VAG-COM read codes in non VAG cars?
06-07-2006, 06:53 PM
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VAG-COM read codes in non VAG cars?
Strange request- but will VAG-COM at least give a code for a CEL on a non VAG car? Need to check why I have a CEL in my Lotus Elise and the dealer is 4 hours away... I see other PC based OBD2 readers for other cars and wondered if since the Lotus is OBD2 compatable, would it at least give me a code number? Or, as I suspect, am I dreaming???
06-08-2006, 02:07 AM
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Since version 500.0 there is a generic OBD-2 mode that works with a couple of models...
...can't tell if it works with your particular model, but feel free to try it.<ul><li><a href="http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/tour/obd-2.html">http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/tour/obd-2.html</a</li></ul>
06-08-2006, 07:50 AM
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I've had extremely good luck with most Euro and Asian....
And I'm assuming that the engine electronics in the Elise are Asian. Definitely worth a try.
Only cars I've had trouble getting into have been various '03 and later Mercedes cars.
Only cars I've had trouble getting into have been various '03 and later Mercedes cars.
06-08-2006, 09:22 AM
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it worked!
In the generic mode it read the code and I cleared it. Manufacturer specific emissions code. Saved me having to buy another scan tool. Thanks again Ross-Tech! (hard to say whether it's euro or asian as the engine is Toyota and the car is british...)
06-09-2006, 12:18 PM
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Assuming you have a +CAN interface, did you try "Bypass CAN Init" on those MBs?
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