Category Archives: Automotive Diagnostics

Last Saturday I started to install the licensed ISIS system for BMW diagnostics and service information. I  got it started around 7pm. BMW warns you that the setup is going to take a couple of hours. Hows about 48. Saturday … Continue reading →

Well, you know, it never was all that good. They take ALLL the money, promise the moon, then screw the salesforce. So much for good tech support. No Smart car No Maybach No FUSO No Unimog No WIS No FDOK updates … Continue reading →

Got a call from a new customer in Virginia! He was having a connection problem with a 93 SL! Who ever he bought his stuff from in Canada is not so experienced! The Star Utilities in his install had the Fehler … Continue reading →

Names have been changed for privacy reasons! Othmar, I was just on your website, very nice. We where talking about updates. (a month ago) I don’t remember if we where just going on with the Toughbook you are using or … Continue reading →

Remember! Don’t let your diagnostic computers go on the Internet just to browse. Check before you install new browsers! Check before you allow Internet Explore to run updates. Leave Firewall settings alone! Consider setting a restore point before making any … Continue reading →

We have been working on a Mercedes Benz factory Compact 3 for a customer in Charlotte, NC On and off for several months. Had to do a clean install of XP Pro svc pck 3. A clean install of DAS … Continue reading →

Jon, ArgH!!! I wish I was a better typist! I just hit a wrong key and erased this reply. I was finished and just typing my postmaster close! Here I go again! Access to VW’s  coding and programming starts with … Continue reading →

A lot of shops out there are are using the Ross-Tech software. VAG-COM now VCDS is great. For a long while there it was all you needed. Now we need more! Back around 2005 or there abouts VW AUDI locked … Continue reading →

We get a lot of calls from shops with “grey” systems looking for legitamacy. DAS XENTRY is the indisputable best for diagnosing these cars. They are missing the ability to SCN code the Mercedes Benz cars. Some of their systems are out … Continue reading →

Just recently got an order from a shop that had just finished working on an Audi 2006 A6 Quattro.  They had to replace the MMI module and another module related to the stereo.  The VAG-COM couldn’t apply the SVM/GeKo coding. … Continue reading →