Banks Power Ford Trucks: (Gas ’04 - 08 F-150 V6 & V8) Programmer- AutoMind Programmer (Ford) User Manual

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96518 v.6.0

WarnInG: Do not unplug the

Banks OttoMind Programmer

while uploading or downloading a

program. Doing so can damage the

vehicle’s ECM.
DISCLAIMER: OttoMind must

be used with a factory tuned

vehicle, otherwise damage may

occur. If you are not sure about

your vehicle tune, contact Banks

Technical Service.
–IMPORTANT- Turn the ignition ON,

but DO NOT start the engine. Apply

the parking brake to turn off lights and

conserve the battery. (Not necessary

on some models that do not activate

parking lights when the ignition is

turned ON).

Using the keypad, scroll up or down

to ‘Program’ and press the ‘ENTER’

button on the keypad. See Figure 3.

Select ‘Load Program’ inside the

‘Program’ submenu and press the

‘ENTER’ button. See Figure 4.

Select desired tune to install and

press ‘ENT’ to continue

Banks OttoMind will display

the Disclaimer. Read through the

disclaimer. You can choose to accept

the disclaimer and continue with the

tune by pressing the ‘Enter’ button or

press the ‘ESC’ button to reject and

exit.
- For Ford (6.8L) Motor Homes Skip to

Step 8.
- For Ford Trucks or a Ford/Lincoln

SUV’s proceed to Step 5.

In the ‘Adjust Options’ screen you

may modify Limited parameters to

your tune by selecting ‘Adjust Options’

(advanced users only). Selecting ‘Skip

Options’ will use Stock values for your

tune.
The following parameters may be

modified:
-Fuel Octane

-Axle Ratio

-Tire Revs/mile (Tire Size)

-Speed Limiter
Motor home models do not have

adjustable parameters.
WarnInG: Engine Detonation

may occur if incorrect Octane

Fuel is selected. Select the

correct fuel octane or damage

may result to your engine.
WarnInG: Only Adjust/Remove

speed limiter higher than stock

if your vehicle is equipped with

appropriately speed-rated tires.
Note: Adjustable parameters vary by

model and year range. See Figure 18.

In the parameter menu. Scroll

Up and Down and press ‘ENTER’ to

select desired parameter. Once in the

parameter sub menu press the Up or

Down key to select the appropiate/

desired option. To save you changes

press the ‘ENT’ button.

Section 2

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