This is a quick guide to the 3 main sections of tests that are usually needed to test problems in the Ranger EV

First section is how to test and clear the codes needed to find problems second test is to do a battery test to see if there is a problem with the modules or readings of the modules ...  the 3rd section is for resetting the historical data and starting all the readings over to get gauges and readings back to the beginning .....

NGS Tester for Ford Ranger EV

Start vehicle or at least in the on position ... hook up the NGS tester under dash .......................

Never do this with a full pack ......  the vehicle was not designed to have the data reset with a full voltage pack you must drain the pack down to approx. 324V before resetting the data ...  IMPORTANT ........................

if you have a original NIMH pack it is best to get it under 300V ................

NGS test for reading error codes

NGS Test to do a Battery Module test

NGS Tester how to Reset the Historical Data

Use the black knob to scroll through and to select items

use the trigger button to accept the selection you need

Turn vehicle to on...start if you can get it to start ..............

this may seem abnormal but just to make this very easy it works with all Ranger ev ..................

Select a 1998 Ranger ev lead acid version ...... no matter which ranger ev you have select the 1998 lead acid version ...............

select Diagnostic data link                                      Press trigger

select BCM                                                             Press trigger

select Active Command Modes                              Press trigger

select Reset Historical Data                                   Press trigger

Press trigger 1 time

using knob scroll all the way through all 39 modules readings and then it says soc then it says "all"   stop at "all"

press #6 send

do this 3 times ......

unplug tester

shut off truck

disconnect negative aux battery for two minutes

reconnect the negative terminal

plug the vehicle in and charge to completely full ..............

done ...............

Plug in the tester under dash and turn vehicle on...start if you can ...................

vehicle engine selection                                                   press trigger

Select new vehicle                                                           press  trigger

pick the year of the vehicle you have                              press  trigger

pick NIMH or lead acid                                                    press trigger

select diagnostics data link                                             press trigger

select BCM                                                                     press trigger

select diag test modes                                                   press trigger

select retrieve/clear cont dtcs                                        press trigger

press #3 (start)

write down all codes listed then press #7 (clear)          press trigger

press cancel .........  press cancel ...............press cancel

now go into the CTM  section do the above directions again

now go into the IAA   section do the above directions again

now go into the TIM  section and do the above directions ..

now you have read and cleared all codes .............  now I would turn vehicle off

restart the vehicle and go through all sections again and see if any codes

have came back again or if all sections are now passed ......

if no error code dtcs you are finished ................

if there is error code dtcs then you have repairs to do unless the codes

start with a U those codes really are not a problem ... there is some that

mean nothing ...  if you go to the 2001 ranger ev workshop manual it will list the

error code dtcs and you can see what they mean and what it recommended

to test for those codes ...............

Select vehicle that you have ... year and nimh or lead acid ............

select diagnostics data link                                                        press trigger

select BCM                                                                                press trigger

select active command modes                                                  press trigger

select Bat Mod Select                                                               press trigger

Press #8 Setup

Press #4 Auto

Press Cancel 1 time

Press #7 Pids

Press #5 clear

using Knob scroll down to bat_mv    press trigger

using knob scroll down to SOC         press trigger

press #7 start

press trigger 1 time

using black knob you can scroll through all the modules ... starting with #1

write down each module#     the bat_mv reading  and  the SOC  reading for

every module .....

NO bat_mv=?  voltage reading should be more then .50V different then any other voltage reading...

NO SOC=? reading should be more then 30% different from any other module

If either of these is a yes you have repairs to do ...  if these are all good then

you are finished your pack is good to go .....................