Among the world's leading manufacturers of automotive diagnostic test equipment and fault code readers, AUTEL continues to release new updates with its innovative and professional service approach. With the August 2021 update dedicated to Autel MaxiSys series diagnostic tool users, the Tesla OBD connection cable has been made available so that fault diagnosis on electric Tesla vehicles can be performed easily.

This way, without needing an additional device, you can perform the following operations on Tesla vehicles using Autel diagnostic tools:

• Fault diagnosis
• Service resets and maintenance functions
• Live data display
• Adaptation
• Calibration
• Battery Management System and tests
• Battery calibration procedures, and more

You can perform all of these operations. To do so, you need an Autel MaxiSys series diagnostic tool and the Autel Tesla OBD Diagnostic Cable.

Which Autel diagnostic tool models support this feature?

Autel ULTRA, MS919, MS909, MS908S PRO, and ELITE models can access Tesla vehicles with this connection cable. Your device’s software update subscription must still be active.

Which operations can you perform on Tesla vehicles?

Autel diagnostic tools support approximately 41 service functions on Tesla vehicles. Some of them are listed below.

Supported vehicle models: 

2014–2020 Model S, 2016–2020 Model X

Service functions:

1. BMS (Battery Management System) reset warning

2. BMS contactor troubleshooting

3. BMS contactor reset

4. WOT counter

5. BMB boot update program

6. EPB service mode

7. Brake system

8. Steering angle sensor calibration

9. Steering column lock calibration

10. Coolant drain

11. Coolant and refrigerant fill or drain

12. DC fast charge check and cleaning

13. Charge port door sensor calibration

14. Charge port latch calibration

15. Tire pressure warning read and write

16. Remote key reset to unlock the security key

17. Pektron manual key learning

18. Air suspension leveling

19. Enable air suspension service mode

20. Tesla air suspension (TAS) service mode

21. Air suspension pressure measurement

22. Reset air suspension crash record

23. Rear spoiler calibration

24. Passenger classification system reset

25. Driver-side and passenger-side ICE

26. Cutter function

27. Soft reset of each system

28. Hard reset function

Which systems can be accessed with the Tesla Diagnostic Cable?

• Battery Management System
• Charge hardware system
• Body Control Module
• Electronic parking brake
• Air suspension
• Park assist module
• Tire pressure system
• Instrumentation module
• Airbag and approximately 71 electronic control units in total

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