SHENZHEN, China -- Another feature of the CReader VI is the freeze frame data area which gives you an idea of what the sensors were doing at the time a fault code was generated. It is offered at www.obd2tool.com (http://www.obd2tool.com)

The CReader 6 comes with a USB cable for updating and registering the unit as well as an instruction manual. Initial impressions of the build quality and durability of the tool are good, the case is constructed with a hard wearing plastic for the front face and a slightly softer type of plastic for the rear. It is quite light and although you might normally think light is bad I think it can be a good thing in terms of durability, for instance the Samsung Galaxy SII normally fairs a lot better when dropped than the much heavier iPhone 4S due to the inflexible nature of the materials which give it that high quality feel.


The buttons are made from soft rubber which require quite a lot of movement to register which can get a little annoying after a while. The OBD II Scanner (http://www.obd2tool.com/) cable is 90cm long which should be plenty long enough to have the scan tool sit on your lap whilst connected to most vehicles. The join where the cable joins the CReader 6 seems to be sturdy and is reinforced with some extra rubber round the sides of the cable.

The colour screen is bright, clear and easy to read with the only negative point being that it is highly reflective which can make use in direct sunlight awkward. Saying that, because this tool is used inside a car finding some shade is not normally an issue.

Upon plugging in the OBD2 Scanner cable and turning on the vehicle's ignition the CReader will automatically power on and you will see the start-up menu with several options including diagnostic trouble code look up and tool set-up options. Once you initialise the tool it will begin to connect to the ECU which takes approximately 12 seconds.