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<blockquote data-quote="IanDaddy" data-source="post: 513883" data-attributes="member: 18207"><p>Jarance, this is what I have read from some Coding sites. May have something to do with compatibility. BTW, after some research, I have decided and already got the same K+Dcan interface like the one you have. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the cable compatibility breakdown, cables listed from oldest to newest:</p><p></p><p>K-Line only cable:</p><p>All K-Line cars</p><p>All Double K-Line cars</p><p>No D-CAN cars</p><p></p><p>K+DCAN cable with PIN 8 connected:</p><p>All K-Line cars</p><p>All Double K-Line cars</p><p>D-CAN cars without Ethernet interfaces, i.e. cars produced from 9/06 or 3/07 (depending on model) up to but NOT </p><p>including 3/09</p><p></p><p>K+DCAN cable with PIN 8 disconnected:</p><p>All K-Line cars</p><p>All D-CAN cars</p><p>No Double K-Line cars (except with an adapter)</p><p></p><p>The reason is that cars from 3/09 onward have an Ethernet interface on Pin 8, and if the car detects a signal on that </p><p>interface, it drops the D-CAN connection that's being used for coding. A cable with Pin 8 already disconnected </p><p>(or desoldering it yourself) solves that problem but breaks Double K-Line because BMW used Pin 8 for Double K-Line</p><p> back in the day. Unfortunately that recycling of Pin 8 means there's no universal cable, so it's something to be </p><p>aware of. Some vendors sell an adapter that will allow you to code Double K-Line from a cable with Pin 8 disconnected </p><p>though because the adapter bridges Pins 7 and 8, so that's how you'd get truly universal coding if you need it.</p><p> However, I don't know of a way to block Pin 8 without desoldering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IanDaddy, post: 513883, member: 18207"] Jarance, this is what I have read from some Coding sites. May have something to do with compatibility. BTW, after some research, I have decided and already got the same K+Dcan interface like the one you have. Here's the cable compatibility breakdown, cables listed from oldest to newest: K-Line only cable: All K-Line cars All Double K-Line cars No D-CAN cars K+DCAN cable with PIN 8 connected: All K-Line cars All Double K-Line cars D-CAN cars without Ethernet interfaces, i.e. cars produced from 9/06 or 3/07 (depending on model) up to but NOT including 3/09 K+DCAN cable with PIN 8 disconnected: All K-Line cars All D-CAN cars No Double K-Line cars (except with an adapter) The reason is that cars from 3/09 onward have an Ethernet interface on Pin 8, and if the car detects a signal on that interface, it drops the D-CAN connection that's being used for coding. A cable with Pin 8 already disconnected (or desoldering it yourself) solves that problem but breaks Double K-Line because BMW used Pin 8 for Double K-Line back in the day. Unfortunately that recycling of Pin 8 means there's no universal cable, so it's something to be aware of. Some vendors sell an adapter that will allow you to code Double K-Line from a cable with Pin 8 disconnected though because the adapter bridges Pins 7 and 8, so that's how you'd get truly universal coding if you need it. However, I don't know of a way to block Pin 8 without desoldering. [/QUOTE]
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