What diagnostic scanner

[Spare tyre]

Been helping a chum with his Peugeot rifter van, been having all sorts of issues with the brake lights

We initially tried our trusty obd2 scanne linked to the phone, no faults, so started diagnosing stuff in a traditional manner

Eventually it got taken to a garage, the chap plugged in a launch obd2 reader connected via Bluetooth to an iPad, he cii see lots of live data and sent my mate away with a suggestion of trying a new brake pedal

What sort of reader does one need to see live data on things like windows, brake pedals, locks etc

Ideally linked to a phone / iPad rather than an all in one job

Would be a good tool for troubleshooting

Many thanks

[E-bmw]

Spare tyre said:

What sort of reader does one need to see live data on things like windows, brake pedals, locks etc

A good & (reasonably) expensive one.

I have a £300 (ish) Foxwell that will do all of that.

There may be, but I don't know of an app that will do all that but could be wrong.

A BT/phone type is just the interface, it would be the App on the phone/laptop that interprets the data.

[Spare tyre]

E-bmw said:

Spare tyre said:

What sort of reader does one need to see live data on things like windows, brake pedals, locks etc

A good & (reasonably) expensive one.

I have a £300 (ish) Foxwell that will do all of that.

There may be, but I don't know of an app that will do all that but could be wrong.

A BT/phone type is just the interface, it would be the App on the phone/laptop that interprets the data.

Cheers, I would prefer just the dongle and pay for the app.

[Tim Cognito]

I see carista mentioned a lot. It's an app but seems to be more advanced than the generic ones and has access to some manufacturer specific stuff e.g. turning on modules.

[Spare tyre]

I’ve gone for this one

https://amzn.eu/d/08eDaitZ

Will report back

[hellorent]

I've got 1 of them, don't think you'll be disappointed for the price