Autel OBDII OBD2 Code Reader Diaglink

I needed a advanced code reader not a bidirectional tool or one that does relearn. I have a couple of those already. I purchased the GM, Ford & Chrysler updates. I’ve used it on the following vehicles:
1998 Jeep Wrangler
2008 GMC Yukon Denali
2016 Ram 1500
I’ve used Autel for more than a decade and been very pleased with the product meeting my expectations based on sales material. I would recommend this to anyone needing streamlined diagnostics tools.

Hi, I bought that autel scanner lately, and on the add that said you can use that for TPMS and for SRS system, that was that reason I bought it. What I need to do to have that working, I tried connecting on my internet and that`s not work. I dònt thing I gone a keep it, I like to have a bigger one Thank`s

The Autel OBDII OBD2 Code Reader did reset the airbag light in my 1999 Boxster. The product works well; however, I ran into a problem setting up the code reader. The web application is poorly executed and the graphical user interface is poor. I could not even see the scrollbar in the software selection pull down menu and there were insufficient help instructions to show how to make a selection. As a result I selected a Mazda product instead of the Porsche product. I did not download/nor install the Mazda product. I immediately contacted customer service to ask for a reset so that I could get my free download. The response was “Sorry to tell you that we are not able to do reset for it. In our system, it showed that the customer retrieved Diag_Link_EUFORD/MAZDA as his free software. It was locked and we are not able to do any changes on it even it was not downloaded yet.If you mistakenly selected a wrong software, I am afraid you need to purchase your desired one.” This is an unacceptable response. As a retired product development engineer for Hewlett Packard, I know that you can either reset the data to allow me to get the desired software or issue a credit for a product that I had not received. I had not downloaded nor installed the software, but had to spend $10 to get the desired product.

DON’T BUY ANYTHING FROM AUTEL!!!

I’ve been waiting a while to review this! I decided to buy this when my WIFI OBDII dongle started acting up, but was hesitant on choosing this over the higher-priced version that included the data packages for all vehicle makes. It’s one of those things where you try to think ahead to which buddies or family members are going to ask you for car help one day, and when you’ll need a scanner that works with their car.

But then, I realized I’m a Nissan guy. And then rest of the family is either Hyundai, Kia, or VW. I figured the cost of the scanner plus 2 more data packages (1 comes free) that covered all of our cars and trucks (7 to be exact) was a bit cheaper than the full-data version. So, I bought this version.

The scanner came nicely packaged, and it just seemed like a very professional tool. I was pleased by that. I started the software install on my Windows 7 machine, and from there didn’t have a very pleasant experience. My computer didn’t seem to have a suitable driver, and the application looked a little antiquated, and could access the scanner. Now, to be clear, my career has been in computer/IT, so setting up and troubleshooting this stuff is trivial to me. I fussed with it for about 2 hours and had grown tired of the effort, but was still determined. After reading through some other Amazon reviews, I found the best advice: use an external USB card reader for the microSD card. (I realize not everyone probably has one of these!). The software recognized the card, and the Autel application loaded successfully! From there, there were already product updates, and those product updates seemed to fix all my previous issues. Thumbs up!

I ‘purchased’ my free vehicle pack for Nissan, which included Infiniti models, too. I have an 04 Pathfinder and a 98 Frontier, and was particularly interested in checking the ABS codes for both vehicles, and specifically for cycling the solenoids on the ABS module. Unfortunately, the ability to use these particular diagnostic modules depends on the vehicle, which don’t support those, but it does have some other useful parts (for instance, real-time monitoring of ABS speed sensors). So, that was a bummer, but realistically not a limitation of the tool, but instead of the vehicle age. Not a big deal, though, since I can pull specialty codes manually from the vehicle, but this scanner definitely compliments that info.

I did explore all the functions for the Nissans, and was pleased by the unit. Maybe a little sluggish as it sweeps through systems, but was thorough enough for my needs. At that point, I downloaded the Kia and Hyundai package (again, one data package includes those for both makes) and tested on my 11 Sorento. Being a newer vehicle, it supported a few more diagnostics features of the tool, and I was pleased with that.

The real test was for an 06 VW Touareg, which I was troubleshooting a terrible misfire for. Interestingly enough, the VW data package included Bentley, Bugatti, Skoda, Audi, and SEAT vehicles…not that I’ll ever work on those vehicles. Not only could this read all the OBDII codes, but it could diagnose every electronic system on the Touareg…yes, it can tell you what the status is of the buttons on the power seat, if you really want to know. I used it to read diagnostics of the headlight system. While I’ve not personally used the VW VAG-COM diagnostic tool, I imagine this is probably a very capable substitute for it. For sure, this is both cheaper and not some bootleg. For troubleshooting the misfires, this was able to display real-time misfire data (cylinder, counts) and several other user-selectable data monitor points, like timing advance, various temperatures, RPM, etc. Definitely came in handy for this vehicle issue. For this particular vehicle, it was able to read and reset the status for various systems: steering, brakes/ABS, transmission, transfer case, lighting, climate, seats, and a few others.

Bottom line is that I found the unit to be quite capable. Your particular vehicle will determine how much functionality is available. I think if you have more electronically-advance cars, this will be more useful for testing and resetting non-OBDII systems. It has other functionality that my vehicles don’t have (resetting the engine oil maintenance light, for example), but appears to be a very well-rounded unit. Purchasing the additional vehicle packages was very easy. The Autel software application has seen some significant updates since purchasing, and those updates have definitely improved the interface and speed of the application. At this point, I do not need to use the microSD in a card reader; it works just fine with the included USB cable. If it weren’t for the initial setup issues, this would probably be a 5-star unit, but consider it somewhere closer to 4.5 stars.