cause even the EUropean models dont have sidemarkers and im doing a sidemarker delete.. perhaps you haven't seen this done on BMW E46 or other models.

 

I have found that the Europeans are much better drivers...for.the morons in this country need to be as VISIBLE as possible

 

What is the cheapest X431 that can do coding on a 2023 Macan? There seem to be 2.5 dozen models.

Will the 919x https://www.x431tool.com/wholesale/l...1-crp919x.html fit the bill? It's on a good sale for just over $300.

I know an iCarsoft POR 3.0 cannot code, but this is only $150 more basically.

 

What coding???????????????????????

siberian

 

Very basic stuff like maybe turning on some features at some point. For now, mainly service lights and that stuff.

But if an X431 is $100-125 more, then it makes sense to purchase it now rather than double buy a scan tool (plus the ICarsoft POR only works on Porsche; the higher model of ICarsoft CR that does other makes is then only $100 less).

Assuming the 919 model will work here. Its very very hard to figure out the differences between the models on Lauch's site.

 

You have your answer, the X431 will do what you want and be ale to code other non P cars

siberian

 

Speaking about "coding"
Has anyone had any success at converting the lane change flash from 3 to 5 flashes?

 

Yes, use search function (992, Cayenne...)

siberian

 

Where in the coding whould I find this? Somewhere in the instrument section I assume?

 

This is awesome news. Did you by any chance make some pictures of the piwis screen while changing the options?

 

So I have LCA NOT LWA in a 24macan.i have surround cameras and pdls+ can I add the LKA and TJA using piwis 3?
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and to augment this question - is the x431 scanner capable to perform such activation tasks, or does it require an actual piwis system only to do this?
as when i had durametric - a lot of things there were not possible, only real piwis could do that, like turning off seatbelt chimes, etc.

how capable is the x431 device, did they put all piwis features into it, or is it still only some subset?

 

It's been a while since I sold my X431 (regretfully) and moved over to PIWIS full time. The questions you ask can be answered generally as follows IMHO

1) Launch is very powerful, self contained (no need for a separate laptop {Mac as VM or Windows} like for PIWIS)

2) If you have other non Porsche vehicles it covers basically most on the road which of course PIWIS doesn't

3) While with the Launch you are not faced with the "language barrier" of German in E mode, you are faced with a Chinese version of English which can be challenging (DRL for example is referred to as DDL - Daytime Driving Lights - took me a while to find that one)

4) There is no concordance between the two systems. Meaning that what may be under BCM1 will be in BCM2 in the other etc. or where you surmise a variable may be

HOWEVER

Here is where the crux of the matter lies IMHO

* There was never any inkling as to what might come out in the next version of Launch. So for example if you were wanting a feature that was not present in the current version no one knew if that would be included in the next version, nor was a release date of the next update available

* You do pay after whatever free time (a year or perhaps more) to keep receiving updates

Conclusion and answer to your question

No they didn't put all of PIWIS into Launch but depending on what your needs are they may be covered.

Launch's distribution is puzzling with multiple sites selling different version and update offerings

Launch's models are ... somewhat confusing and access to help from the vendor I found is very basic to non existent. Having said that you of course don't get any of that with PIWIS other than a few gurus who have mastered the essence of the convoluted PIWIS architecture.

So no, I doubt it will ever be as powerful as PIWIS simply because they will always be n versions behind. But for a vehicle that's several or a couple of years old it may not matter, but it is less complex than PIWIS

Lastly with PIWIS4 you will need a PPN account even to do an SRI so not sure how Launch, Durametric etc. will handle those new vehicles

GL

siberian

 

thank you for the very detailed response. from my 911 i figured that sometimes it is easier to pay hourly rate for my mechanic who actually knows what to do with piwis, instead of me trying to find out by trial and error of what to do and what not to.

what you said about launch kinda matches my initial impression of not truly well documented gizmo, so i think for now i will settle with way cheaper icarsoft scanner i got at amazon for $189, as it seems to be capable to read, at least, and should be able to drop oil maintenace codes on my '24 macan.
for anything bigger i can always go to the shop that has real piwis.

just one more question - do they still have a way to disable seatbelt chimes on a macan, as i do hate them with a passion?

 

I don't know what year your Macan is but I would expect it can be done as I've done it for both my 2021 992 and the wife's 2020 Macan S. The former with PIWIS the latter with Launch

Sorry to be blunt but whatever you chose to do it will require some investment on your part - the alternative being taking it to an indie to have some function enabled etc. By investment I mean TIME investment.

There's a wealth of information available (for both PIWIS and Launch) on the various forums, though not centralized as it's mostly found in model specific areas. But folks and I won't name them all have invested countless hours as new vehicle models arrived to decipher and locate endless parameters like rear DRL's ,seat belts etc.

So please take the time (and I know it's pages and pages but folks did spend the time finding answers to enabling/disabling functions) rather than simply once again post "how do I do ...". Other questions remain unanswered such as disabling Auto Start Stop... so far other than buying a third party h/w connected to the OBD port there's not been to my knowledge a way to do this.

Your call as to how much you are interested in investing the time vs paying.

Lastly, of course, depending on where you live, place a message in the appropriate Regional Forum offering a case of beer or whatever if someone in your area would be willing to help. I would NOT recommend you bring or offer flowers. As one member did and was greeted with "my wife isn't going to code your car..." 🤦🏻

GL

siberian