FOXWELL NT510 Elite Scan Tool fit for BMW Scanner Full Diagnostic Tool OBD2 Scanner, All System Bi-Directional Control Code Reader with All Reset Services, Battery Registration Tool fit for BMW Mini

Amazing! Lots of features, worked out of the box before updates, auto scanned & identified my vehicle quickly! We own several BMW's , so having a BMW specific scan tool to give detailed info specifically for BMW codes was important for quick and accurate diagnosis instead of purchasing a generic "all makes" OBD II scanner. I love BMW's & currently own an E46 M3, E92 M3 & an F82 M4 and will probably own many others in the future. When I first got the E46 M3, I had the BMW specific Peake Research R5FCX3-16 which worked well for that generation of vehicle, but Peake seemed to have died off/stopped making products to support 2008+ models so I looked at other options incl BT tool, Schaben/Foxwell NT510, Carly, Carista, and a couple others which required connecting to a laptop.Based on reviews from various bmw forums (M3forum, bimmerforums, M3post, E90post, obdadvisor, etc) I narrowed down my choices. I use Apple/Mac & didn't want to be tied to a computer to diagnose any issues with my vehicle plus many were only for PC/Windows computers. I wasn't sure about how future use/support would be on models that connected to my iPhone, so I decided to further narrow my choices down to a stand alone model. After a lot of research & reviews, I narrowed it down to the Foxwell NT510.I recently failed a CA smog check inspection on my E92 M3 with a sensors not ready for the O2 sensors after having the battery replaced or when I got a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S and they reset the TPMS sensors. All OBD II data logging was erased and I failed smog inspection. The shop generically told me to drive 200 mi, come back & hope its ready. I looked up the "BMW drive cycle" and in about 30 minutes completed hooked it up to the NT510 and the I/M Readiness showed all sensors were ready/OK. Knowing that it was ready, took it back to the smog station and passed! Saved me from aimlessly driving my car 200 mi & going back to the smog station not knowing if it would pass or not.It auto scanned & identified my M3 & scanned all the systems with a summary stating 0 error codes found. Great diagnostic tool!I'm sure this scanner will come in handy for battery registration,Unfortunately it doesn't work with/you can't update with a Mac, so I had to take it to work to use a PC. Also the coding options seem limited. I was hoping it could activate custom features like mirror folding on lock, 5 quick blinks, high beam alarm activation, angel eye brightness, etc. I haven't found it capable of doing custom coding and activation. The manual is useless, but luckily its easy to use. But its positives outweigh the negatives!

I bought this to reset an AGM battery as most shops that could do programmable battery resets were charging around $200 to do it anyway. It worked fine for that job and is a pretty comprehensive diagnostics tool on top of it with the ability to reset future batteries as well, so the cost savings is pretty obvious. The only criticism I can give it is also a bit of a benefit. The menus are quite simplistic for the vast range of functions it provides so navigating around takes a little getting used to at first. But if you have even the slightest aptitude for using devices like these it is not a problem and it will do just about anything you need to do with an 06 or higher BMW except for direct programming of the ECU itself. This not only gave me a history of previous battery programming operations but programmed my new battery pretty easily and showed me that the dealership who installed my previous battery never even bothered to reset it, and that was the reason I had charging issues and early failure of the one they had installed.

I don't leave reviews normally but this time I have to make an exception. I got the Foxwell NT510 specifically for my Mini, whose battery needed a change. I was unwilling to pay $550 to a BMW dealer service department for something so simple, however the only aspect of the battery change I wasn't capable of doing on my own was the new battery registration (which is a MUST, do NOT skip doing this). After searching for tools capable of registering a new battery, I found the Foxwell NT510.I'm familiar with a variety of OBD II scanners and diagnostic tools, and that's essentially what the NT510 is. You can perform a code scan like you do with any OBD II scanner, but more than that, this scanner and the software that accompanies it can arm you with the ability to diagnose specific manufacturer codes that other scanners can't do. For my purposes, the process of registering my battery using the NT510 was unbelievably easy. I found the correct menu and my battery was registered in under a minute. After doing another diagnostic test, my ECM was functioning perfectly with the new battery.The tool itself is a good quality piece. It comes wrapped in a chunky rubber cover, which feels solid and gave me confidence that it would survive any drop. The unit is both USB and SD card capable, though I primary connect using USB, the extra option would be handy for some people. The buttons are also fairly chunky and respond to presses with no problems, and I could press them easily through work gloves. The screen is bright enough to see and read text clearly. The menus are also straightforward and I did not find myself getting lost in them while looking for an option. Finally, the software is useful and apparently allows you to download other manufacturers' code dictionaries and capabilities. Not necessary for me at the moment, but perhaps in the future.Only markdown I gave Foxwell was on tech support, due to some translation issues with the product manual. It wasn't hard to read and figure out what I was supposed to do, but the English translation could certainly be cleaner. Nothing that bothered me, though.

The unit works as advertised but difficult to navigate through the screens to find what you want. The instructions that come with it are extremely vague and the wording does not match the instructions sometimes. I bought this as I replaced the Battery in my BMW and so the Battery must be registered with the cars Onboard computer. Even after buying the tool and the battery I came out a little ahead over the dealer charge for the job.