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29 July 2026
Jaguar and Land Rover: the 5.0 V8 supercharged over OBD and the ZF 8HP70 gearbox on the bench
Two JLR releases in July: OBD read and write for the Denso P5.0SC behind the 5.0 V8 in the Range Rover, Range…
Read → 29 July 2026VW and Audi gearbox files: DSG DQ381 Gen 2, ZF 8-speed AL551 and AL552, Aisin AQ450 and AL1000
Four VW group gearboxes gained tool support this summer: the DQ381 Gen 2 DSG over OBD, the ZF 8HP55 (AL551 and AL552)…
Read → 24 July 2026New Audi S5, SQ5 and RS5 (2025 on): the 3.0 and 2.9 TFSI can now be read
The new Audi S5 (2025), SQ5 (2026) and RS5 (2026) use the Bosch MG1CS202 and MG1CS203 ECUs. They can now be read…
Read → 22 July 2026Toyota Hilux, Land Cruiser, Fortuner and HiAce 2.4 and 2.8 D-4D (2015 on): bench read and write
Flex 8.7 adds bench read and write for the Toyota Denso Gen2 ECU behind the 2.4 and 2.8 D-4D (2GD and 1GD)…
Read → 17 July 2026Hyundai i20 N, i30, Kona, Tucson, Kia Ceed, Sportage and Stonic (2020 on): the Kefico petrol ECUs are open
KESS3 3.35 adds OBD and bench read and write for the Kefico CPEGD3.20.1 and CPEGP3.20.2 behind the 1.0, 1.5 and 1.6 T-GDI…
Read → 17 July 2026BMW 2023-on diesels (DDE9): 520d, X5 30d and 40d, X1 and X2 20d, Mini Countryman D now tunable
The Bosch MD1CS015 and MD1CS115 (DDE9) in BMW mild hybrid diesels from 2022 can now be read on the bench after a…
Read → 15 July 2026BMW M5 G90, XM, X5 M and M60i, Range Rover P530 and Defender OCTA: the 4.4 V8 ECU is open
The Bosch MG1CS221 (DME9) behind BMW's S68 4.4 V8 and the Land Rover P530 and P615 can now be read and written…
Read → 9 July 2026Mercedes 2021-on: C, E, CLE, GLC, GLE, S-Class, A-Class and AMG mild hybrids can now be tuned
Eight locked Bosch MDG1 ECUs across the 2021-on Mercedes range are now readable on the bench: 200 to 500 mild hybrids, 300e…
Read → 8 July 2026Ford 2.0 EcoBlue (2017 on): Focus, Kuga, Transit, Transit Custom and Ranger now fully OBD, no unlock
The Continental SID212 and SID212 EVO behind every 2.0 EcoBlue Ford from 2017 can now be read and written through the OBD…
Read → 6 July 2026Isuzu D-Max and MU-X (2013 on): every generation now covered, including the locked 1.9 in the 2020-on truck
Three releases in June and July cover the Isuzu D-Max: Autotuner over OBD for the 3.0 4JJ3 (2019 on), KESS3 bench for…
Read → 3 July 2026Porsche 911 (992), Cayenne GTS, 718 GTS 4.0, Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Bentayga: the locked MDG1 ECUs unlocked in the workshop
Flex 8.2 adds workshop boot glitch unlocks for the Bosch MG1CP007, MG1CS047 and MG1CS008 behind the Porsche 911 992, Cayenne GTS, 718…
Read → 2 July 2026Golf GTE, Formentor e-Hybrid, A3 40 TFSIe and the 1.5 eTSI: VW group hybrids can now be tuned
The Bosch MG1CS211 behind the VW group 1.4 TSI e-Hybrid and GTE plug-ins and the 1.5 eTSI mild hybrids (2019 on) can…
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