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All Diesel Fleet !1983 240d stick,2005 E320 CDI Midnight blue, 2005 E320 CDI, Desert Silver, Kubota
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I recently purchased a scan program for use with my Laptop. It cost under $100 and came with software and an interface cable to connect with the OBD port on the car ( 05 E320 CDI) and the usb of my laptop.(Vista Home Premium). I installed the software and it works fine. It communicates and shows connected to the car and reads out that I have 0 faults. My problem is that I currently have a Brake Wear Indicator fault in my display when I start and also a BRAKE VISIT WORKSHOP fault. I understand that to clear the Brake Wear Indicator, I have to inspect and physically clear the problem with the Brake Wear Sensors. Regarding the BRAKE VISIT WORKSHOP, there have been other forum members that have pulled up a P0703 fault, indicating a bad brake switch and there is a sticky for the replacement of that switch.
My question is: It seems like my program reads just the engine ECU. How can I find other software that I can use with my laptop and interface cable, that will also read out other modules ( like the one that contains the BRAKE VISIT WORKSHOP fault). And finally, do all faults get transmitted to the engine ECU? I kind of think not, since the BRAKE fault did not show up there. Any help with software that will read all modules will be appreciated.
My question is: It seems like my program reads just the engine ECU. How can I find other software that I can use with my laptop and interface cable, that will also read out other modules ( like the one that contains the BRAKE VISIT WORKSHOP fault). And finally, do all faults get transmitted to the engine ECU? I kind of think not, since the BRAKE fault did not show up there. Any help with software that will read all modules will be appreciated.
Last edited by jimbo1mcm; 08-18-2009 at 05:54 PM.