Over the years, Audi went through several mergers and acquisitions, including the famous merger of four companies in 1932 that led to the creation of the famous Audi logo with the four rings. You may discover a feature you’ve always wanted to try, or you may come across possibilities you never knew about before. Com cable for a couple of years and was happy when I had an old A4, it did enough for my needs at the time. The signal is mainly used by the ABS System as part of it’s stability control function but also by other systems such as ride level control and adaptive lighting. Any Audi manufactured since 2004 will have an OBD port, and you can consult your car’s manual or the internet to determine the location of the port.

I reckon it has paid for itself a few times over and will always have a decent resale value should I ever decide to sell (which I won’t ). Electronics improve safety and comfort, reduce consumption and pollution in cars, but also complicate troubleshooting. The following thread helped considerably - in the case of the original poster the car stopped starting as well. These faults are detected by the calculators or ECUs mounted on your car's engine and displayed on our tools.Only other thing to note you don't get w/o Pro is freeze frame but most people just "reading codes" and "making the windows roll up" don't have any idea about how to use freeze frame data anyway. We do not guarantee compatibility for vehicles produced before the official implementation of the EOBD standard. This could lead to fatal consequences that could have been avoided had the code been cleared after the fault was fixed. Mostly domestic tuning software, but the scan tools and datalog stuff work fine for Audi, it just lacks two way communication and some of the abilities to diagnose, and since it sounds like check engine lights are just part of owning an Audi, I thought I’d grab one so I can do the work myself.

Mileage tampered cars are a major issue worldwide, and Carly performs a comprehensive check across all control units and presents you with a report if the mileage has been tampered.

I reckon I could happily change components to save a fair bit on labour costs, but I'd need to know what's wrong first and possibly code the new part when fitted if that applies (probably following advice from all you helpful chaps on here). Our most popular mobile Android and iOS based car diagnostics scanner, VDubDiag, for VW, SEAT AND SKODA providing professional grade OE / dealer level diagnostics. Our OBDAdvisor’s tester team put nearly 14 different scanners, both universal and specific, through 2-week testing.

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For example, the scanner could display the code P0171, indicating that the fuel mixture is too thin. VCDS also uses the same clunky UI they've had since the early 2000's and it is unintuitive and tricky to use and requires a laptop. Carly connects seamlessly to your car via its proprietary Carly Universal Adapter, which communicates with your smartphone via Bluetooth, ensuring a reliable and dependable connection. With Carly OBD scanner, you can register a new battery and make sure your vehicle is running optimally.

it also has no limitations on the amount of times used, no Credits or VIN to worry about or reduced functionality.

At that point though you're better off with running VCDS given that it can decode the long coding and actually tell you what 90% of the individual bits in long coding specify. If you’re looking for an Audi OBD2 scanner that can not only diagnose issues but also give you some control over your car’s annoying features, Carista is the way to go!