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How to use XTOOL X100 Pad3 to correct or adjust the mileage of Ford cars

This tech article will share the practical experience of using  Xtool X100 Pad3 to correct or adjust the mileage of Ford cars. The frequently-asked questions (FAQs) of the users who bought the products from the  OBD2TOOL will be listed as the supplement part for reference. We can’t even wait a second to move on with the content below… Detailed Operation Instructions: Let’s first have a look at the current mileage of my Ford car: It’s 68,679 miles now. Click “Diagnosis” on the desktop menu>>Click “Odometer adjustment”>>Click “Agree” to confirm the disclaimer Then, it’s time for us to choose the car models. Here, the car model is Ford Focus 2013. Then Click the button “Mileage adjustment”. The screen will prompt the message as shown below: Just press “Yes” to continue. The screen will show you “Please input the mileage of adjustment”. Just type in the mileage number you want to correct in the box below. Here, let’s adjust it to 90,000 km. Wait...

Reset BMW E36 Airbag by INPA or Foxwell NT530

  Car model and year: BMW E36 1996 – 2002 Symptom: Seats airbag light on Take the seats out and have them reupholstered why the car is sitting. I ended up starting the car during the procedure of removal. Now the seats are out and the airbag light is on How to reset BMW E36 Seats airbag light on? You need  BMW ICOM INPA or a diagnostic tool (I.E Foxwell nt530) to clear it. Airbag lights are not self-clearing. Once the cluster light illuminates the error needs to be corrected (reattach the wiring in this case) and the trouble code erased. Which current market tools can read the error codes? 1. Inpa: Confirmed INPA software has reset the light a few times. That’s why I loaded it onto an old laptop. It’s free, except for cost of cables, about $20. Here’s the inpa cable link: INPA is a factory tool that BMW still uses today. Not dealer, factory. We have access to an older version that snuck out the side door years ago. It provides all the functionality you co...

How to update MB SD Connect C4 C5

  This post comes with the introduction to update  MB SD Connect Compact 5 / SD C4 / SD C4 PLUS . Step 1: Change file name There are two storage path for MB SD Connect Compact 4/ new SD C4 plus/ SD C5. Path 1: C:\Program Files\Mercedes-Benz\SDConnect Toolkit Path 2: C:\Program Files\Softing\Diagnostic Tool Set 8\8.03\Interfaces\DCDI_DPduApi\eCOM_Toolkit Please modify the file name of “update_automaticx”, “update_manualx” and “update_specicalx” to “update_automatic”, “update_manual” and “update_specical”, it means remove the last letter of all the three file names.

GM Tech2 Cannot Detect CANDI Module Solution

Thanks for the feedback @ Chris on GM Tech2 . Here share the problem he got trouble in and offered the corresponding solution. Problem: I received the tech 2. Thank you. But, when I connect to obd2, it says “cannot detect CANDI module, please verify module is connected”. If it helps you, the green light on the candi module is flashing (not solid). I am not sure what to do. Can you help? 1 The solution: I think I selected the wrong engine designation (there are 3) for my truck and the tech 2 could not communicate because it was looking for a controller that was not present (which presented the error message “no candi module”). So, I think the tech 2 was OK. It was my fault in my selections. I got it to work now!

SD CONNECT C4 VS. C4 PLUS DOIP VS. C5 DOIP VS. BENZ VCI C6

  This post mainly compares 4 kinds of Mercedes-Benz diagnostic tools , includes SD Connect C4, SD C4 Plus Doip, MB SD Connect C5 Doip and Benz VCI C6. What’s the difference and similarity between them? Which is the best one? Check below. Item SD Connect C4 SD Connect C4 Plus Doip MB SD Connect 5 Benz VCI C6 Image   Software Original software, Official updating… Original software, Official updating… Original software, Official updating… J2534 protocols, need to load third-party driver software Hardware 1:1 clone of the original 1:1 clone of the original, optimized 1:1 clone of the original Clone Firmware update Need to install batteries, easy to cause firmware damage No need batteries Support Support DAS+HHTWIN Yes Yes Not support HHTWIN Not support HHTWIN Vediamo Yes Yes Not sure Not support DTS Monaco Yes Yes Yes Yes Support vehicles Some features of new car models are not supported All Not support old models ...

Diagnose C5 Corvette GM Tech2 vs. VXDIAG VCX Nano

After receiving GM Tech2 scanner as a 2020 Christmas gift from my brother (look at the following image), some friends are kind jealous (hahaha) because they think it is a great gift and saying I’ll get many uses for this tool. it is a $250-300. I have done a bunch of job with GM Tech2, here I take some for examples: You can do an automatic bleed on the brakes with it, and bleed the abs pump. Without it you aren’t really able to bleed the system completely. I know my brother was happy that we could use the tech 2 on his 95 k1500 too. Tried to pay my brother back some by using the tech 2 to pull some codes on his 95 k1500. Egr code came up. Also programmed my sisters (his wife) TPMS on her RX350 so she would quit complaining about the light to him. I also almost killed the battery in the corvette playing with the tech 2. Next time I gotta remember to hook up the charger before spending 20 minutes playing with it. Next is VXDIAG VCX Nano GM scanner I have the VCX Nano ...