Tedjs, our resident tech guy, has kindly provided this insight into the modern mechanic’s Swiss Army Knife – GM’s Tech 2 (or Tech II as you’d write it if search engines didn’t exist.)
I’d like to thank Ted for taking the time and giving us this insight into the little electronic doodads that control our Saab vehicles. Hopefully this will be the first of a few articles on this.
Enjoy the journey….
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If you really want to know what your Saab is thinking about when you’re motoring around town this holiday season, hopefully Santa will have dropped the following pieces of hardware off for you:

SAAB Tech-2: The OEM Tool for SAAB service is the Tech 2 with special SAAB software package and connectors. This tool, available from OEMTools.com, provides the aftermarket shop with dealer level access to all systems on the SAAB line of vehicles. Model year coverages starts at 1988 and goes to 2011 model year. GM Tech 2 Scanner Saab 148.000 download instruction: Important: The Tech 2 Saab software that is currently on the 32 MB memory card will be erased and the Saab software will be written over top of it. (This process can be reversed to reload the service version back to North American Operations) Verify a 32 MB memory card is inserted in the Tech 2. Picktorrent: saab tis 2000 2008 2 - Free Search and Download Torrents at search engine. Download Music, TV Shows, Movies, Anime, Software and more. /halex-dart-board-manual.html. Most of the information is already out there on various boards/forums but it would be nice to try to bring it together for us with a purely Saab interest. TIS Wiring Diagrams – is a description of all electrical circuits of cars with an indication of the installation location of electrical equipment, types of connectors and instructions for repainting individual components. Why you need TIS2000 2008?? I need it because it is the last complete version, which has a SPS programming. Tech II software for Saab is loaded onto a 32MB via GM’s Techline Information System or TIS software. /f-secure-uninstall-tool-for-mac.html. GM’s TIS application is now available via the web, which means no more software disc’s to distribute to dealers, which is nice. The technician needs only to select and load the software onto the Tech II.

A GM Tech II scan tool
A CANdi module so the Tech II can talk to the high speed network on your Saab
And of course the Saab software program for the Tech II

GM kindly supplies our school with all this hardware. All I needed was my Saab to give the Tech II something to do. My 2007 9-3 Aero has the turbocharged V6 and six speed automatic, so that is what will be referenced here.
A little background before we dig in….
Here in the United States all vehicles communicate via a standardized or OBD II style data link connector, so if you crawl under the dash of your 1996 and up Saab you should find the connector. This is where the scan tool plugs in and becomes part of the data network.
This connector allows any OBD II compatible scan tool to ‘talk’ to the vehicle. Those of you who live in the USA that do state mandated emission testing may find that they now just plug into your vehicle for verification of the vehicles emission compliance.
Ultimately, all of powertrain components such as the engine and electronically shifted transaxle terminate on pins 6 and 14 of the DLC on what is a high speed or Controller Area Network (CAN). The CAN network is a standard high speed communication protocol that is used on most vehicles sold in USA and allows devices ‘on the data bus’ to communicate at speeds of 500 kilobits per second. This becomes critical when transmission and engine control modules must chat with each other to control the powertrain.
One thing we did not have with the original Tech II package was the pictured CANdi module. With the advent of higher speed data networks, Tech II needed an additional piece of hardware to talk to modern vehicles which is the CANdi or Controller Area Network Diagnostic Interface. The ‘interface’ essentially digests all the information that is sent from the vehicle and sends it to the Tech II in manageable pieces so the scan tool can process the information.
Tech II itself has been around since 1996 and in my opinion is one of the best scan tools on the market for a GM vehicle. Some manufactures have gone to PC based tools and although these are cheaper from a hardware standpoint (you buy the PC) – they are simply not very ergonomic if you are driving around with one on a daily basis.
Tech II software for Saab is loaded onto a 32MB via GM’s Techline Information System or TIS software.
GM’s TIS application is now available via the web, which means no more software disc’s to distribute to dealers, which is nice. The technician needs only to select and load the software onto the Tech II.
It is possible to load a number of applications on the Tech II depending on what you need the tool to do. The North American application covers all domestic vehicles and of course – Saab automobile covers current Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles.
After selecting options – diagnostic software is loaded onto the tool.
Once Saab software is finally loaded -the user is presented with the Saab Tech II splash screen
The heart of Saabs 2.8L V6 is a Bosch ME9 engine management system. The ME9 ECM regulates engine torque by controlling intake air charge, fuel and ignition timing. Once programmed to the vehicle – the technician can ‘see’ all sorts of data that might provide information that would help them troubleshoot and repair a vehicle.
Below is an Engine Control data list with key on, engine off.
One might be looking at this information to determine if engine coolant temperature (ECT) is reading properly at maybe a cold start. The temperature sensor measures the engine temperature and the ECM uses the reading to deliver more fuel to the engine when the engine is cold, control the cooling fans and perform OBD II diagnosis among other things. Thermostat diagnosis is performed by the sensor to ensure the engine is reaching proper temperature within a predetermined time frame.
ME9 uses a ‘drive by wire’ setup so when the driver depresses the accelerator pedal a ‘throttle request’ is sent to the ECM. ME9 can now decide how much torque to deliver to the wheels and open the throttle, increase turbo boost and modify fuel and spark to accommodate demands of the driver. A technician may be viewing this data to check and see if the requested boost is available to the engine.
The charge air pressure sensor (shown below right) is the sensor that is used to monitor this information. Air leaks on some Saab vehicles are presented to a technician as ‘air mass deviation from calculated’.
Tech II also has the ability to do some output tests on the vehicle. One test I have not seen on other vehicles is a compression test on the scan tool. A compression test is generally done to check if a cylinder is sealing. The Tech II can initiate what is essentially a relative compression test. The crankshaft position sensor is used to ‘look’ for fluctuations in crankshaft speed and readings are given to the technician.
The Tech II is needed for much more than powertrain controls. Screens shown below show the scan tool communicating with the active handling system on the vehicle. The electronic stability program ‘communicates’ with ME9 via the high speed network and might tell the engine controller to reduce torque if it decides that is the best strategy to get your Saab pointed back in the right direction.
Aligning your Saab at home (hope not!) or taking it in to get it going straight again? Hopefully the technician knows that the stability program needs to be recalibrated so that it ‘knows’ the car has been aligned and the wheels are pointing straight ahead. Once alignment adjustments are made, Tech II can tell the module that the wheels are pointing straight ahead.
Well, that’s all for now. In addition to having a lot of fun driving my Saab, I am learning more about all the technology that rides around with the vehicle. I will be assembling information over my next teaching semester as there is a lot of technical information the vehicle that I can use in my presentations. I will pass on to Swade periodically as time permits.
Questions are welcome.

SAAB WIS Workshop Repair Service Manual All SAAB Vehicles 1994 to 2013 More Info. SAAB 9-5 Workshop Repair Service Manual 1998 to 2011 More Info. SAAB 9-4X Workshop Repair Service Manual Year 2011 More Info. SAAB 9-3 Workshop Repair Service Manual 1998 to 2012 More Info. SAAB 9-2X Workshop Repair Service Manual 2005 to 2006 More Info.

Tech Service

First, get your hands on a Tech 2 handset, CANDI and cables etc. Make sure you are confident that your serial connections are good.

1. You will need a TIS2000 USB key and patch for activation (can be bought for little money or sourced elsewhere)
2. Download and install TIS2000 for GM/NAO. You may be prompted to install the USB key – just follow the steps. When finished, don’t run the TIS2000 program.
3. Download Saab TIS2008-2. Insert into same physical/virtual CD drive you installed the TIS2000 GM from (drive letter needs to be the same).
4. Launch TIS2000 from desktop icon/start menu
5. TIS2000 should detect available update (Saab TIS-2008). OK this and let it run.
6. If you haven’t installed the USB key and patch do this now.
7. Launch TIS2000 and click on SPS or security access to ensure it works
8. Enjoy!

I believe this will allow re-programming of models up to 2008 only, so if you have a later model, you’ll probably need GlobalTIS.
If you’ve bought a clone Tech 2 unit I’d recommend throwing away the supplied flat RJ45/ethernet cable and replacing it with a standard ethernet cable (not cross-over) as mine was faulty and caused many headaches! The correct pin-out is provided by the RJ45 to D9 adaptor. For those interested, only pins 4 and 5 on the RJ45 socket are used (TX/RX).

IMPORTANT:

You may well have a couple of issues getting the software running initially. If your web browser refuses to connect to the TIS2Web service, it’s likely that one of the two GlobalTIS services are not running. To fix this, open the ‘services’ console either by

Start>Run and type “services.msc”
OR
Right-click ‘My Computer” select ‘Manage’ and drill down to the services icon on the left pane.

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There are two services that should be running and they’ve got obvious names, something like GlobalTIS and TC6 (not near my TIS PC at the moment) and sit next to each other in the services list. In the information pane they should say ‘started’. If not, right-click and select ‘start’. If this fails with an error, try modifying the registry key below.

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To open registry editor Start>Run regedit BE CAREFUL MODIFYING THE REGISTRY – YOU CAN REALLY SCREW YOUR PC UP!!!!!

In the left pane, expand the keys until you find the following

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HKLMSoftwareApache Software FoundationProcrun2.0Global TISTC6ParametersJavaJvmMx

Change the value of this key from 0X0000044 to 0X00000200 and exit the registry. Try to restart the service – you should find it now works. Don’t ask me why, I got this fix from another forum – fair play to the guy who found it.

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Hope this helps someone!