I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley <mi...@mitchellhaley.com> wrote: > > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm >> thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. >> The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes > > As I understand it, the "C4" eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you > can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a "C4 > Connect" which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the > laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take > off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. > > If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience > feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your > ECUs, not a good idea) > > I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on > the date of the software version? > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
