Sooner or later, all major vehicle manufacturers will implement security gateways. They encrypt the vehicle's diagnostic data and thus prevent independent workshops from performing certain servicing and maintenance tasks.
More and more vehicle manufacturers are using security gateways to protect their vehicle systems and diagnostic data from unauthorized access. MAHLE MCS Pass provides a digital identity for diagnostic work on all vehicles protected by cyber security measures.
An EU standard in force since September 2020 obliges vehicle manufacturers to protect the vehicle electronics of new models against manipulation and unintentional access.
FCA, Mercedes Benz, Renault and Volkswagen have already taken measures and protected the OBD interface with an auto firewall.
But with diagnostic devices from MAHLE, you can have regular and full access to the vehicle systems.
MAHLE Aftermarket has just introduced the MCS Pass, a new function for using security gateways on its MAHLE TechPRO® and BRAIN BEE Connex diagnostic devices. This allows you to access vehicle diagnostic data from many manufacturers with one pass - for OBD diagnostics, reading ECU fault memories, writing or deleting entries, and controlling actuators. Personal registration of each workshop employee is only required once to use all Security Gateways. Billing is usage-based (pay-per-use) or via an annual license.
Registration with MCS Pass is done by entering a few data directly at the diagnostic terminal and is completed by an identity check. Each workshop employee receives the instructions for the check by e-mail and can complete it using a smartphone (Android, iOS) or a PC/laptop with a camera. When accessing a vehicle protected by Cyber Security, a pop-up window appears with a drop-down menu asking to select the MCS Pass user from the previously activated users and enter the associated password. That's it. You're set to perform the diagnostics.
MAHLE Aftermarket is constantly expanding its database to include additional manufacturers. Workshop customers, in turn, benefit from the expertise and technical options that their independent workshop can offer through MCS Pass from MAHLE - across many vehicle manufacturers.
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