They probably don't want YOU to be the one diagnosing.
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They want you going to the dealer, so they can upsell more maintenance and repair costs.
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Correct, but in the opposite way. Teslas have a service mode and Tesla is the most valuable car manufacturer.
Yo it'd be sick af to root your cars dash and load some OS onto it and have your own console!
ODB2 into a raspberry pi or a breadboard somehow, get some sick diagnostics application whipped up.
Here's to projects I'll never tackle.
I had an old Android tablet running Torque in my dash where the radio used to be. Adapter and phone app, $20.
I have a couple of those OBDongles that pair over BT, honestly the interface leaves a lot to be desired.
Hondas infotainment is just android. And at least on my friends 2017 Civic you could get to the regular ass android interface. Most of them are some flavor of Linux.
Also you can install whatever head unit you want on most cars. You can even buy a head unit from china that will match your cars trim for like $300 from china.
I admire your creativity!
Cheers
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I use a Veepeak OBDII reader, and run Car Scanner on my phone or a tablet to access that data. And yeah, it would be nifty if I didn't have to add one or more additional screens to do that. It's cumbersome.
Some cars do! Mine shows diagnostic info for the can bus and GPS by holding down a "secret" button combination. I'm sure other manufacturers do that too.
I can't even get my manufacturer to give me a fuse box diagram.. what make do you drive if you don't mind me being nosy?
2004 Honda Accord Coupe. Yup, screens even back then. (On the fancy models)
It's... a trooper. First thing I did after I bought the car was purchase the service manuals for $400. It's so easy to maintain.
I looked that up for my partners newer car. Annual subscription to a service manuals is $1500+.
Eish, that's horrible. Knowledge about the tech you paid thousands for should NEVER be a live service.
I'm about to go back to horse and buggy.