Do NOT reset the ECU. That only hurts what you're trying to accomplish. First Drive Cycle refers to the car being cold I believe. Keep in mind a few things:
- The idea of readiness tests is that they run on their own in the course of regular driving. So some of these will happen.
- Some readiness monitors may get set to incomplete once you turn the car off. So drive the car, go through the tests, stop the car (leave it running) and check the readiness status with a scanner. If set, head straight to the smog shop and make sure they don't turn off the car either.
- The documentation provided is a little weird. You'll note on page 2 it says: "For 1998 and later models, refer to Group 13 in the appropriate service manual, under “OBD–II
Drive Cycle." In theory the drive cycles should be more or less amongst different cars.