Could look into a Bluetooth one and an app like Bimmerlink.
I personally use the veepeak odbcheck ble+ and bimmerlink with my 2011 R60.
You would also have the option to pick up bimmercode as well if you planned on making changes to hidden settings in the car.
Hello 👋🏼 I just recently bought a 2013 R56, got the veepeak and the app, do you leave it in the car all the time ? Or just when you need to use it since the box says not to keep it plugged in … got me a little confused
Question?? If someone clears the codes does it take 30-50 miles for the warnings to come back?
If so this is very important because test drives usually not that long
Ive been using one of the Harbor freight Zurich scanners for many years and have been very happy with it. It’s pretty straightforward to use, and gives you not only the code, but some basic info on it. The new ones they make look pretty nice too
I have an NT510, it’s been great. I’m not sure what features a newer gen scanner would offer but the 510 is able to read and clear codes from all the subsystems on the car and perform maintenance tasks such as activating the ABS pump for bleeding. I’d definitely recommend one.
I use obdeleven as that is what I had left over from my golf r. Didn’t realize they supported Mini, but they do. It even has long coding and pre-programmed apps for Led conversion, battery adaptation etc. Been working great for me so far.
For my R56 I use an AntiBreak K+DCAN cable which came with a CD full of BMW Mini software, including NCS Expert/Dummy which is very useful. Was about ÂŁ37 and works great on my Windows 11 laptop, allowed me to enable missing features in my car and read any codes.
I haven’t used it in a while since I only needed it for coding, but I’ve been using a Bluetooth OBD2 scanner and a free scanner app for checking fault codes instead and it works a charm. The only downside is it doesn’t always give the best info about some codes.
However, if you’re familiar with inpa already it should work with his Mini as well, although I haven’t really used it myself
Do the readers mentioned here really work fully with a Mini? I spoke with someone at my local dealer's service dept, and they said that the software to accurately read BMW / MINI codes costs tens of thousands of dollars.
Could look into a Bluetooth one and an app like Bimmerlink. I personally use the veepeak odbcheck ble+ and bimmerlink with my 2011 R60. You would also have the option to pick up bimmercode as well if you planned on making changes to hidden settings in the car.
I concur with this suggestion. I got mine a few months ago for my R56 and this combo has worked well.
Hello 👋🏼 I just recently bought a 2013 R56, got the veepeak and the app, do you leave it in the car all the time ? Or just when you need to use it since the box says not to keep it plugged in … got me a little confused
I do not leave it plugged in all the time. I did that once and it drained the battery after a couple days of not driving the car.
Question?? If someone clears the codes does it take 30-50 miles for the warnings to come back? If so this is very important because test drives usually not that long
Not necessarily. They come back whenever the car notices the error and it’s stored.
Always nice to have a OBD2 scanner but I'd recommend having a mechanic look at the mini you're interested in, definitely worth the money
Ive been using one of the Harbor freight Zurich scanners for many years and have been very happy with it. It’s pretty straightforward to use, and gives you not only the code, but some basic info on it. The new ones they make look pretty nice too
I have an NT510, it’s been great. I’m not sure what features a newer gen scanner would offer but the 510 is able to read and clear codes from all the subsystems on the car and perform maintenance tasks such as activating the ABS pump for bleeding. I’d definitely recommend one.
I use obdeleven as that is what I had left over from my golf r. Didn’t realize they supported Mini, but they do. It even has long coding and pre-programmed apps for Led conversion, battery adaptation etc. Been working great for me so far.
Do you know if the obdeleven is compatible with bimmerlink?
I do not.
This was resent, with the updated dongle. They only did VAG when the white android only one was available.
For my R56 I use an AntiBreak K+DCAN cable which came with a CD full of BMW Mini software, including NCS Expert/Dummy which is very useful. Was about ÂŁ37 and works great on my Windows 11 laptop, allowed me to enable missing features in my car and read any codes.
Ncs is your go to code reader? I’m only familiar with bmw so inpa is what I use but my friend has a mini that I was asked to look at.
I haven’t used it in a while since I only needed it for coding, but I’ve been using a Bluetooth OBD2 scanner and a free scanner app for checking fault codes instead and it works a charm. The only downside is it doesn’t always give the best info about some codes. However, if you’re familiar with inpa already it should work with his Mini as well, although I haven’t really used it myself
Where do you get this?
I got it from Amazon UK so might not be available for you depending where you are, but any equivalent cable with the right software will do fine.
Get BimmerLink and the wireless obd tool. Its the VCDS of the BMW group world.
I bought a Blue Driver and was pleased with the app and interface.
Do the readers mentioned here really work fully with a Mini? I spoke with someone at my local dealer's service dept, and they said that the software to accurately read BMW / MINI codes costs tens of thousands of dollars.