Nice, but Ihave no laptop.

 

Nice, but Ihave no laptop.

 

you can hook it to your PC, cable may be long enough!

and it's a good reason to buy cheap 486 or Pentium based laptop

 

you can hook it to your PC, cable may be long enough!

and it's a good reason to buy cheap 486 or Pentium based laptop

 

The description of the item says that it only works for Audi/VW vehicles. There are different OBD-II protocols. Usually a type of converter is needed change the protocol to serial data compatible with a laptop. Also, once connected to the PC, you need software to read and interpret the data. You can download free software from a couple of sites, but the software is usually very buggy and can be very troublesome to use. I think your best bet is to do some research and pay the money for a decent scanning tool. BTW, all cars after 1996 (I think) use the same OBD-II port. It is only the protocol that is different. Each protocol uses different pins on the connector and a different data format to relay information.

 

The description of the item says that it only works for Audi/VW vehicles. There are different OBD-II protocols. Usually a type of converter is needed change the protocol to serial data compatible with a laptop. Also, once connected to the PC, you need software to read and interpret the data. You can download free software from a couple of sites, but the software is usually very buggy and can be very troublesome to use. I think your best bet is to do some research and pay the money for a decent scanning tool. BTW, all cars after 1996 (I think) use the same OBD-II port. It is only the protocol that is different. Each protocol uses different pins on the connector and a different data format to relay information.

 

On the www.digimoto.com they show the deffenent OBD type used on the cars......

 

On the www.digimoto.com they show the deffenent OBD type used on the cars......

 

that will work for VW / Audi cars... ours are not included. There are 3 types I believe... Ford/GM use one type, imports use another, and Chrysler uses another I believe. It doesn't look like Audi/VW use a universal one.

Our cars use an "ISO"

 

that will work for VW / Audi cars... ours are not included. There are 3 types I believe... Ford/GM use one type, imports use another, and Chrysler uses another I believe. It doesn't look like Audi/VW use a universal one.

Our cars use an "ISO"