Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
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Car Scanner ELM OBD2

Stop guessing. This app turns your phone into a direct line to your car's brain.

Key Figures

Downloads

7.5M+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

223.6K

Publisher

Stanislav Svistunov

Category

Utilities

Locales

18

Latest Version

2.1.15

Size

164.9 MB

First Released

Aug 12, 2017
Features

Analyzing key features and their impact on DIY diagnostics, performance tuning, and vehicle management.

Car Scanner ELM OBD2: A Comprehensive Evaluation for Automotive Enthusiasts

Advanced Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Management

The app provides comprehensive diagnostic capabilities, allowing users to read and clear DTC fault codes from their vehicle's ECU, backed by a vast database of code descriptions for easy understanding.

Real-time Sensor Monitoring with Customizable Dashboard

It allows users to monitor various sensor data in real-time and customize their dashboard with preferred gauges and charts, providing immediate insights into vehicle performance and health.

VAG Group Coding Functions

For specific VAG group vehicles (MQB and PQ26 platforms), the app offers encoding functions to adjust hidden parameters and unlock custom settings, empowering users with deeper vehicle customization.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Car Scanner ELM OBD2

What is Car Scanner ELM OBD2?

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is a vehicle diagnostics tool that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0 adapter. It checks car performance, retrieves fault codes, and displays real-time sensor data.

What hardware do I need to use Car Scanner ELM OBD2?

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 requires an ELM327 compatible OBD2 adapter. This adapter connects to your car's diagnostic socket, providing your phone access to car data via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0.

Can Car Scanner ELM OBD2 read and clear DTC fault codes?

Yes, Car Scanner ELM OBD2 can show and reset DTC fault codes, acting like a scantool. It includes a comprehensive database of DTC code descriptions for user convenience.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - This central interface offers quick access to essential features like 'Live data' monitoring and 'Diagnostic trouble codes' management.

This central interface offers quick access to essential features like 'Live data' monitoring and 'Diagnostic trouble codes' management.

Central Diagnostic Suite

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - Users can personalize their dashboard with customizable gauges such as 'Engine RPM' and 'Coolant temp' for immediate vehicle feedback.

Users can personalize their dashboard with customizable gauges such as 'Engine RPM' and 'Coolant temp' for immediate vehicle feedback.

Dynamic Dashboard Customization

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - The app provides a detailed 'All sensors' view, allowing users to monitor critical data points like 'Engine coolant temperature' and 'Fuel System Status' simultaneously.

The app provides a detailed 'All sensors' view, allowing users to monitor critical data points like 'Engine coolant temperature' and 'Fuel System Status' simultaneously.

Full Sensor Overview

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - This tool boasts extensive 'connection profiles' supporting a wide array of vehicles, from 'Kia Sportage' to 'BMW OBD-II' standards.

This tool boasts extensive 'connection profiles' supporting a wide array of vehicles, from 'Kia Sportage' to 'BMW OBD-II' standards.

Extensive Vehicle Compatibility

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - The app delivers 'Noncontinuous Monitors' results, detailing intricate ECU self-tests like 'Misfire Monitor General Data' and 'Misfire Cylinder 1 Data'.

The app delivers 'Noncontinuous Monitors' results, detailing intricate ECU self-tests like 'Misfire Monitor General Data' and 'Misfire Cylinder 1 Data'.

Advanced Diagnostic Checks

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - Users can accurately measure vehicle performance with 'Acceleration time' tests, tracking intervals such as '0-60 km/h' and '0-100 km/h'.

Users can accurately measure vehicle performance with 'Acceleration time' tests, tracking intervals such as '0-60 km/h' and '0-100 km/h'.

Precision Performance Tests

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - This tool enables efficient 'Diagnostic trouble codes' management, allowing users to 'Read / Clear DTC' for identified issues like P0713(00) and P0722(00).

This tool enables efficient 'Diagnostic trouble codes' management, allowing users to 'Read / Clear DTC' for identified issues like P0713(00) and P0722(00).

DTC Management Simplified

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - The app presents comprehensive 'Fuel consumption statistics', including 'Avg. fuel cons.' and a detailed 'historical chart' of fuel usage over time.

The app presents comprehensive 'Fuel consumption statistics', including 'Avg. fuel cons.' and a detailed 'historical chart' of fuel usage over time.

Fuel Efficiency Tracking

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 - This tool provides 'Live data charts' for real-time diagnostics, visualizing crucial sensor outputs like 'O2S1 volt (B1)' and 'O2S1 trim (B1)' waveforms.

This tool provides 'Live data charts' for real-time diagnostics, visualizing crucial sensor outputs like 'O2S1 volt (B1)' and 'O2S1 trim (B1)' waveforms.

Real-time Sensor Graphs

Description

Check what your car is doing in realtime, get OBD fault codes, car performance, sensor data and more! Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU. Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features: 1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want! 2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer! 3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions. 4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved). 5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down! 6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests. 7) Check all of the sensors at one screen 8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details). 9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Dacia, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, BMW and many others. 10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield. 11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.) 12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics! 13) For cars of the VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB and PQ26 platforms, encoding functions are available - setting hidden parameters of the car. 14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the App Store. The app requires a Wi-Fi or or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car ang gives your phone access to car diagnostics. Recommended adapters brands: Kiwi 3, Viecar, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak. If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs. PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. This app can’t show you something, that is not provided by your car. Attention "bad" adapters! We faced the problem, that some adapters (often cheep Chinese clones), can’t connect to the smartphone or the car. Some of them can even make your car engine work unstable, often lost connection, increase time lag when reading data. So, we recommend you to use genuine ELM327 or recommended adapter brands. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is free but to unlock all the features, a one-time purchase or a subscription is required. Under no circumstances will the developer of this application be held responsible for incidents resulting from the use and/or interpretation of the data in the application. If you have any issues, you can always contact developer using Settings - Contact developer in the app or just send email to wp_soft@outlook.com Car Scanner ELM OBD2 for iOS Terms of use can be found at https://www.carscanner.info/ios-tos/

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This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.