15 Nov 2026
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Diagnostic data stream

The X431 GDS covers around 42 vehicle manufacturers, supporting petrol, diesel, LPG, hybrid and light commercial vehicles. The diagnostic tool, available from Launch, features built-in Wi-Fi and updates with just one click of a button. It provides VIN and ECU recognition, SRS crash data, resetting and configuration, fault code read and clear, live diagnostics data stream in numerical or graph format and DPF status and regeneration. It will print out diagnostic reports using the built-in thermal printer. Product support is available through a telephone helpline or customers can tweet their query or post on its Facebook page.