RF-Hub, Pcm And BCM Replacement And Programming Order Guide

2024 Dodge and Ram 1500 TRXSECTION RF-Hub, Pcm And BCM Replacement And Programming Order Guide
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Module POWERNET MODULE REPLACEMENT GUIDE (RF-HUB, PCM and BCM)
Condition 1 Condition 2 Condition 3 Condition 4 Condition 5 Condition 6 Condition 7 Condition 8
RF-HUB (and ELV/ESCL if equipped) New Existing Existing Existing New New New Existing
BCM Existing New Existing Existing New Existing Existing New
FOBIKs Existing Existing New Existing Existing New Existing New
PCM Existing Existing Existing New Existing Existing New Existing
PROGRAMMING ORDER  ASSOCIATED SCAN TOOL FUNCTION 
1 Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Cycle ignition on and wait 10 seconds Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Run Restore Vehicle Configuration (should enable PCM and RF-HUB) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off)
2 RF-HUB Replace BCM Replace (in RFH) ---- Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) RF-HUB Replace Flash PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Cycle ignition on and wait 10 seconds
3 ---- ---- ---- ---- Run Restore Vehicle Configuration again to write full configuration ---- Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines BCM Replace (in RFH)
4 ---- ---- ---- ---- RF-HUB Replace ---- RF-HUB Replace ----
5 ---- ---- ---- ---- BCM Replace (in RFH) ---- ---- ----
Module MODULE REPLACEMENT GUIDE (RF-HUB, BCM, PCM, FOBiK and ELV)
Condition 9 Condition 10 Condition 11 Condition 12 Condition 13 Condition 14 Condition 15
RF-HUB (and ELV/ESCL if equipped) Existing Existing Existing New New New New Part
BCM New Existing New Existing New New New Part
FOBiKs Existing New New New Existing New New Part
PCM New New New New New Existing New Part
PROGRAMMING ORDER  ASSOCIATED SCAN TOOL FUNCTION 
1 Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Run Restore Vehicle Configuration (should enable PCM and RF-HUB) Run Restore Vehicle Configuration (should enable PCM and RF-HUB) Run Restore Vehicle Configuration (should enable PCM and RF-HUB)
2 Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off) Program Ignition FOBIKs (ignition off)
3 BCM Replace (in RFH) Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines Check PCM VIN and other PCM routines Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state) Run Restore Vehicle Configuration again to write full configuration Flash update PCM (if PCM arrives in a generic state)
4 ---- ---- BCM Replace (in RFH) RF-HUB Replace Check PCM VIN and the other needed PCM routines RF-HUB Replace Check PCM VIN and the other needed PCM routines
5 ---- ---- ---- ---- Run Restore Vehicle Configuration again to write full configuration ---- Run Restore Vehicle Configuration again to write full configuration
6 ---- ---- ---- ---- RF-HUB Replace ---- RF-HUB Replace
7 ---- ---- ---- ---- BCM Replace (in RFH) ---- BCM Replace (in RFH)
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