Autel Maxisys Elite Diagnosis

Diagnosis

There are two options available when accessing the Autel MaxiSYS Elite Scan Tool section:
1.  Auto Scan – starts auto scanning for all the available systems on the vehicle
2.  Control Units – displays a selection menu of all available control units of the test vehicle

Auto Scan

The Autel Maxisys function of the Autel Scanner performs a comprehensive scanning over all the systems on the vehicle’s ECU in order to locate fault systems and retrieve DTCs. The sample operation interface of Auto Scan displays as below:



1.  Navigation Bar
2.  Main Section
3.  Functional Buttons

Navigation Bar

1.  List Tab – displays the scanned data in list format
2.  Tree Tab – display the scanned data in system distribution diagram format
3.  Progress Bar – indicates the test progress

Main Section

A.  List Tab
Column 1 – displays the system numbers
Column 2 – displays the scanned systems
Column 3 – displays the diagnostic marks indicating different conditions of the test result: Indicates that the scanned system may not support the code reading function, or there is a communication error between the tester and the control system.
Indicates that the vehicle control system has been detected, but the tester cannot accurately locate it.
Fault : Indicates there is/are detected fault code(s) present;
indicates the number of the detected faults.
Pass  No Fault: Indicates the system has passed the scanning
process and no fault has been detected.

B.  Tree Tab
The tree tab screen displays a system distribution diagram of the vehicle control modules. The scanned system which has passed scanning with no fault is shown in blue font; whereas the scanned system that has been detected with fault present is shown in red font.  Tab the   button to the right of the system item, on which you want to perform further diagnosis and other test activities. A Function Menu screen (Figure 4-8) shall then display.

Functional Buttons
The table below provides a brief description of the Functional Buttons’ operations in Auto Scan:



Control Units
This option allows you to manually locate a required control system for testing through a series of choices. You simply follow the menu driven procedure, and make proper selection each time; the program will guide you to the diagnostic function menu after a few choices you’ve made.