I bought this one a while back, and IMO the proprietary data is worth the extra $. You get one manufacturer's code set free with the hardware. In the case of MB it covers MB, Sprinter and "Smart".
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0QQZY7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I used it on my inspection of the ML320 I bought, and the PO was looking at all the codes I pulled while I was checking. At dealer prices to overcome the codes, it scared the PO enough that I was able to negotiate a substantial price reduction. The service records indicated a 9 year old battery, so I thought low voltage at startup might have caused some codes. A new battery... and the codes were gone!!! Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Floyd Thursby via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 12:02 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Floyd Thursby Subject: [MBZ] OBD2 tool Poos posted something about this tool, $34 from China on ebay, comes with a bunch of cable connectors but it might take until the next decade to show up. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2017-Bluetooth-TCS-CDP-Pro-Plus-for-autocom-OBD2-Diagnostic-Tool-8PCS-Car-Cables-/302458929502?epid=927794844&hash=item466bf5015e:g:Z-gAAOSw7GRZBvbe&autorefresh=true I was reading the BW forum and see this. http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/2823906-need-clarification-obd2-reader-w210-4.html which I guess says you only need an OBD scanner, not a 38-pin thingie which maybe deals with the other stuff in the car. I have a basic HF OBD dongle reader that works fine on my trucks etc, would that work (realizing I should just go try it, but I am having lunch at the dumpooter now so I thought I would lazily ax)? Is the Benz OBD just throwing codes (and will my dongle read them?), I could then look them up? On Amazon what appears to be the same device, minus all the adapters and gender menders is $60. https://www.amazon.com/Fabal-Bluetooth-Truck-Diagnostic-Silver/dp/B07476L15C So now I'm also wondering if one of those cheap bluetoof things that talk to a phone would also work, they are only a few $$ from Banggood or DX, what is special about this particular device? Plus it looks like whatever S/W it has only runs on flavors of winders if you want to use USB or even bluetoof I guess, which is annoying. I think I could use a standard app on either the ifone or an android, which are readily available for a few $$. What should I do (besides going out to try the scanner I have to see if it can read the codes on the 99 E$500D). --FT _______________________________________ 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
