Browsed through that PDF. I think I've read it before as well. It explicitly uses a scan tool in the instructions for closed loop tuning. I didn't see anywhere where it said that it was optional. If you have a good tune, it's because you started with a map from someone who used a scan tool or a lot of trial and error.
The ESC section is the most interesting as it kind of explains what the SSAFC is doing to the O2 signal. It sounds like after the over pressure setting it will output a .5v steady signal. This will keep the PCM from using any STFT, and you can tune like your are in open loop mode.
The problem with this is you will still have a transition region because under stock maps, you need to add fuel in closed loop and pull fuel in open loop.
This sentence tells me a lot.
"Some people have reported that the ESC function will kick out and go lean if you stay in the activation range of the ESC too long like going up a mountain."
If anyone has also read my AEM FIC posts, I have reported that the car goes into open loop mode if you stand on the throttle for more than three seconds regardless of RPM. Sounds like whoever reported to U-tune had cars that were running too lean in open loop mode, so they had positive trims in closed loop. When the car switched to open loop below the normal transition point, the trims disappeared and the car ran super lean. This can be fixed by tuning out the trims.
Unfortunately, in our case, our open loop map is very rich from the factory, but we have to add fuel to bring down the closed loop 14.7 normal operation under boost. So when we switch to open loop before the normal transition point we get the extra fuel + the stock rich fuel map, and we get a whole bunch of unburnt fuel out the back of the exhaust.