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The future of diagnostics GW attends ‘Simply Bosch’ Hickleys event at the Bosch service and training centre for a look at the latest in automotive diagnostics. A ‘SIMPLY BOSCH’ trade event has revealed the latest in automotive diagnostics, demonstrating newly launched tools and services including a new touchless wheel alignment system and a new concept known as ‘connected workshops’. Explaining the connected bay concept, Bosch technical manager, Andy Morrison told GW: “Connecting everything together in one lane is quite new and in a very short space of time technicians will get a lot of information to share with the customer and then obviously the opportunity to upsell from that.” The bay incorporates a touchless wheel aligner, brake tester, suspension tester and also a tread depth measuring device. The data is automatically imported into a computer system, providing quick and easy access to all of the measurements needed for general vehicle health check. Steve Moley of Bosch was also on hand at the show demonstrating the pass-thru capabilities of the Bosch KTS 570 using BMW software. He said: “The software that we’re running
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on our Bosch DCU 220 is actually BMW software, it’s downloadable from their portal. “We’re using the Bosch KTS as the passthru device to communicate directly with the BMW 320 and that gives us the capability to diagnose the ECUs in the same way as a BMW technician would.” The two-day event also held a number
“...the capability to diagnose the ECUs in the same way as a BMW technician would.” of presentations including diagnostics over internet protocol (DOIP), testing Euro five vehicle criteria and ‘pass thru’ technology, maximising profits from wheel alignment, testing and diagnosing lane departure systems, adaptive cruise control and park assist.