MB V3.0 for Mercedes-Benz/Sprinter/Smart Diagnostic Tool with auto VIN/Quick Test

Scanner did exactly what it was supposed to do. I had a minor problem finding my vehicle (2016 Metris) I emailed Barnett at tech support and he got back to me within a couple of hours with information on where my vehicle was located. I was able to scan and reset an air bag light that everyone said the vehicle had to go to the dealer.

My husband needed this item to check for what issue his vehicle might be having. He has used it numerous times since purchasing and it works as described and he is happy with it.

This diagnostic tool is advertised to have the capability to force the regeneration of the soot filter on a Mercedes Benz GLK 250. I tried several time to accomplish this on a 2015 GLK. I had no luck doing so. I sent an email to the manufacturer's tech support line asking for guidance. Tech asked me to download some info from the tool and send it to them for their analysis. I did so. A week later I inquired about the status of their analysis and received a reply that said, "We are still working on it. I will get back to you soon." A week later I inquired a second time and received a similar response. Another week passed with no guidance from icarsoft. Three days before the "return window" closed I returned this expensive paper weight.Not only does this "iCarsoft MB V3.0 for Mercedes-Benz" NOT perform on a 2015 Mercedes Benz GLK 250 it also COULD NOT PERFORM any useful functions on a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL 500. A road apple by any other name still does not smell very good.

If you run the quick test, it will launch into a long stream of tests and may be doing things to your car you didn't anticipate of don't understand. At one point it set my instrument display into a mode where it was repeatedly beeping and wouldn't stop. It has been a couple months now so am recalling this from memory, but I had to do a clear faults, possibly clear all faults and let it just run and by luck it cleared the alarm. So, one has to be very careful to just turn this thing loose running all diagnostics. However, I purchased it to allow accessing the transmission computer module and was able to do so. I could see the internal transmission fault codes and once I repaired the problem by replacing the transmission shift lever module, I was able to clear the transmission fault codes. I was able to view live data. The transmission solenoid test was not clear. I ran the test and it comes back almost immediately that test ran successful. That is ambiguous. So the test ran successful; does that mean the solenoids were all ok or the just that the test ran to the end? I heard no clicking of solenoids and the instant end of the test made me doubt whether it tested anything. There needs to be explanations of what each test is actually doing. I didn't check but doubt that's on the web site. The quick test needs to allow halting the test after each module. Since this is on sale for the average mechanically inclined, but NOT an expert Mercedes specialist like me, it should be much more informative, user friendly, and less operating in the dark. Also, to get started, one has to enter the VIN. The device reads the VIN and you don't have to type it in. However, one has to repeat that each time. Can it not store the VIN at least during the session and reuse it each time so you don't have to keep passing through those entries?

This diagnostic scanner was shockingly better than I expected. The price is amazing and I was worried I was going to get a knock off or something that didn't work but I was pleasantly surprised. It dies everything it advertises. I was able to get my mercedes 2009 c300 4matic sport out of limp mode which is where it won't shift out of 1st gear. My car was basically unusable and this scanner allowed me to delete the diagnostic codes that were causing my car to be in limp mode and causing my engine light to be on. It was super easy to use. You just plug it in to your obd port and it's ready to go. Quick, fast, and easy. I'm no mechanic and I fixed my car all by myself. If you own a Mercedes you should own this scanner. It's worth every penny.