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FOCUS Diagnostics<br />
32<br />
SNAP-ON BOOSTS<br />
WORKING LIFE<br />
ENJOYMENT<br />
SNAP-ON’S cloud Altus is designed to make pre- and<br />
post-scan reporting easier than it has been, thanks to<br />
improved functionality, the company says.<br />
“Performing a pre-repair scan can find hidden issues<br />
and make sure customers are aware of problems before<br />
any work is done, while a post-repair scan confirms for<br />
them that repairs and services were completed properly,”<br />
Snap-on says. “With the new release, the Vehicle System<br />
Report for pre- and post-scans on Modis Edge and Solus<br />
Edge can be automatically uploaded to ALTUSDRIVE.<br />
com.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> document can then be printed, emailed or sent<br />
via text to the customer – a way of boosting customer<br />
confidence, Snap-on says.<br />
<strong>The</strong> company has added new features to Zeus and<br />
Verus Edge diagnostic tools, which have an improved<br />
menu, backup reminder alert and scanner module quick<br />
connect screen.<br />
“Among many new systems featured are the all around<br />
vision camera for 17 different BMW models; extensive<br />
coverage for the VW Crafter, which is a new vehicle<br />
included in the update; and the electronic parking brake<br />
and lane departure warning for several Mazda models,”<br />
Snap-on says.<br />
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DRIVEPRO MAKES ITS DEBUT<br />
FRESH OUT of the Autologic design office is DrivePro, a multi-platform diagnostics tool<br />
combining both diagnostic software with technical support from VM-trained master<br />
technicians.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new product includes expert guidance and symptom-driven advice at the touch of<br />
a button, alongside flash programming and coding, backed by a Windows 10 platform,<br />
built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.<br />
“Building on Autologic’s experience of integrating vehicle diagnostics with live master<br />
technician and software support, we now bring a much broader range of manufacturer<br />
diagnostics together with Remote Assist Programming, enabling our technicians to<br />
remotely program new ECUs with the manufacturers’ own software – all on the same<br />
device.” Andrew Betteley, Autologic chief technical officer.<br />
supported by more than 40<br />
master technicians. As a<br />
result, workshops can feel<br />
confident in using HGS for<br />
all their diagnostic and calibration<br />
needs,” the company<br />
says.<br />
Delphi’s latest diagnostics<br />
tool is said to offer more accurate<br />
information to technicians,<br />
across a range of<br />
vehicle parameters.<br />
DS-nano, which is available<br />
from early 2019, is<br />
based on the stand-alone<br />
DS150E and DS450 tools,<br />
and can read and erase<br />
codes, recode and activate<br />
components and reset service<br />
lights.<br />
“Today’s modern car has<br />
around 300 diagnostics parameters<br />
monitoring the<br />
performance of its systems.<br />
By 2020 it is expected there<br />
will be up to 1000, each one<br />
with the potential to tell garages<br />
something that will<br />
help them locate and solve<br />
faults more quickly,” says<br />
Jean-Francois Bouveyron,<br />
vice president, Delphi Technologies<br />
Aftermarket EMEA<br />
“For garages equipped<br />
with the right tools and expertise,<br />
this provides a significant<br />
opportunity to offer<br />
high-value repairs in a fastgrowing<br />
market. DS-nano<br />
is the perfect first step.”<br />
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