Install the software from the CD, enter the MB expansion code and that was it. So, setting up the AutoEnginuity tool was pretty easy. I will list more PRO/CON as I discover them (First year updates free, following years $50, also possible to skip years and just purchase the updates when you need them)Ĥ: Graphical and text interface for real time monitoring (DAD is text only)ĥ: 1 year hardware warranty (I think Dr A will replace your DAD if it is DOA)Ħ: No waiting to get one (DAD is waitlisted depending on supply as they are decommissioned)ħ: Comes with 38pin interface adapter as required on some MBĨ: Other make/model enhanced interface packages are available, also functions as standard OBD-II scanner on other vehicles

(DAD only Sprinter 02-06)ģ: MB specific software is updated several times a year. (DAD uses serial and has been a bit of a problem for some)Ģ: Compatible with newer model Sprinter (07-11) and other MB from 1998 onward. PROS of the AutoEnginuity tool as compared to the DAD.ġ: USB connector to connect to any Windows PC with USB. (AutoEnginuity tool needs to scan each one individually - though manufacturer states this will be addressed in a future update) No idea why the DAD did not come up with it.ĬONS of the AutoEnginuity tool as compared to the DAD.ġ: Price (DAD = $335 with shipping) (AutoEnginuity = $418 with shipping)Ģ: DAD can scan all modules with one mouse click and tell you which you need to rescan individually. It has been able to scan my 03 Sprinter and was able to discover the code that was causing the CEL that the DAD could not pull.

So far the AutoEnginuity ST06 Scan tool and Enhanced interface for Mercedes (EI17) has been working out well. Additionally, the DAD is Sprinter specific and I was hoping to find something that would work with the wife's MB as well. I was using a DAD for my 03 Sprinter but it was not finding a DTC that was causing a CEL and I thought I would try something else. I have been working with a new scan tool that I have found to be pretty good.

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