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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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OBD II Protocol?

Had bought a spiffy OBD II tool (AutoEnginuity ) but it won't connect up with my 2002 Sport Coupe.

AutoEnginuity can't figure out what the problem is . . . It looks like the software is trying to connect using an OBD II protocol named KWP2000 . . . .

But there is another protocol called KWP2000 CAN . . . Could this be the same CAN that MB calls the Controller Area Network? AutoEnginuity says that MB didn't implement KWP2000 CAN until 2004 . . . and that the current AutoEnginuity doesn't support KWP2000 CAN.

Is there a way to find out what exact OBD II protocol that's used by a 2002 C230 with an MB111 engine?

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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Sorry, I don't have the answer. But more questions. Shouldn't ANY OBDII compliant tester work? Isn't that the purpose of standardizing? If I understand your type correctly it works through a computer/laptop. I believe your interface problem is with AutoIngenuity and not OBDII. You can buy an OBDII tester for $40 that reads the codes on any car (but it sure wouldn't have all the features of yours!).
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Yep, standards exist more as a concept than in practice . . .

And I guess I could buy a $40 tester, and a Yugo would get me where I needed to go too . . .
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For an explanation go to: http://www.obdii.com/connector.html I learned something new.
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