Anyone using a cheap obdii scanner?

[vex3000]

I've seen several around Amazon and eBay for around 15$ that are catered to Android phones and wanted to use one to reset my CEL. Is anyone using one of these? I wanted to make sure it would work with a b6.

[old guy]

Pick up an ELM327 OBDII bluetooth transmitter ($8.00) Clicky click® and then Load TorquePro ($4.95) Clicky click® from Googleplay.

Use mine daily.

I have had a CEL pop up, read it and cleared it without even stopping the car.

[Matt Devo]

I have had a CEL pop up, read it and cleared it without even stopping the car.

last I checked, MD was a handsfree state, no? ;-)

[old guy]

last I checked, MD was a handsfree state, no? ;-)

I leave my phone in the cupholder and just use the touch screen so "technically" I'm hands free

[EuroEnduro]

Pick up an ELM327 OBDII bluetooth transmitter ($8.00) Clicky click® and then Load TorquePro ($4.95) Clicky click® from Googleplay.

Use mine daily.

I have had a CEL pop up, read it and cleared it without even stopping the car.

Got the same combo, best 14 bucks I've ever spent. Torque can do logging, as well. And it has access to all the car's sensors. Great app!!

[vex3000]

Just bought it, thanks fellas.

[ErikG]

Will a bluetooth OBDII transmitter work with VCDS-lite or the full version?

[Matt Devo]

Will a bluetooth OBDII transmitter work with VCDS-lite or the full version?

neither, if you want a wireless VCDS solution you have to pony up for the VCDS HEX-NET interface

[yxri]

I've seen several around Amazon and eBay for around 15$ that are catered to Android phones and wanted to use one to reset my CEL. Is anyone using one of these? I wanted to make sure it would work with a b6.

Can these VAG COMS get rid of seatbelt chime at stuff like that?

[ErikG]

Matt - Thanks for the info

What USB cable are you running?

[blitz2190]

neither, if you want a wireless VCDS solution you have to pony up for the VCDS HEX-NET interface

well that would probably depends, If it shows up as a generic com port and just transfers serial data then it will most likely work, but if trying to use it with the vcds wireless protocol definitely not, again depends on the serial port the device makes(which depends on the bluetooth protocol used) as the computer shouldn't know the difference if it shows as a generic com port.

[Matt Devo]

Matt - Thanks for the info

What USB cable are you running?

I have a blue/generic OBD-II USB cable I use for flashing/logging, a genuine VCDS HEX-CAN USB cable, and a generic/ELM BT module I use with Torque on my phone

well that would probably depends, If it shows up as a generic com port and just transfers serial data then it will most likely work, but if trying to use it with the vcds wireless protocol definitely not, again depends on the serial port the device makes(which depends on the bluetooth protocol used) as the computer shouldn't know the difference if it shows as a generic com port.

I've tried using a number of these cheap/generic BT adapters as dumb serial ports with VCDS-Lite, and they work intermittently at best. YMMV

[DougL]

I have one of these:

http://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/s...-rosstech-vcds

The software is definitely hacked, but it works 100% and supports my GF's MK6 too.

I modified the hosts file so VCDS can't reach out to the update servers. Just google the way to do this.

Usually I'd pay for the full product but this new VIN limitation is BS.

[5ktq]

You can get the same thing for $25 on aliexpress (search "hex can")

[Bmase]

Any recommendations for apple ios dongle I have vagcom but having a laptop in the car isn't always the easiest of things.

[Matt Devo]

Any recommendations for apple ios dongle I have vagcom but having a laptop in the car isn't always the easiest of things.

$50 7/8" 'Winbook' Windows tablet is what I use

[yxri]

You can get the same thing for $25 on aliexpress (search "hex can")

THanks

[Bmase]

yea i have a small labtop for vag use only would love just being able to use the phone

[Spike00513]

Pick up an ELM327 OBDII bluetooth transmitter ($8.00) Clicky click® and then Load TorquePro ($4.95) Clicky click® from Googleplay.

Use mine daily.

I have had a CEL pop up, read it and cleared it without even stopping the car.

Looks like a cheaper version of OBDEleven

https://shopdap.com/store/vw-audi-sc...obdeleven.html

[Pothole]

$50 7/8" 'Winbook' Windows tablet is what I use

I like that idea!

I'm guessing it does everything like a normal VCDS on a laptop would, scanning, logging output tests?

[Pswish]

I use a windows tablet too but always seems to be dead when i go to use it and yesterday's update killed my ECU communication

Edit: I rolled back to the previous build of Windows 10 and VCDS lite works again; I reported this to Microsoft.

[kt883]

I use elm Bt reader and I also bought X-tool VAG401 on amazon for $60 shipped which can code just like VCDS/Vagcom though definitely less user friendly (not for novice vcds users). Its supposed to do nearly everything VCDS can do.

[ErikG]

Just picked up one of those VAG401s and i can see that it is powerful as a handheld, standalone system. But holy hell is it going to take some learning. Im going to be spending a lot of time reading at Ross-tech to find out which modules are where and what the block values should be. But overall pretty cool piece of tech.

Kt- how do you like it and do you have a good resource page that i can look at? Thanks!

-E