reset pkfm

Hello all

I had a new speedometer reprogrammed in my 2002 Lincoln LS V8 and tried reprogramming my remote start to work again and for some reason I can NOT get the bypass module to reset. I've tried every combo and It just won’t happen. The steering wheel tilts and all lights come on but then the bypass module start flashing rapidly. Any help please the dash is apart and I need to get this done. With the key in the ignition it starts right up using the remote start.

I'm going by the instructions and I'm not getting the proper LED sequence. During the reset it just says unplug the 10 pin harness but I’m using the D2D connector as well so I’m unplugging that as well with no luck. Nothing seems to work. It was working perfectly before so my wiring is good. Any ideas or tips?? Thanks, John

I have no idea what happened to my above post but I'll try again::

Hello all

I had a new speedometer reprogrammed in my 2002 Lincoln LS V8 and tried reprogramming my remote start to work again and for some reason I can NOT get the bypass module to reset. I've tried every combo and it just wont happen. The steering wheel tilts and all the lights come on but then the bypass module starts flashing rapidly. Any help please the dash is apart and I wanted this done before work in the AM. With the key in the ignition it starts right up using the remote start.

I'm going by the instructions and I'm not getting the proper LED sequence. During the reset it says unplug the 10 pin harness but im using the D2D connector as well, so I'm also unplugging that but still nothing. It worked perfectly before so my wiring is good and I soldered all my connections. Any ideas or tips?? Thanks, John

Try this: Disconnect both harness from the PKFM module.  Press & hold the button , then plug in the 4 pin harness.  If you are truely running D2D, it supplies the power & ground from the R/S brain and you don't have the red, black and brown wires from the 10 pin harness connected.

If the reset appears to work, try a remote start.  If it still won't crank, contine on and do the Type 2 PATS programming  You will need two working, non-clone, keys to re-program the module to your car.

I unplugged both harnesses then held the button and plugged the 4 pin back in and it didnt reset. After that the LED would blink like once a second. So I held the button and plugged the 10 pin back in.  Tried reprogramming it but same thing PATS would blink rapidly after hitting the start button. Could the module of failed when the dealer reprogrammed the PATS? Anything else I could test or try?

I think I am already doing the Type 2 PATS programming?

You could try the PKFM reset by removing both harnesses and temporarily applying +12v to the 10 pin Red wire and ground to the 10 pin Black wire and holding the button & plugging in just the 10 pin harness.  That would duplicate the instructions exactly.

I guess the next step, if you haven't done it already, is to check all the connections from the PKFM to the PATS connector at the IGN switch.  Not sure what the dealer did but maybe they knocked one loose.  Also make sure the connection(s) & harnesses between the R/S and the PKFM are correct.  We are grabbing at straws here, but are all the fuses to the R/S OK ?

I recently replaced just the R/S in a Focus that was using a PKFM bypass.  I disconnected ( and powered off for a couple hours) the PKFM from the old R/S and attached it to the new R/S.  No reset at all and it fired right up.

Still no luck programming this module. I checked all the fuses and the wiring. Removed all electrical tape going from PATS ignition plug to bypass and soldered wires are good. I think my problem is in resetting the module.

Here are the two ways I've tried to reprogram this unit. I disconnect the D2D(4 pin) harness then the 10 pin harness. While holding the reset button plug in 10 pin then 4 pin keep holding until LED goes on then off. Second way is plug in 10 pin then 4 pin while holding the reset button once led comes on release button. Problem is instructions say the LED will go out but mine stays on until I put the key in the ignition or unplug it. So am I NOT resetting the module? Am I doing something wrong?

I tried just using the 10 pin and adding 12V and ground and the module did the same like its been doing. Once i plug in the harness while holding the button the red led will light for about 1 sec then go out. Does this mean the memory has been erased?

Only other thing is with this car sometimes i need to put the key in 2 times in order to get both the car PATS light on the dash and the bypass module to light up. I guess putting the key in and out within 5 sec is too fast for the cars computer (car tilts steering wheel and moves seat every time key is put in ignition)? Will putting the key in 2 times kill the learn sequence. Just dont know what else to do before getting a new bypass module.

I really cant believe this because I programmed it the first time with no problems at all now this....

The learning process is very particular.  It wants to see 2 different keys within a fixed time period.  You know your wires are attached to the correct points so its just a matter of getting the sequence done in the time allowed.  I had a lot of problems doing it recently on a Taurus with a 1100F module.  I got it to work by watching the light on the module and not the dash.  Make sure the 2 keys are not on the same key ring ( next to each other and the IGN switch ). 

As for the reset,  you held the button, you plugged in the harness, the light came on, you released the button and the light went out?  That sounds like the instructions description of a reset.  Another way to reset the module is to re-flash it with the PKFord firmware.  If you have the XKLoader cable...

Been busy the last couple nights but I just tried it when I got home from work and it still wont program. Just to clear one thing up...

(Method 1)I am plugging the harness in holding the button the light comes on then off and I release it. (Method 2)If I plug the harness in the light will go on if I release the button before the light goes out the light will stay on. Which is the right way becasue maybe my module just isnt resetting since if I do methind 2 the light will not go out.

Is method 1 or 2 correct because neither are working for me. How long should it take for the light to go on then off when restting the module?

With a PKFM the instructions read like your method 2:

RESET:
Press & hold program button while plugging in 10 pin harness. When LED turns on release button. When LED turns off Reset is
complete.

But note that it says the 10 pin harness and in D2D mode there is no power or ground in the 10 pin harness.  Unfortunately I am switching over to IDatalink modules and don't have a PKFM or XK04 available to play with.  What happens if you leave the 4 pin D2D in and just do it with the 10 pin harness?

Could I reflash it with the firmware or do I need to bring it to a shop? Sorry could you just explain that.

Thanks for all the help. Where in NY are you?

The PKFM module comes loaded with the PKFord firmware.  PKFM module is a version
of the XK04 module.  The XK04 module can be loaded with various firmwares
to handle the bypass of specific cars.  The Directed web site has the lists.

https://www.xpresskit.com/product.aspx?productid=202

The web site also has the program you can download to your PC to do the
actual module flash process but you need the XKLoader cable that connects
to your PC's usb port and then to the PKFM module.

I also sent you a PM. 

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