That way it doesn’t interfere with my car hands-free and Amazon Music. This is why we carry our trusty Motorola Moto G (Gen 1) for this very purpose. Just be aware that your phone can only connect to one Bluetooth device at a time. The app of your choosing will detect the device is connected and do it’s thang’ Pair the dongle like you would any other device (speakers / headphones or hands-free) – pairing password: 1234 and you’re away. Simply plug in the device and press the small power button on top of the unit. You really don’t want to be damaging the OBD2 port, trust me… I’ve been there.Ĭonnecting your phone is easy. The device itself is very well put together and is low profile, especially good for vehicles with poorly placed OBD2 ports that could cause an obstruction. Inside the matt sheen finished white box you get the Dongle, a funny shaped CD and an instruction manual. If you squint, take of your glasses and have a couple of pints you could almost mistake it for being something Apple might sell. It’s also cheap as chips!įor what is a very cost effective dongle I was very surprised with the quality of the packaging.

It fully supports VAG DPF, the ELM327 specification and a whole host a other apps available on the Play Store such as Torque pro or Dashcommand from the App / Apple Store. The Bluetooth version of the dongle is pure perfection. I swiftly returned the unit in flavor of the Bluetooth dongle. This dongle works perfectly with the app and my 2015 Skoda VRS 184 TDI Euro 6 (CUPA Engine) however not all apps support Wifi dongles. Being the tight careful man that I am, I chose the Wifi version of the Vgate iCar 2.

We got in touch with the author of the VAG DPF app Daaren, he suggests using either a Scantool Obdlink LX or the wallet friendly Vgate iCar 2. Avoid like an emission “fixed” Audi A3 😉 Buying one of these cheap adaptors is a waste of money and a wasted wait of a 3 weeks express boat delivery.

These cheap, poor quality adaptors do not support the full ELM327 specification required for the VAG DPF app to work. Many of the incompatible units we’ve seen are Chinese “knock offs”. ** Update! ** 10/2019 ** Our full review of the VAG DPF app is here! The problem is that many simply do not work. We’re big fans of the VAG DPF app (full review coming very soon) its a great tool for tracking DPF regeneration and soot loading – the problem is we’re constantly being asked which dongle to choose. There are literally a million different OBD2 II dongles out there, all claiming support all manner of different protocols.

Vgate iCar Pro with dashcommand