How do I activate code reader?
How to Scan a QR Code
- Open the QR Code reader on your phone.
- Hold your device over a QR Code so that it’s clearly visible within your smartphone’s screen. Two things can happen when you correctly hold your smartphone over a QR Code. The phone automatically scans the code.
- If necessary, press the button. Presto!
How do I get OBD2 codes?
- How to read OBD codes: Preparation.
- Step 1: Plug the OBD scanner into the OBD port.
- Step 2: Turn on the ignition.
- Step 3: Enter the Vehicle Identification Number.
- Step 4: Find OBD codes in the menu.
- Step 5: Interpret the first character of the OBD code.
- Step 6: Interpret the second character of the OBD code.
How to scan and erase diagnostic trouble codes?
Gain factory level information to all modules in most Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda and Bentley models from 1990 through the current year. Scan and erase diagnostic-trouble-codes with 25,000+ fault codes. Modify functionality of various modules through coding.
When to use the vagcom-VCDs diagnostic tool?
Therefore if you have a VW or Audi that was assembled from 1990 to present – you can immediately and safely use the VAGCOM-VCDS diagnostic tool. A car owner/mechanic can use the VCDS system for virtually all the functions that the dealer diagnostic tools can perform.
What to do if the OBD II scanner doesn’t communicate with the vehicle?
What to do if the OBD II scanner doesn’t communicate with the vehicle. TEST 1: Connect the positive DMM lead to DLC pin 4 and the negative DMM lead to the negative battery terminal, using jumper wires if necessary. Do not connect to the body or chassis ground but to the battery terminal directly.
What does vagcom do on a VW car?
Vagcom (VCDS) is diagnostic software that allows access to the various electronic modules of the VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat automobile. It reads error codes and allows to change settings in the car. Most people that have it use it to change convenience features and for reading error codes.