Chapter 1 • Introduction INTRODUCING THE X-431
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INTRODUCING THE X-431
The X-431 is a newly developed, automobile diagnostic computer, based on
the technology of the open diagnostic platform, the most advanced
automobile diagnostic technology brought forward by Launch. The open
diagnostic platform represents the highest level of automobile diagnostic
technology today and is the developing trend for the future of this field.
The X-431 has the following characteristics:
• Covers the largest range of vehicle models in the world (with as many as
148 systems that are available)
• Full-range coverage of Mercedes Benz, BMW, VW/Audi, Volvo,
Land Rover, Fiat, Subaru, Renault, Citroen, Opel, Honda, Toyota,
Nissan, General Motors, Ford, European Mazda, Mitsubishi, European
Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Daewoo, and OBDII/EOBD
• Provides original programs from over 20 automobile manufacturers
• Diagnoses all of the electronic systems in a vehicle
• Supported by the largest R&D team in the world
• Displays the data stream in graphic form.