight
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Backlight Adjust the brightness (backlight) of the screen. You can choose manual or automatic mode (automatic mode works properly only if there is an ambient light sensor in the instrument panel. Instrument panels that had a factory screen named Full FIS or MFA have this sensor. Lowline no factory screen clusters do not have this sensor). -
Page 22: Coffee Break
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Coffee break A warning about the need to take a rest break is turned on by selecting the “Enable” option on this screen. You can set the time interval or distance after which you want to display a warning. -
Page 23: Diagnostic
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 - Mirror control (Passenger mirror tilt) – enables tilt of the passenger mirror when parking. If the mirror control is turned on and the mirror adjustment joystick is set to the pas- senger's mirror position, when the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror will go down, and when reverse gear is disengaged, it will rise again. -
Page 24: Meas.blocks
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Meas.Blocks Switch to the reading mode of the data from measurement groups in the selected ECU. At the initial stage, messages about the connection status and a screen with information about the ECU are displayed: its VAG part No., Soft coding, the protocol used, and so on. -
Page 25: Read Faults
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 "Graph" By selecting the item, the selection of the selected data is performed. Under the graph, which group is indicated and which field in the group is displayed, the value in this field is at the cursor position and the unit of measurement. -
Page 26: Clear Faults
- selected Spanish - decoding of errors in Spanish - all other - decoding of errors in English There are 16 languages supported in ColorMFA: Russian, English, German, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Italian, Slovenian, French, Dutch, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Portuguese. -
Page 27: Units
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Units The choice of units. - European standard units of measurement: kilometers, liters, km / h, l / h, l / 100km, Celsius degrees, pressure in bars. - British units: miles, liters, mph, l / h, mpg, Celsius degrees, pressure in psi. -
Page 28: Can-Monitor
"Yes" If you select , the system goes into flashing mode to update the ColorMFA software. The instructions and the program for updating are included in each archive with the firmware. The latest firmware can always be found at www.colormfa.ru If you do not need to update the software in the bootloader mode, you "Down"... -
Page 29: Service
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Service The remaining mileage is displayed until the next service. Please note that Service info indicated by ColorMFA is different to Service info in Instrument Cluster itself. Reset Clears the current service interval to the set values. -
Page 30: Indication Of Open Doors
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Indication of open doors When the door / hood / trunk status is changed, the car image is displayed with a visual display of the current position of the doors / hood / trunk. The open door display is only displayed if the menu is not entered. -
Page 31: Launch Control
ColorMFA Manual, firmware v2.9.4_b31 Launch control Indication of the launch-control screen is possible on cars with manual transmission only. To display the screen, it is necessary, when on the main screen, while fully stationary depress the clutch pedal and fully depress the acceleration pedal with engine RPM more than 1000.
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