MERCEDES SCANNERS -The XENTRY Diagnostics: This is a less powerful scanner than the SDconnect C5, but it is also much cheaper,
costing around $200. It can still read and clear fault codes, but it cannot do programming.
The Mercedes SDconnect C5: This is the official diagnostic tool used by Mercedes dealerships.
It is very powerful and can do everything from reading and clearing fault codes to programming new modules.
However, it is also very expensive, costing around $8,000.
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