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Pros & Cons
Pros
This tool is worth every penny for the diyer. The instructions are very poor, but if you play with it, you can figure it out. Highly recommend it to vw/audi enthusiasts.
T service due indicator reset tool. Reading and clearing dtc's is easy enough.
Control modules can be recoded to change functions, such as turning off the darn seatbelt warning alarm. Used this on a b7 s4 to clear an airbag light - very straightforward and worth the cost just for that.
Cons
Manual is in chinglish and not helpful. Manual is written by someone not fluent in english. Display is poor, screen transitions are painfully slow and there is zero support when it doesn't work.
Tried to use this to prime the fuel system on my 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi, and was sorely disappointed. Kept saying “failed to connect’ when trying to replace rear brake pads on a 2015 audi s3. Used this to perform * brake abs bleed on an audi a4 b6 ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
This tool is worth every penny for the diyer
Im very impressed with the tool and should be useful with my new used vw
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
Price
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
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
Packaging/appearance
I was able to reset my airbag light within 5 minutes of opening the xtool
Competitiveness
It allows full reading diagnosing and coding of all the cars systems in a way that far far exceed obd2 and is only comparable ... Read More
Reset the maintenance alert on my 2016 audi allroad
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 629 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 29 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Save your money and try this first
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Issue was throttle body recalibrate from setting so long with dead battery
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
This unit does everything that the homehobby mechanic needs for the vw
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It cleared the airbag codes on 2013 passat
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not very strong support either
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The prior owner attempted to fix an airbag light and after throwing a bunch of parts at it the light was still on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this to diagnose the issue
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