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What? The errors are intentionally vague so the drivers are forced to go to a dealer, giving them a chance to lie and pretend that's something very serious and very expensive, while all they're going to do is a reseat of a cable and a error reset
Btw Car scanner supports showing obd data on Android auto. It's a game changer for hypermilers
I disagree... Error codes from the OBD port are usually system-specific. They make troubleshooting very easy if you use online resources... I just want a quick readout on the included hardware.
Not a fan of dongles and such. I own a few different 'Amazon specials' and the UI feels like hot garbage (given I use them maybe 1-2x a year at most).
Error codes are system specific but I mean their own dashboard just says "engine error" and not even "error 943” which you can search by yourself