You buy the connector and do it yourself. For the pickup I bought a less than
$20 wifi adapter that hooks up to my phone. I can read all the codes off the
computer.
The VW system is vastly superior, its got way more extras. $250 was kind of
spendy but its paid for itself many times over.
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Stealers
Today's new cars are basically black boxes on wheels. How do you counter an
expensive diagnosis from a tech based on computerized troubleshooting?
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Just because the car is newer doesn't mean you can't DIY.For instance Angie's
'05 Golf has a check engine light (CEL) on. I've got the VCDS cable to hook my
laptop up to the car, the code, last I checked, was an implausible signal from
the MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor. The MAF occasionally reads 0 air flow while the
engine RPM is not zero. This might explain the whooshing noise we hear
sometimes and why the car seems down a little on power. So I'll be ordering a
MAF.
Newer cars just need a different set of tools. I for one appreciate the
computer helping me to troubleshoot rather than just throwing parts at the
thing...
-Curt
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