AVL DiTEST Diagnose News 2012-01 en.pdf

DIAGNOSTICS NEWS
Faster than the desert wind
CURRENT DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION 2012-01
AVL DiTEST XDS 1000
AVL Ditest XDS 1000 –
Acid test in the African desert
We all are technology and vehicle enthusiasts!
We live what we are doing. Acid tests such as the
Tuareg rally in the desert of Morocco provide us
with the opportunity of subjecting our products
to a real field test.
This year, even four teams of AVL DiTEST participated
in the challenging Tuareg rally in order
to test the AVL DiTEST diagnostics products
for robustness, reliability, and user-friendliness
under the most extreme conditions. Naturally,
the teams brought several devices of the latest
robust and mobile diagnostic tools “MDS Drive”
including the innovative diagnostics software
XDS 1000.
Due to the extreme stress, one race kilometer
corresponds to eight road kilometers. Imminent
failures or minor malfunctions must be detected
quickly in order to be able to maintain the
full performance of the vehicles under these
extreme conditions. With a few clicks, for example,
and in record time, an initial diagnostic
The most important innovations at a glance
9The latest Easy-Connect technology provides
for the wireless connection between XDS
1000 diagnostics software and the vehicle
interface being established even quicker
and with a larger communication range.
9 The Intelligent-Guide has been extended
by a new function: after having selected the
vehicle, a vehicle-specific assistant gives different
instructions, tips and tricks regarding
the diagnostics socket, connecting cables,
and system particularities.
were conducted that detected and fixed errors
in the engine electronics. Detailed know-how
regarding the engine type or the variants of the
control unit is not required.
Even difficult repair work in the desert, caused
by vehicle rollover and total failure of the engine,
were executed successfully thanks to AVL
DiTEST XDS 1000 and a huge team spirit.
9 The new Click-and-Zoom function guarantees
maximum readability specifically for small
screens. This way, all help images can be shown
in full screen mode.
9 Extension of the coding assistant: re-programming
and teaching of the tow-bars for
VAG, Mercedes, Opel, and PSA vehicles, for
example, now becomes a piece of cake – give
it a try – because also the resetting is possible
at any time.
AVL DiTEST GmbH, Würzburger Straße 152, 90766 Fürth, GERMANY, Phone: +49 911 47 57 - 540, Fax: - 477
DiTEST Fahrzeugdiagnose GmbH, Alte Poststraße 152, 8020 Graz, AUSTRIA, Phone +43 316 787-0, Fax -1460
www.avlditest.com
“Outstanding device,
works very well”…
…and “fastest communication
speed”,
that is the general
résumé for AVL Di-
TEST MDS DRIVE UM
with the XDS 1000 diagnostics software of
the large-scale diagnostics test executed
by the “AUTOKOMPAS” magazine in the
Netherlands.
Four different groups consisting of auto
mechanics, vocational school teachers of
the vehicle trade, trainees, as well as diagnostics
experts have put 17 diagnostics
devices of different manufacturers to the
acid test and assessed their functions,
handling, and speed. In all groups, the AVL
DiTEST diagnostics device received the top
grades in all disciplines. Conclusion: “One
of the quickest diagnostics devices with
the easiest operation in the market.”
It’s all about the right information
Thanks to the intelligent assistants of the AVL
Di-TEST XDS 1000 software, selecting vehicles
and establishing a connection to the vehicle
interface are particularly easy. After having selected
the vehicle, a comprehensive description
shows the connecting cables, real photos of the
vehicle’s diagnostics interface, and additional
instructions regarding the system properties of
the vehicle.
Particularly for state-of-the-art vehicles, this information
should be taken into consideration in
order to avoid time-consuming erroneous operations,
for example the use of the proper connecting
cable for Opel and PSA vehicles.
CONTENTS OF THIS EDITION:
[PAGE 1]
- Acid test in the African desert
- Outstanding device, works very well
- It’s all about the right information
- The most important innovations at a glance
[PAGE 2]
- The highlights for car models and workshop
functions
- Going on holiday – with the caravan
- It’s all about the right respiration
- Quick feedback – quick solutions
[PAGE 3]
- The highlights for commercial vehicle models
and workshop functions
- Teaching sensors of the “Electronically controlled
air suspension” (ECAS)
- Everything BLUE or what?
FUTURE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY 1

Car diagnostics highlights 2012-01
BMW
E8x/E9x engine immobilizer ELV counter and EWS
barrier reset
E46/E6x/E8x/E9x brake teaching steering angle
sensor, lateral acceleration sensor, pressure
sensor; bleeding routine
E39/E46/E52/E6x/E8x/E9x engine correction
quantity injector
Fxx brake control units
Fiat/Alfa/Lancia
Automatic transmission Fuji SG CVT and
Selespeed
Engines EDC16C39 and Marelli 8DF, 8F3 service
resets, teaching differential pressure sensor,
lambda probe, air-mass sensor, rail pressure
sensor, magnet wheel, particle filter, primary
catalytic converter
Ford
Focus II/C-Max engine functions DPF regeneration,
coding injector, deleting adaptation values
Focus II/C-Max fuel additive module functions
refilling and bleeding fuel additive
Mercedes Benz
C204/E212/E207/M164/R251/CL216/GLX164/
GLKX204/S221 fuel pump control unit FSCM212
C204/E212/E207/M164/R251/CL216/GLX164/
GLKX204/S221 automatic transmission EGS 52,
EGS 53, VGSNAG 2 function reset adaptation
values transmission
C204/E212/E207/CLS218 Kombi Service Resets
C204 brake activate steering angle sensor
E212/E207/CLS218 engine teaching HFM, air filter
replacement
A169/B245 Kombi activator tests,
A169/B245 engine resetting mixture adaptation
data,
A169/B245 air conditioning KLA_169 functions
teaching servo-motors, reset servo-motors
Opel
Extensions of the functions in engine, central
electrical system, steering module, rear module,
driver information system, door controls, air
conditioning, and TPM
PSA
Extensions of the ECU variants
Engine DCM3.4 functions teaching and regenerating
differential pressure indicator, EGR solenoid
valve, high-pressure pump, turbo, additive
tank pump line replacement, DPF
Engine EDC16C3 DPF replacement and regeneration
Engine EDC17C10 regenerating DPF
Renault
Diverse models Kombi Service Resets
Megane III/Scenic III engine, brake, airbag, central
electrical system, UPC, Kombi, air conditioning
VAG
Extensions of the assistant functions for teaching
tow-bar , battery, service resets and service
change-overs, common rail injector adaptation,
TD pump start, DPF regeneration, and resetting
DPF learning values
Going on holiday – with the caravan
The holiday season is about the start! Quickly
booking the low-budget flight southbound or
rather spending the holiday in the mountains
or at the beach using vehicle and caravan? The
workshops have their work cut out. Many customers
are now retrofitting their vehicles with the
corresponding tow-bar.
However, what must be taken into consideration
regarding the vehicle’s control units programming?
At this point at the latest, the expert
differs from the layperson. For many state-ofthe-art
vehicles, several control units must be
re-programmed within the vehicle after the tow
–bar was installed:
• The central gateway must be informed
about the fact that an additional tow-bar control
unit was integrated into the vehicle’s network.
• The brake electronics and/or the ESP must
Details can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/AVLDITEST/videos
It’s all about the right respiration
An engine will only be able to unfold its maximum
performance if it is able to breathe properly.
The air filter for the engine ensures that the
sucked-in air is cleaned from any dirt and dust.
In the event of a dirty or clogged air filter, the
engine is provided with insufficient amounts of
air resulting in poor engine performance and
increased fuel consumption. Therefore, the air
filter should be replaced at regular intervals, but
latest during regular vehicle service..
For some vehicles, especially Mercedes Benz
vehicles, the air filter teaching values must be
reset in the engine control system after having
replaced the air filter. If this is not conducted,
the engine may switch to emergency operation
after a while, because the air volume increases
and the control unit detects an error. Furthermore,
resetting the air filter teaching values
during service is absolutely necessary for some
models, because the entire service cannot be
reset otherwise.
The AVL DiTEST XDS 1000 diagnostics resets
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DiTEST Fahrzeugdiagnose GmbH, Alte Poststraße 152, 8020 Graz, AUSTRIA, Phone: +43 316 787-0, Fax -1460
take into account the additional caravan during
stabilization and stabilize the vehicle/caravan
combination as a whole.
• The parking assist system and engine and/
or cruise control systems must take into account
caravan operation and must adapt the speed
and/or distances to other vehicles.
The innovative AVL DiTEST XDS 1000 diagnostics
software contains numerous assistants
turning the process of teaching the tow-bar for
VAG, Mercedes, Opel, and PSA vehicles, for example,
into a piece of cake: (1) select the vehicle,
(2) conduct an automatic scan, and (3) execute
the function tow-bar teaching. There is no easier
and quicker way.
the teaching values in three simple steps: (1)
selecting the vehicle, (2) executing an automatic
scan, and (3) selecting the “Resetting the air
filter teaching values” function.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
FEEDBACK
Quick feedback – quick solutions
The satisfaction of our customers is our most
important goal. Your feedback, suggestions, or
wishes are helping us in responding even more
intensively to your wishes and in improving our
diagnostics products.
The AVL DiTEST XDS 1000 diagnostics software
is equipped with an integrated function
you can use to provide us with anonymous
information regarding your request at any time
– provided that there is an active internet connection.
The information is analyzed by our experts from
the development departments and is immediately
integrated into further updates of the
diagnostics
software.
FUTURE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY
2

Commercial vehicle diagnostics
highlights 2012-01
Mercedes Benz LCV
Sprinter 901,905,906/Vito 639 extensions for
engine, brake, Kombi, OBF, SAM, DBE
Sprinter 906/Vito 639 engine resetting HFM, air
filter teaching values
Mercedes Benz NKW
Actros MP2,3 maintenance system WS/WS0 service
information
Actros MP2,3/Atego 1,2/Unimog/Vario buses
engine control SKRMR SCR control pump, valves,
activation SCR
MAN
TGX exhaust after-treatment DeNOx
TGL/TGM/TGS/TGA/TGX additional heating
AirTop, Airtronic, D1LC, Hydronic
TGL/TGA/TGX air conditioning system
Scania
P/G/R series and buses engine, distance sensor,
exhaust after-treatment, airbag, four-wheel
electronics, superstructure, lighting, brake,
compressed air supply, driver assistance, joint
control, transmission, Kombi, air conditioning,
comfort, coordinator, air suspension, retarder,
additional heating, audio, bus chassis, fleet
management, TPM, traffic information system,
tachograph, engine immobilizer, lane monitoring
Multicar
Fumo/Tremo/M27 engine controlling elements,
service reset, teaching of fuel pressure sensor,
LMM, differential pressure sensor, charging-air
pressure, rail pressure sensor, lambda probe,
particle filter
Iveco
Eurocargo/Stralis/Trakker SCR control pump, valves,
heating box filter, heating valve, pressure
build-up, system drainage
New Daily engine EDC17, EDC16C39 activator
tests, service reset, teaching of fuel pressure
sensor, LMM, differential pressure sensor, charging-air
pressure, rail pressure sensor, lambda
probe, particle filter
Teaching sensors of the
“Electronically controlled air suspension”
(ECAS)
Today, the ECU diagnostics is part of the daily
routine of the commercial vehicle expert as the
bolts are part of the tow-bar . State-of-the-art
commercial vehicles, when fully equipped, contain
more than 20 different control units. In this,
the diagnostics device is an indispensable aid
for reading out the error memories and control
unit parameters, as well as for carrying out service,
maintenance, and repair work.
A constantly recurring
practical application is
the process of teaching
the position sensors of
the electronically controlled
air suspension
(ECAS), which cannot be carried out properly
without diagnostics device. Today’s commercial
vehicles and trailers are nearly all equipped with
air suspension systems.
Electronic air suspension systems mainly consist
of the control unit, the position sensors, solenoid
valves, and possibly of an external control
module. The control unit actuates the solenoid
valves and varies the height of the air suspension
with the help of the measuring values of
the position sensors. The advantage of the air
suspension systems is obvious: the pressure of
the suspension bags can be varied depending
on the load so that the height between roadway
and vehicle superstructure will remain the same
at all times.
EVERYTHING BLUE or what?
Given the more stringent
emission standards
Euro V (since
2008) and later also
Euro VI (as of 2013), the
commercial vehicle manufacturers
have switched the majority of their
vehicles to state-of-the-art SCR technology
(Selective Catalytic Reduction) in order to gain
control of the emission of harmful nitric oxides
(NOx). SCR converts the nitric oxides to harmless
nitrogen and water by means of a chemical
process. For the chemical process,
an additional liquid must be injected
into the emissions.
The brand name for this liquid
is “AdBlue”. It consists of a 32.5%
urea-water solution and is clear as water,
contrary to the brand name.
In general, commercial vehicles with SCR and
AdBlue can be identified immediately given the
blue tank and the tank cover directly next to the
actual diesel tank in order to avoid confusions.
The entire SCR system predominantly
consists of tank, pump, filter,
lines, injector, and the control
unit. Since the SCR is an emission-relevant
system, it is monitored
painstakingly accurately by
the control unit. Any malfunction is
punished with up to 40% reduced engine
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DiTEST Fahrzeugdiagnose GmbH, Alte Poststraße 152, 8020 Graz, AUSTRIA, Phone: +43 316 787-0, Fax -1460
Traveling comfort, driving characteristics, loading
height, headlight settings, etc. remain constant
this way.
When making any changes to the superstructure
and when repairing and replacing faulty
position sensors, these must be taught anew so
that the control unit is
able to save the proper
data for the chassis
height. Using the AVL
DiTEST XDS 1000 diagnostics
software, the
process of teaching
the position sensors is as easy as nowhere else:
(1) initially, select the vehicle, then (2) execute
an automatic scan, and (3) select the function
for teaching the position sensors and/or level
calibration.
The diagnostics software will then guide the
user through the teaching sequence in a stepby-step
manner. After having successfully completed
the teaching procedure, all error memories
should be deleted by clicking “Delete all
errors”.
performance (emergency operation), which can
only be remedied by repair or maintenance and
by using a diagnostics device.
At this point, the statistically most frequent defect
refers to the AdBlue pump mostly failing
on the basis of erroneous refueling, e.g. diesel
fuel. The diesel causes a polymer ball within the
system to swell up and a valve to stop ventilation
and/or bleeding, which will result in a faulty
pump. Furthermore, clogged metering units
may occur every now and again. In the event of
defect, replacement, or obstruction, the system
must be cleaned and purged with water in order
that foreign matter or the crystallized AdBlue
are dissolved again.
The processes of repairing and cleaning the SCR
system are particularly easy when using the AVL
DiTEST XDS 1000 software.
All important functions regarding the control of
the dosing unit, the inspection of the pump, or
the control of the valves for pressure build-up
and/or pressure reduction are available with
one click upon completion of the automatic
scan.
FUTURE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY