Diagnosis options: each setting and when to change it

Where: Remote sessions › Diagnosis · Tools › OBD profiles

Each setting has a “?” next to it with this same summary. If you do not know what to choose, keep the recommended value.

1. Read vehicle

Setting	Recommended and risk
Unit connected to the vehicle	The one that is plugged in. If it is missing, check “Tools”.
Kind of read	Full read. The quick one is shorter and may not include every control unit. Neither changes anything.
Kind of vehicle	Detect automatically. Choose it yourself only if detection fails.
Protocol	Automatic (recommended). With the wrong one no control unit shows up.
CANopen diagnostics for machinery	Only for CANopen machinery and with the manufacturer's data. It only reads.
Clear fault codes after reading	Unchecked. Clear them after the repair and with the customer's permission; it asks for confirmation and your second factor.

2. OBD profiles of a unit

Setting	Recommended and risk
Purpose	The real use of the data: workshop or fleet. It decides the use and retention rules.
Live values and fault codes	Only what you need: less data and less load on the vehicle.
How often	A few seconds for normal monitoring.
For	The minimum you need; when it ends, the unit stops reading by itself.
Countries where it may read	Two-letter codes in capitals, for example ES.

3. Live dashboard

Setting	Recommended and risk
Reading rate	A middle value; fast ones only for data that changes quickly.
Share with the workshop	Unchecked while you try it; check it so your organization can use it.
Data, type, minimum, maximum and warnings	Set warnings only on the values you want to watch.
Maximum duration	What you need: the session closes by itself when it is reached.

4. Service functions, procedures and advanced reads

Setting	Recommended and risk
Channel	Published. The other channels are test versions.
Vehicle and ECU	Exact data from the sheet or a read; if they do not match, the procedure does not run.
Beta on this unit	Off, unless support asks you to.
Channel read: what to do	Read only. “Read and write” changes values in the control unit.
CAN captures: bus and advanced options	Automatic speed and default values.
Programming: image, charger and days of validity	The control unit's exact image, a stable charger connected and just the days you need.

Important: Options that write to the vehicle (clearing codes, read and write, programming) ask for confirmation. If in doubt, stop and ask for help.

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Diagnosis options: each setting and when to change it

1. Read vehicle

2. OBD profiles of a unit

3. Live dashboard

4. Service functions, procedures and advanced reads

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