What does Quick Configure do? (DIC menu option)

[Crispyc21]

I was trying to get the codes from my car when I messed up the process. I kept the Options button down then when Config Options came up I hit the Options button again and the DIC displayed Quick Configure. Then after a couple seconds it displayed QC Code ###### (a six digit number). I hit Reset hoping to go back to the previous menu but it wiped out all the numbers so I quickly just turned the key back to off. Of course I was curious now so I went back to take a second look. I would swear the number it displayed the second time was different from the first time I saw it. Anyway the number is 424421. What the heck is this all about?

 

[jimmie jam]

it's lotto time.

those are your lotto numbers for this week! play them.

 

[Crispyc21]

I might have to do that!

 

[Patrick]

Don't play lottery numbers you get on Friday the 13th.

Hopefully, C4C5Specialist will be along to answer your question. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that this "Quick Configure" number is a code aligning your systems to your main on-board computer for diagnostic recognition purposes (ie, allowing the component systems to communicate with one another, and post codes when there is a problem.) But as I said, that's only a guess. Personally, I get worried when I hear about folks poking around in the computer protocol/command structure of their C5-

I wouldn't tempt fate- leave it the way it is for now, and let C4C5Specialist speak to this when he gets back online.


-Patrick

 

[c4c5specialist]

Hi there,
That is a configuration command used by engineering.
Do NOT continue, as this will mess up certain functions.
I personally messed up one car by trying to use this function and it was not pretty.
Allthebest, c4c5

 

[Crispyc21]

Thanks for the info. I'm not going near that one again. I just hope I didn't do anything to it when I hit the reset button by accident. I didn't press anything else and just turned the key to off at that point. It's been driving fine with no problems.

 

[KANE]

Hi there,
That is a configuration command used by engineering.
Do NOT continue, as this will mess up certain functions.
I personally messed up one car by trying to use this function and it was not pretty.
Allthebest, c4c5

Is that why my vette idles rough, doesn't start and blows green/blue smoke?

:L

I've seen the function before and never used it. I didn't get it either (I'm not an engineer).