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Quality


This tool is worth every penny for the diyer.


I'm very impressed with the tool and should be useful with my new, used vw.


You can do a lot with it running too but almost nothing with the key off because nothing in your car is on.

Price


The functionality of this scanner for the price is unbeatable, but again you must be familiar with how vw auto group does dtc codes etc.


That being said if you do know what you are doing and have some patience for the clunky and very slow interface this tool will ...  Read More

Packaging/appearance


I was able to reset my airbag light within 5 minutes of opening the xtool.

Competitiveness


Use their instru tions and it is capable of everything as far as i can tell.


I have a 2012 vw jetta sportswagon tdi with low power and flashing glow plug light.


It allows full reading, diagnosing, and coding of all the cars systems in a way that far far exceed obd2 and is only comparabl...  Read More


Reset the maintenance alert on my 2016 audi allroad.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, clear, easy and able.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 561 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 16 2021.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only downfall to this type of unit is needing the actual codes to change other features with the car like adjusting the fuel guage


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not very strong support either


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Purchased the xtool vag401 for 55 after the cheap u281 was unable to reset the airbag light in my 2013 golf tdi


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Update adding 1 extra star for customer service


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought a bluetooth obd2 dongle and was able to retrieve block 93 whilst the scanner still couldnt read


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It worked well to reset the maintenance warning sign the first time of use


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    After much looking back and forth in the menu i had to contact the seller and was told this scanner does not read all the code blocks


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even though it is listed specifically designed for audi it does not read standard block 93 for my a4 b8

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