Best Benz 2003 SL 500 scan tool reviews

Car model and year: Mercedes Benz 2003 SL 500

Purpose: looking for the best scan tool at a cheaper price

Best Benz 2003 SL 500 scan tool reviews:
1. Foxwell NT530 for Mercedes
Price: under $200
Feedback: For me it’s worth the money. It will not program a new key like star, but will read and give you codes to most of the senors on the car. For $60 you can add other Car. I have a BMW and will be adding it my Foxwell.

Look at Foxwell NT530 Benz SL (230) function list:

2. Benz sdconnect C4 SDS Xentry
Option 1:
you can obtain all of the SDS hardware and software from obd2shop.co.uk
To complete the system you can buy a Dell D630 laptop with 2GB or RAM and no hard drive for $50 or use any laptop you choose.

Option 2: with pre-install software & computer
Choose a complete Xentry install. Total cost incl. C4 multiplexer, less than £700, and you will be able to do more than your MB workshop can.

(Preinstalled) Benz C4 Plus + 2020.3 software + Lenovo X220 Laptop:
http://www.obd2shop.co.uk/wholesale/latest-mb-sd-c4-plus-lenovo-x220-laptop-4gb-ready-use.html

(Preinstalled) Benz C4 Plus + 2020.3 software + DELL D630 laptop:
http://www.obd2shop.co.uk/wholesale/mb-sd-c4-plus-dell-d630-4gb-laptop.html

Look at Benz sdconnect C4 Plus hardware:

Early R230s never need a Software Calibration Number (SCN), and this accounts for perhaps as many as 1/2 of all R230s produced. For later cars an SCN may be needed, but such instances are very rare. If necessary, an SCN can be obtained from an online vendor for a small fee. Alternatively, the Chinese sell versions of SDS software which provide for SCNs as well as offline programming and other frills for under $100.

3. Star C3 + Dell D630 review
I am very VERY interested in seeing this response.
I have a China sourced version of STAR, C3 version, running on SSD on my own Dell 630…. and even though I realize that it is not perfect and missing some features, I paid only $300 for it and the seller has been very helpful over skype sessions on a few occasions. He also “promised” that his hardware is better than most sold on Aliexpress. Who knows anymore who is honest and who is not. I am sure every seller who is asked the same question will provide similar response. The hardware I have, works great so far. The software seems stable as well.

Recently I had to go through extensive troubleshooting exercise of my ABC system and my cheap Chinese version of STAR was extremely helpful. I was able to diagnose not one, but two bad ABC control valves in the rear ABC valve block. The valves were “partially sticking” …so there were no obvious signs that they were bad. Of course my iCarsoft was completely useless. STAR was able to pinpoint the exact problem. I was also able to do Rodeos, manual adjustment on each corner, pressure tests, etc.

Now one example, with your system, go to control units>engine ecu> control units adaptations>correction programming
and look if you see all these settings:

and this was just yesterday evening (old 215):

Question: Chinese preinstalled hard drive is not good as a professional remote install?
Answer: it’s not true.
an extraordinarily long thread — over on the R129 forum of Benzworld. It chronicles the successful purchase and setup of dozens of SDS clones from China. And where members have encountered an issue or have a question, they are well served with help from the forum.

www.obd2shop.co.uk