AP200 Initial Setup & Sprinter Van Settings

In this video, we show you guys how to setup the AP200 and use it as a first time buyer! We take you through the entire process start to end and show you which module to get for your Sprinter vans (Benz_Sprinter)!
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[@corescan]

Amazing. Such a helpful video guys thanks.

[@sethriddle7615]

Love it! I've had the Autel AP200 since last July and couldn't figure it out! Thank you!!! Now I can monitor trans temp!

[@angelitoc3branch]

Great info great video I have been waiting for this video for months Thank you One Coffee for every one on me

[@jamesferres3537]

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[@marioalvarezvilla2464]

Your magical ✨

[@mwashwetu1316]

Great 👍

[@eileenralston3832]

Cool!!

[@fublebubbles]

Man I got to get one of these!

[@FloridaVanMan]

Please use the link in video description. We get a few coins without costing you anything extra, any time you shop Amazon after getting there on our links. Thank you for your support.

[@gregboyd4321]

Yes YES there is a GOD who has come for word with a excellent tutorial on the AP200. U should get at least a 1000 reviews on this . However will the AP 200 assist in decoding common rail injectors for institution on 04-06 rigs? Ciao

[@FloridaVanMan]

Unfortunately, coding injectors is outside of the scope of the AP200. The Xentry DAS and the DRBIII are the only ones capable of this.

[@gregboyd4321]

@@FloridaVanMan tanks! Lucky me I have the 2003

[@IgyTheVan]

Wondering if you can help me. Using an iPhone, actually both my husband and I have gotten this far: verify email on app and successful link to VCI via Bluetooth. Neither of us are able to see the next screen in your video seen at 2:11 where we can go to diagnostics and chose our free vehicle. Any advice? Thank you for the awesome videos, btw.

[@FloridaVanMan]

Was the package opened when you bought the meter? I'm recently reading many reports of folks getting stuck right there and it seems the issue is the dongle is already bound to another account. Autel tech support can* clear that binding but getting them to do it takes the right mix of kindness and desperation. The techs and the sellers are both independent third parties to the manufacturer, so the approach of "You made or sold this now make it work!" gets nowhere. Appeal to their sympathy asking for help with our* problem. Making it their* problem won't work at all and I suspect that is a cultural difference.

[@michaelmann5732]

These guys help us a bunch. Please go down to the link to buy them a coffee. If all of us send a few bucks for each tip they help us with, we will keep getting their support and their support is much cheaper than a trip to the dealership.

[@angelitoc3branch]

Agree 100 %

[@FloridaVanMan]

Thank you! You are very correct. Mike and I are trying to make our second careers here, after our jobs ended abruptly as "international traveling repairmen" & they don't seem to be coming back. The commercials barely cover our monthly internet access fees, so donations are very appreciated. If we could collet $20/year from each subscriber we would remove all commercials. Less than $2/month will help feed a man-child. LOL

[@michaelmann5732]

@@FloridaVanMan Shoot, $20 a year is nothing for what you guys do. I only sent $5 after watching this video and felt like I low balled it. My thoughts was if everyone that watched it and it helped them in any form, it should be worth $5. If it helped them a lot, then they should give much more. When I watched the video that got my van running after two years, I think I sent $150. That wouldn’t have even covered my tow bill to the dealership which is the only place within a 2 hour drive that I could have gotten it worked on. That being said, if others did the same when you pulled them out of a jam, all would be right with the world.

[@FloridaVanMan]

​@@michaelmann5732 I noticed a familiar name recently on donation notification. That must be you with the *wiz... name? Thanks again. And triple thanks for encouraging others to do similarly. Every donation is significant and very much appreciated. We are still a long way from taking wages, but we are growing closer every day and buying some small tools already. Fortunately, we still have a little while before we must swim or sink.

[@michaelmann5732]

I was wondering how the commercials worked. Someone said you had to listen so long before you got paid. Do you get paid every time one plays so if we played one over and over, you get more money? Is it better if we don’t skip? Tell us what we need to do for you.

[@johngammel]

As I found out when trying to diagnose my Sprinter in the middle of a park with no internet access, and which was confirmed by the vendor, you need internet access or it won't work. They have no workaround so you're unable to even get codes.

[@mavrick772]

Hi guys ! It would be great if you can suggest basic temperature for engine oil, and transmission oil values

[@FloridaVanMan]

The temperatures ranges can vary. As Transmission and Engine oil are both cooled along with engine coolant, whatever the dash temperature shows should be close to what the temperatures are. On my van, once warmed up, if my dash temp is around 189ºF, my oil temperature is usually around 194º-200ºF and transmission oil temperature is usually around the same. I've also seen it go as high as 210ºF when I was REALLY pushing it in some hot weather. Cheers!

[@davidkingsley3064]

@ 4:30 I have a T1N with the WD... VIN. I did a firmware update and it came back ""not supported". The AP200 worked in July 2020 when I bought it. Then it proceeded to scan something and came back with a bunch of faults. I'm not confident of what I'm getting.

[@FloridaVanMan]

I can work with you 1-on-1. Start a dialog with a donation link in the video description. Then I will have your email. Please do put as much detail in the first note as possible.

[@boydweddings8577]

Hi. Great video. I bought the AP200 and mistakingly got the “dodge” diagnostic module for my dodge sprinter, and didn’t realize i needed the “benz_sprinter” module until i watched this. So i don’t have the free module to get it again like i did before. Is there anyway to reset it so i can redonko as the correct one and not have to pay for it every year?

[@chuffychufferson]

did the same thing and would like to know if there's a way to fix that

[@907goose]

I did the same thing. A 5 minute phone call to Autel tech support removed the Dodge mode from my account so I could pick benz_sprinter.

[@FloridaVanMan]

I second 907goose's recommendation of calling Autel tech support. When we bought 2Blue, it had an AP200 in it registered to the previous owner and their support was able to help me get the device bound to my account with the module I needed!

[@GlennLaguna]

1:04 For IOS you say there are 2 apps involved. Is it same for Android?

[@FloridaVanMan]

I believe so but I hoped someone with Android experience would verify.

[@fublebubbles]

Whats the best way to contact you guys? I have a 2003 T1N 3500 that I inherited with some strange quirks and would love to possibly pick your brain about it!

[@FloridaVanMan]

Send us an email [e-mail]

[@enochfuryan9094]

Will this scanner drain battery when left plugged in while van parked?

[@FloridaVanMan]

Some vans yes, some vans no. If I leave it in my daily driver over night the van won't start and the Autel light stays on. In some vans the Autel seems to shut itself off after 30 minutes and the light goes out. I need to unplug it and reseat the Autel to restart it, so leaving it plugged in has no advantage. I've also thought about leaving it on all the time for extra dash monitors. :(

[@brockjones1364]

When hooking the AP200 to my 2016 MB Sprinter 2500 Automatic with 3.0 liter I have to choose between Sprinter and Sprinter lll 906. After choosing the latter I get asked to choose from 15 engine options that are xxx.xxx no descriptions and 15 transmission options xxx.xxx with no descriptions and then yes or no whether it is AMG or not. How can I determine what number designates my engine and transmission?

[@FloridaVanMan]

Type your vin into lastvin.com and you will find numbers matching the options given. The matching numbers might be hiding with other digits. For instance, one meter option may be 906.123 and LastVin displays X7YZ906.123456. That's a match.

[@romann8889]

Hi, I got 2013 Sprinter US 906, 3.0 L engine 642896, when I choose Sprinter - 906 ( CAN 2006..) the new Ap200 won't communicate with engine Ecm, Esp., it does communicate with Transmision and few others. When tried SprinterIII 906 and choose my engine, tranny numbers it gives some german/English error but if I continue it will communicate with Ecm and others. Not sure if it's some bug or normal. Tried Autel support thru application never heard from them lol. Anyway thanks for all info.

[@FloridaVanMan]

I only dabble in the NCV3's and don't have any idea what would cause that trouble. It is my understanding the AP200 with Benz_Sprinter download is good thru 2018 year model.

[@romann8889]

@@FloridaVanMan Ok it looks like bug it shows to manually select engine number but after it can't communicate to Ecm. At least it does it under SprinterIII. Contacted other US Autel support and got even automated ticket number so far.

[@antonioescalante5268]

Can you tell if codes have been recently deleted with this kind of scaner?

[@FloridaVanMan]

Sort of... but not really. If the van has no codes at all, you can safely bet they have recently been cleared. One would expect a good running van would not have any *current codes, but it will have *stored codes until they are erased. Stored codes will tell you what the odometer was at when the code kicked, giving clue the codes have not been cleared in X miles.

[@lelong537]

Hi Guy, I saw that you mentioned only free 1 year for all models and then, if we bought It will be Infinity? thank you!

[@FloridaVanMan]

The AP200 is available from many sellers with different included* downloads. The ones I link offer free download for life. Many other units offer it free for the first year then demand $20/yr.

[@lelong537]

@@FloridaVanMan thank you!

[@handyvoice3943]

Nice video. I’m thinking to buy this for my 2004 sprinter here in the uk. My vans got a round obd port on it. I’m thinking to buy one of those 14 to 16 adapters of eBay. Will this work with it ?

[@FloridaVanMan]

Yes, some folks use this with the round adaptor but the only reason I am sure of this is because they had trouble and asked for help in the FB groups. I'm not sure what needed to be done to get it working correctly, but I'm sure we can find someone who's it working.

[@handyvoice3943]

@@FloridaVanMan thanks for the reply. Appreciate your time. So my van doesn’t crank at all, had a new key made which cloned my orignal keys chip so I was led to believe it would be fine. Before the key change I had start error sometimes pop up on the dash after key made that error has gone. Anyway new key still same problems no crank at all. Van did this to me intermittently before but now it’s permanent. I also had fuse box 1 changed and checked the ecm relay. One thing I am noticing the start relay doesn’t click when I turn the key. Any idea why that would be happening ? Thanks

[@FloridaVanMan]

@@handyvoice3943 A few ideas: We have seen the wires behind the fuse block tied into for accessory power. This is NOT the right place to do this and those who choose this location often do a horrible job of making good connections. The ignition switch is the smaller connection to the back of the fuse block with 6 - 8 wires in a rectangular plug. if those are spliced, ensure they are making good contact. Nest step for me would be following along this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPQiaRqgLd7mrM

[@handyvoice3943]

@@FloridaVanMan hey Florida man. Thank you for taking the time to advise me. The video you sent was amazing content. Although my fan is not coming I defo have no crank. By performing that test on the ecm as you did in the video may just be enoug to send power where it may neee to be going il definately be trying the methods you showed in your video with the metre. One last thing I just wanted to ask you. I didn’t quite understand what you meant the wires behind fuse block tied into for accessory power what would I hunting for there? I will definately check out the pins at the ignition switch to see if they are connected tightly. Il report back with my findings. Someone also advised me the small ground strap by the firewall is common to cause this. Thanks again

[@FloridaVanMan]

@@handyvoice3943 The ground strap might prevent cranking, but I don't think it can prevent the relay clicking that you mentioned doesn't happen. In the linked video you'll notice 3 pins should* have power. One of them failing will cause the start error message, another will cause the fan to come on, and yet the other one does not present itself uniquely, just doesn't crank. I'm not sure which is which, but the video covers all three and how to fix them together temporarily* if the ECM is not getting what it needs.

[@milesaftermiles671]

Hi , will this work for Hyundai Venue?

[@FloridaVanMan]

I believe so, but I only play with Sprinter vans. There would be a different download for Hyundai.

[@elliottpaull9116]

Your version of Benz_Sprinter still working after being updated to the latest version of iOS and app version? Mine no longer reads Engine Control Module live data or codes but reads all other modules. Only the generic ODBII selection works in the app. Give it a test and let me know if you would please!

[@elliottpaull9116]

The generic meaning to read the ECM live data and codes, but the Benz_Sprinter version will not.

[@FloridaVanMan]

Mine worked yesterday, no issues. Reboot your phone and the van just to rule out a communication hangup in the ECM. Disconnect the van battery for 5 minutes to fully reboot the ECM.

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

Can the scanning part be circumvented somehow if you're without a phone capable of doing that?

[@FloridaVanMan]

No, you need some bluetooth display connected to get through the menu. The iCarsoft MBII has a built in screen and does essentially the same features. It will only tell you the code numbers, and not the definitions. So you will want an internet searching device once you read codes with that meter. amzn.to/30MCy2n

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

@@FloridaVanMan my laptop has bluetooth ability and I had thought there would be a way to employ it with the AP200...which I've already purchased. I've asked Autel customer service and they've been really slow at responding. Asking me for my device's serial number but not saying where to find it! I guess this goes back to being able to scan the square on the user's leaflet. But it doesn't make sense that you HAVE to have smart phone.

[@FloridaVanMan]

@@LEXICOGRAFFER Mike was using a tablet with his AP200 today. The image was small on the screen, but it worked.

[@grantdubridge7995]

What all can this diagnose?

[@FloridaVanMan]

It reads the trouble codes and provides live data from hundreds of sensors in the van. Diagnosis is up to the user. The AP200 can tell you if pressures and voltages are too high or too low, but figuring out why is still a task. Sometimes an easy task. Sometimes it is a bunch of clues and we really need to figure out what they mean.

[@Afroninja570]

Hey just so you know this device doesn’t work with the 2007 and new sprinters. (206 not supported) is the message that comes up when I try to use this with my 2007 doge sprinter 2500.

[@FloridaVanMan]

We used it on our 2008. Worked like a charm.

[@Afroninja570]

@@FloridaVanMan strange. I’m not sure what the problem is I followed the steps exactly like you show in the video. It never actually connected to the vehicles ECM.

[@FloridaVanMan]

@@Afroninja570 We definitely used the same download for all our Sprinters. I am trying to remember if there was a different selection in the menu. Is it possible you received a bad unit or a failing OBDII connection in your van?

[@sprintervankev]

Will the Autel MaxiAP AP200C work on 2000-2006 Europe Sprinters? Vehicle Coverage: The AP200C can work on more than 80 American, European and Asian vehicles. Functions are not universal. - OBDII/EOBD scan covers almost all OBDII compliant vehicles, after 1996 for American vehicles, after 2006 for European vehicles and more than 2009 for Asian vehicles.

[@FloridaVanMan]

Yes, but you might need an adaptor to fit a round connector in your van. I have a link to a good connector-adaptor that works. www.autelsale.co.uk/wholesale/mercedes-benz-14pin-connector-for-maxisys-ms908-and-ms908p.html?fbclid=IwAR05zrYl9NBm7tZg9tByjaEoRfO9gy26TmOWjdAN97zNRwHrFmIVHo7cabY

[@91rss]

still the latest and greatest ??

[@FloridaVanMan]

Yes, I have tried a few others recently. One will code injectors but when you leave the Wi-Fi signal it becomes completely useless and would not tether to my phone.

[@michaelcarman4875]

why do you say download 2 apps, then refer to "the" app in singular.?

[@FloridaVanMan]

Once installed we only use one app and I think the second download is an upgrade-package* for that app. This wasn't clear to us when the video was made and it appeared to be two apps. Each download puts a new icon on my Home Screen but both open the Autel app (first download) where I always select the Benz_Sprinter vehicle package (second download).

[@michaelcarman4875]

thanks. good explain. always "on the ball".@@FloridaVanMan

[@skwerl81]

FYI Android users are also required to download the 2nd app just in case anyone is confused about that!... and mine actually took longer than the first to download 🤷‍♀️

[@grantdubridge7995]

I see why you hate to use manual selection. When I tried automatic it said my van wasn't supported. Why would one cylinder not be running even though it has a new injector and doesn't sound bad. #3

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

What's the bit there with the OBDII vs 14 pin choice? Why two options there?

[@FloridaVanMan]

The software is an adaptation of other software that was capable of working with non-OBD vehicles. Many of the older code readers and DAS connections came with cabling options to connect to these vehicles, pre OBD standard or not USA standards. The meters we have are not capable of using that option in the software to my knowledge, but removing the unused junk from the software was too much trouble apparently.

[@Fillupamerica]

I'm soo0o0o happy you're wearing a mask in this video. thank god. my grandma could have been harmed. thank you again.

[@FloridaVanMan]

The sad thing about sarcasm, when it is not funny it just makes you look like a 12 year old girl taking her frustration out at strangers online. Not a good look! If you were paying attention you would know the person in the video isn't me.

[@michaelcarman4875]

"hit the plus" ???? i have android. this is about 2min 15sec.

[@FloridaVanMan]

On the screen you'll see 3 lines, "Demo" "Eodb" & the third line has only a + in the middle of the bar.

[@michaelcarman4875]

ok thanks with your help all is well@@FloridaVanMan

[@michaelcarman4875]

not clear at all for beginner. sorry