Scanner Purchase Recommendations

Flip2

Member
My 2014 z4 E89 battery died which locked the trunk, froze the windows which were down, and threw a fault and then froze the hardtop when it was not quite closed (1/4 inch from fully closed). Jumping the car would start it but could not get in the trunk no matter what i did. Finally took it to Specialty German cars only BMW shop (not dealer). Paid $1K for a new battery and reset of convertible top module and to normalize the windows so they now work). I would like to buy an affordable (max 400 dollars) bidirectional scanner that can pop the trunk even if there is no battery in the car, or a dead battery, reset/initialize the hardtop CTM module, normalize/reset windows, and get into the CAS to work on other issues. I asked AI, no help. I called Launch and they never got back to me. Any ideas would be appreciated. I am using a trickle charger now but would prefer not to go to the mechanic if possible next time. Thanks for reading.
 
ISTA (or it's predecessor INPA) is the best you'll get. It's what BMW themselves use. About £20 on eBay, but you need a windows laptop

I'm not sure any will work if there is no battery, as they generally need the ignition on to power up the modules
 
ISTA (or it's predecessor INPA) is the best you'll get. It's what BMW themselves use. About £20 on eBay, but you need a windows laptop

I'm not sure any will work if there is no battery, as they generally need the ignition on to power up the modules
Thanks, I will take a look on ebay.
 
Back
Top Bottom