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Fail to update on official website/ CanвЂ™t access the updates at XtoolвЂ™s website?

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An upgrade will always let us know its version. What software version is on the VAG 401 scanner?

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The main thing IвЂ™d be sure of is to ensure you get the genuine article, as software updates require the serial number of the unit, and a password on the screen listing version numbers to access the updates.Дў. XTool Tech makes a variety of scanners, and appears to have been around awhile. I have read thousand of posts in forums and I would like to answer/deal with some most concerned and frequently asked questions about the Xtool VAG401 scanner.ДЎ. It helpedДЎ) Scan VW specific codes along with OBD codesДў) Show specific measuring blocks including DSG TemperatureДЇor less than 60 euro, its a great thing to throw in your tool box when you donвЂ™t want to break out your laptop. I verified that it was the same as one IвЂ™d gotten previously from VAG- Tacho. I was able to use mine to read out the key code from the dash. It reads error codes just like VCDS (VAG-COM). 99% of the time, you wonвЂ™t even need VCDS if you have this handy little scanner. The scan tool doesnвЂ™t require a computer to run. I received the Xtool vag401 a year or so ago that I ordered from .ukВ for euro 55 including shipping. Xtool VAG401 for VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda Questions: I can not speak for how well it works on current model cars. However, user support is nonexistent, so being previously familiar with VCDS is a definite plus. It has a lot of capability for the money, and is very convenient. You do not need a computer or power supply to use it, which is great. If you travel a lot, you can keep it in the car. Menus changed somewhat, and new options were added. When I started the diagnosis, it loaded a new. I downloaded the updates, and it said the update was successful. Download the update application from the xtools website, and use the VAG401 serial number as the user name, and the password from the about screen as the password. However, they seem to be actively updating it. The descriptions of the updates are hard to find, and the release notes are cryptic and in Chinglish. Looking at Xtools website, they had 3 or 4 software updates for the VAG401 last year, the latest in Nov 2014. It can code modules, do adaptations, etc. It has a few other functions that VCDS does not have, such as mileage changes, etc. It supposedly can match keys to the dash / immobilizer, although I have not tried it. The original modulemenus were almost a copy of VCDS, although the latest update simplified them somewhat. The best way I can describe the interface to the modules is the older VCDS lite interface. It has successfully found all installed features on both my Passat and my friends Allroad. It reads error codes just like VCDS, although there is no autoscan function to scan all modules that I can find. I verified that it was the same as one I hadd gotten previously from VAG- Tacho. The other end has a 15 pin male d-sub connector. There are no components in the back shell of the OBDII connector. The OBDII cable that hooks between the VAG401 scan tool and the car is a straight thru cable. It came with a 160 * 160 LCD screen, and therefore no need to use a laptop or computer when diagnosing. The only use I have seen for the cable is to power up the unit from a USB port instead of your car. They include a microSD card reader used for the updates.

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If you have used VCDS VAG COM cable, you can probably figure out how to use this without reading the manual! Tried it out straightly on my 2005 Passat and found it quite easy to use. I received my Xtool VAG401 scanВ toolВ recently around в‚¬50.99В with DHL shipment to my place.