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Old Jan 27, 2018 | 11:01 PM
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OB II Diagnostic Scanners
What OB II Diagnostic Scanners do some of you guys use on your Mercedes (or universal cars)? Just was reading the article below and yes I of course have the cheapest one, but considering upgrading if hear some good feedback.

http://www.mercedesmedic.com/best-ob...r-diagnostics/
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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 05:48 AM
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I have the Carsoft software #4 in the list. I'm happy with what it does and largely sufficient for the occasional scan and rare code removal.
It comes with all the hardware as per photo and you use a laptop to look at things in the ECU.
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Mine is Bluetooth and I use the Android app called Torque. Very very nice.
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Mine is Bluetooth and I use the Android app called Torque. Very very nice.
I also have and used the Torque app before adopting the Carsoft prog.
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i recently tried to use torque with the bluetooth obd2 and it didnt pull any codes
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