About to pull the trigger on a mercedes. still choosing from 1 gl and 3 ml . What is the scan tool that works best with these models and why. Any relevant experience appreciated!
Follow up: I did pull the trigger on a 2010 ML with 88k on the clock so now its on! Those that are doing your own maintenance, what scan tool are you using?

 

I recently purchased the Icarsoft MB 2 scanner for my ML550. Its very indepth and can give you want you need to know, but you need to know what to look for. Unlike many scanners advertised, it doesn't just spit out codes. You have to look through the menus to find them so its not terribly user friendly but it is effective. The price you pay for that inconvenience you get back through its depth of analysis. If you're an investigator and want to dig deep, it works. If you're looking for an easy answer to everything, maybe there are better ones out there. For the money, it exceeded my expectations and would recommend it but noting my comments. I was gladly surprised by its quality which was much better than expected. Some messing around with updates at the start but otherwise its good. Gives you live data on everything which can be a bit much as you need to be able to interpretate it.

I've never had a CEL so it could be more useful if that wasn't the case

Otherwise its totally compatible with my car and works seamlessly.

 

DAS/XENTRY is the dealer level tool.

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