Airbag Service Tool 3.9
Mette Florida
Our new series of automotive diagnostic and service apps, the MaxiAP AP200 C/H/M, is tailored made to give each DIY mechanic the perfect software to fit his or her needs and repair and service their vehicles with confidence.
These new APPs that communicate with the vehicle via the purchased unit's Bluetooth OBDII dongle, are compatible with U.S., European and Asian vehicles, 1996 and newer, and are free to download from Google Playstore and the Apple's app store
The AP200M is an all-systems scanner and function-rich service tool for the vehicle brand of the user's choice. The AP200H provides a snapshot of the vehicle's health and generates a health report. The AP200C is designed to perform common vehicle maintenance services.
We have a VW Touareg and our daughter has a Skoda Fabia. I had serviced the cars, but had not been able to reset the service indicator until I had this tool. That was very easy with this tool. I like the fact that it has a brake wind back feature as the brakes took me a while to do on the Touareg a couple of years ago.
I would like to check if there is an data upgrade as lifetime upgrades were promised, but I can't see anything on the website about connection. The instructions just say connect to the website, but nothing happens. For that reason I'll give it 4 stars, but am prepared to increase that if I find out how to connect to the site.
Needed to get the electronic rear parking brake out of the way so I could replace the pads. Very simple menu led me through the steps. Only took a minute. Used it to reset oil interval too. GREAT TOOL!
Owing to the complex processing effects of injection molding and the influence of the wide-range of in-service conditions (e.g., from -40C to 90C) on the performance of polymer airbag covers, the current development of airbag performance criteria is largely conducted on a trial-and-error basis. This paper represents a recently developed virtual engineering tool which uses the LS-DYNA FEA (finite element analysis) solver for predicting the performance of polymer airbag cover designs under high-speed punch tests. The key element of this math-based technology is the method for determination and application of the rate-of-deformation and the temperature dependent material database; namely, Young's modulus, yield point, and ultimate strain. Experimental and virtual high-speed impact punch tests on Tekron 4300D-88A TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) were conducted at -40C, 13C, and 90C with an impact speed of 6.7m/s (15 miles per hour). The comparisons between the experimental data and the CAE simulation results clearly show that the analysis accurately predicts the impact load (force)-time characteristic curves, tear kinematics, and failure mechanisms of the tear seam for an airbag cover during the high-speed impact tests. The findings from this methodology provide useful information for the development of advanced airbag system components, such as air-bag cover materials, pressure sensors, ignition system control, etc., at various temperatures and service conditions. The method has been employed in several driver and passenger airbag cover designs.