Mazda Training manual - part 215

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INTRODUCTION TO M-MDS 
12 - Installing IDS on Laptop     

    

  

 
 

 

Activity 12- Page 11 

Activity 12 
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21.  Remove the IDS DVD and store it in a safe place. 
 

22.  The icon IDS will now be on the desktop. 

Ids.lnk

 

 

NOTE 

If you are installing IDS for a new VCM (i.e., the VCM has not been used before), 
you must perform the following steps to update the VCM.  

 
23.  Double-click the IDS icon to start IDS. 
 
24. Select 

Start New Session, then press enter or click tick. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INTRODUCTION TO M-MDS 
12 - Installing IDS on Laptop     

    

  

 
 

 

Activity 12- Page 12 

Activity 12 
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25.  Make connections as shown, do not click tick.  Make sure you plug the data 

cable into DLC2 on a current Mazda vehicle.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26.  Click tick in the pop-up window to update the VCM code. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INTRODUCTION TO M-MDS 
12 - Installing IDS on Laptop     

    

  

 
 

 

Activity 12- Page 13 

Activity 12 
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27.  This screen displays the progress of the code being updated. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28.  Click tick once the progress bar has turned green. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INTRODUCTION TO M-MDS 
12 - Installing IDS on Laptop     

    

  

 
 

 

Activity 12- Page 14 

Activity 12 
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29. Click 

Start New Session to diagnose a vehicle or the 

X

 in the upper right 

corner to close this window. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

30.  Click tick in the pop-up window to exit IDS and return to the desktop. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

IDS and the VCM are now ready to use. 

 

Conclusion: 
In this activity, you installed IDS and updated a new VCM. 

 

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