Carista app with Bluetooth
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I have used it on a few cars to alter various things and it seems to work well. Doesn't do everything you can do with VCDS but it's a lot cheaper than a VCDS lead, which I also have.
Very useful to leave the dongle in the car and then you can quickly see what is happening if a diagnostic light pops up.
Very useful to leave the dongle in the car and then you can quickly see what is happening if a diagnostic light pops up.
Thanks for replying. Any experience with and A6. I believe you can alter the coding to enable the remote closing of the powered tailgate, but I really dont want to spend £270+ on a genuine VCDS lead just to do this.
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There is a lot that you can do with it, for the sake of £20 for the dongle and app, you may as well give it a go, do you have an apple phone or android?
If its android, you will be able to just use a bluetooth dongle, if its apple, it will be a bit more complicated as i think you need to use a wifi dongle....
If its android, you will be able to just use a bluetooth dongle, if its apple, it will be a bit more complicated as i think you need to use a wifi dongle....
From what I've read I think OBDeleven is a far much powerful device for coding. I use it myself and I can adapt, long code and do everything I used to do with my VCDS before they switched to the limited VIN dongles...
Found a neat Carista vs OBDeleven comparison if anyone is at this crossroad, in Swedish though but google translate works OK 
https://www.eftermontering.se/blogg/bmw/obdeleven-vs-carista
https://www.eftermontering.se/blogg/bmw/obdeleven-vs-carista
