Will it work with my setup?
The only question worth answering first. Pick your OEM software and the interface at the car and you get a straight answer, including the ones where we honestly do not know yet and would rather say so.
What does your technician run?
The diagnostic program on the expert's own computer.
What is plugged into the car?
The interface at the shop, on the vehicle's OBD-II port.
The full list
What tool sharing reaches today. “Tell us” means exactly that — we have no confirmed report either way, and we would rather say so than let you find out after you have paid.
OEM diagnostic software
| Software | Makes | Over tool sharing |
|---|---|---|
Ford FDRS / FJDS Proven on vehicles. This is the path the product was first built and fixed against. | Ford, Lincoln | Works today |
GM Techline Connect (GDS2) Runs over tool sharing as a J2534 pass-thru client. | Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac | Works today |
Chrysler wiTECH Proven on vehicles, and used on them regularly. wiTECH selects a shared pass-thru tool and works through it. | Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram | Works today |
Toyota Techstream Runs over tool sharing as a J2534 pass-thru client. | Toyota, Lexus | Works today |
VW / Audi ODIS Works for J2534 vehicles. MQB-evo and MEB platforms talk DoIP, so those run ODIS on the computer at the car, driven by remote desktop. | VW, Audi, SEAT, Škoda | Works, with a limit |
BMW ISTA Works on J2534 models. DoIP-only models run ISTA at the car over an Ethernet cable, driven by remote desktop. | BMW, Mini | Works, with a limit |
JLR SDD Proven on vehicles. SDD selects a shared pass-thru tool and works through it; we have connected to Jaguar and Land Rover this way. | Jaguar, Land Rover | Works today |
Volvo VIDA Runs over tool sharing on a J2534 interface, 2016 and newer included. VIDA 26 is a 64-bit program, which the app supports. | Volvo | Works today |
Nissan CONSULT-III plus Proven on cars. IgniteRemote speaks J2534 version 05.00, so CONSULT selects it as its interface and works through a pass-thru tool at the shop — key programming over a remote interface has been done successfully. | Nissan, Infiniti | Works today |
Mercedes XENTRY No confirmed report either way on the platforms that use a J2534 pass-thru tool. Tell us the model year and we will check it with you. A 206 or 223 is reached over remote desktop instead, with the software on the computer at the car. | Mercedes-Benz | Tell us — we will check |
Honda HDS / i-HDS No confirmed report either way. If your HDS runs through a J2534 pass-thru interface it is the right shape for tool sharing — tell us what you have and we will check it. | Honda, Acura | Tell us — we will check |
Hyundai / Kia GDS No confirmed report either way. Tell us the software version and the interface you use and we will check it with you. | Hyundai, Kia, Genesis | Tell us — we will check |
Interfaces at the car
TOPDON RLink Run on vehicles with IgniteRemote. | Works today |
Artidiag RLink X3 Run on vehicles with IgniteRemote. | Works today |
Drew CarDAQ-Plus 3 Run on vehicles with IgniteRemote. | Works today |
Autel J2534 interface (MaxiFlash and similar) An Autel box used as a J2534 pass-thru interface is the right shape, and we have no confirmed report on yours yet. An Autel tablet used as a tablet is a different thing — see below. | Tell us — we will check |
AEZ Flasher A J2534 pass-thru interface, so it is the right shape. We have no confirmed report on it over tool sharing yet — tell us and we will check it with you. | Tell us — we will check |
Another J2534 pass-thru interface If its maker's driver installs a J2534 entry in Windows, IgniteRemote can share it — that registry entry is exactly what the OEM software itself reads. Tell us which one and we will confirm it. | Tell us — we will check |
Why DoIP is a different answer
Tool sharing carries J2534, which is a standard for a pass-thru interface on a serial link. Newer platforms talk to the car over Ethernet instead — DoIP — which is a different road to the same place.
Those jobs still get done remotely: the OEM software runs on the computer at the car, over its Ethernet cable, and your technician drives that computer with remote desktop. Same outcome, different route, and it is on every plan.
If it does not connect, you do not pay
Start a plan, and if your J2534 interface and OEM software will not connect, we get on a call and set it up with you. If it still will not work, we refund what you paid — it is in the terms, not just in this paragraph.
See the plans