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Old Aug 24, 2019 | 03:51 PM
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What do you suggest for a code reader/scanner? 2006 E55
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Torque pro app and elm327 odb2 connector. Cheap and effective. I use an android device. Not sure the if Bluetooth work with apple for some reason have to research a little
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I have the icarsoft MBii which seems to work well. I think I got it from FCP originally.
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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 11:18 AM
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I have the icarsoft MBii which seems to work well. I think I got it from FCP originally.
This is probably the best one realistically if you don’t want Xentry or whatever. Be aware that it is MB specific though, won’t work with any other cars.
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Torque pro app and elm327 odb2 connector. Cheap and effective. I use an android device. Not sure the if Bluetooth work with apple for some reason have to research a little
Always handy to have in the car WHEN you have a problem,scan and order part when waiting for a tow,been there!
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