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Same Car, Different Software: Why an ECU May Suddenly Stop Being Recognised After an Update
A technician connects a diagnostic tool to a vehicle that was serviced successfully only a…
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Software Defined Vehicles are entering the workshop: why diagnostics will look completely different in the coming years
For decades, vehicle development followed a familiar pattern: a new function often meant a…
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Which vehicles may require SGW/SFD unlocking: an indicative overview for workshops
SGW and SFD are no longer marginal topics. They apply to selected models from Stellantis, …
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How SGW/SFD unlocking works in TSPro and Troodon diagnostics
With modern vehicles, having a diagnostic tool physically connected to the OBD socket is n…
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Article 3: SGW is not the same everywhere: how Stellantis, Volkswagen SFD, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai/KIA differ
The term Security Gateway sounds uniform, but each manufacturer implements it somewhat dif…
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What SGW allows in a vehicle and what it blocks without unlocking
SGW does not block diagnostics as a whole. In most cases, it separates basic information r…
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Security Gateway in a vehicle: why modern diagnostics is no longer just about plugging in a cable
Modern vehicles protect their control units in a similar way to how a corporate network pr…