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Usage of Vgate iCar Mini iV350 ELM327 Interface

by Betty Gao obd2motor

Vgate iCar iV350 with power switch ELM327 Bluetooth. ICar obd2 scan tool read more than 3000 car manufacturers' stand DTC and private DTC. Vgate iCar Mini iV350 ELM327 Interface does not need drivers when using.

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How to use Vgate iCar iV350 Mini ELM327 bluetooth obd2 scanner

1. Plug the OBDII male interface connector into Car OBDII female socket.
2. Insert car key and switch to Accessory ON position for static data reading.
3. Scan the iCar from your Desktop/Notebook PC/PDA bluetooth dongle.
4. Find "VGATE" to link. link password is "1234", It will show "paired but not linked".
5. If you can setup the COM port on Windows, select between COM1 and COM8.
6. You may switch car key to Start position to read more dynamic data readings.


FAQs of ELM327 obd2 disgnostic interface

Q: I found an icon written on elm327 TEST, when I press this button, it says (This softwear not installed on this version). I want to know is the TEST icon means that it will give me reports about the defects of the car or not. If it gives report I believe that this will be easily for ordinary person.
Please send to me a demo for the TEST soft wear to revise. Also there is icon named Freeze frame, what does it mean?
A:Yeah, elm327 “TEST” icon is car test function, but why it says “Display mode 5,6,&7 test results(not implemented in this version”, because you did not set elm 327 COM Port. Go to EXIT from elm327 test screen before change the COM Port number, then how to set the COM port, under the elm327 software, there is a file folder named “USB Driver”, open it you will find a PDF file named "ComPort.PDF”, it tells you how to Changing the COM Port Number.

Q: What is the difference between the v1.5 elm327, the plastic elm327 and the bluetooth elm327?
A:There are the same functions for them, the only different is the interface v1.5 elm327 has both usb and com interface, the plasticelm327 usb just has usb interface, and the bluetooth elm327 just has no cable ,it works via the bluetooth.

Q: We would like one tool to read the fault codes, and re-set all cars 2003 and younger. I read that OBD2 was a standard all cars had after a certain year, but I stand to be corrected.I say all cars, at the moment I have a Laguna, and my Bro a Rover 45, but I will be changing mine soon so was after something universal..ish.I saw that item with Bluetooth, because I have an android phone and there are apps to use this with. A USB would be ok too, if I could get software easy enough. Any recommendations?
A: 1.) For 2003 and newer cars you can use the scan tool you found (elm 327 based i guess). It is limited to engine and a little bit transmission, but can read and clear fault codes for that, but that is true for all cheap universal scanners. For elm based obdII tools there are alot of good pc-software like scanmaster, scanxl, digimoto... I don't know if the android app is good, too. If you want to read codes from other systems (abs, airbag...) then you need other tools,like launch x431, autoboss v30.
2.) Warning, bluetooth interface make many problems (we had diskussion on DK). Better for you is classic cable interface. Latest version ELM327 is v1.5 and work very fine. KKL interface is some limited in ecu scaning. For your scan, read, and clear fault code, is better ELM327 v1.5 but only USB inetface becaus modern laptop havan't rs232.


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