The 3209 features an easy to read color screen and when plugged in provides AutoID which automatically selects the vehicle so you don't have to on most 2000 and newer vehicles. The 3209 reads ABS and Airbag codes and definitions along with having an onboard battery, alternator and charging system monitor. It has endless capabilities such as Component Locator - Text based descriptions indicate where on the vehicle a component is located; Additional PIDs for freeze frame and View Data. Now supports over 300 Global OBD II Live Data items (# dependent on vehicle); All available I/M Monitors (emissions); Graph live data; Acronym library - database of acronyms used in the tool; Meets new 2010+ requirements (15 monitors, HD, Diesel, Hybrid Coverage) OBD II information available; Read and display LIVE sensor data; Displays generic and enhanced definitions on screen; Read and display MIL status; Read and erase diagnostic trouble codes; It will give visual indication when the tool is trying to communicate and retrieve data from an OBD II vehicle; Read and display I/M monitors (emissions); Read and display pending and permanent DTCs; Read and display freeze frame data (snap-shot of vehicle data at the time of the fault); Read and display VIN number, CVN and Cal ID.
Display State OBD check; Display OBD II Drive Cycle Mode; Read and display O2 Monitor Test; Read and display Diagnostic Monitor Test; Read and display On Board Systems. It is updateable and includes the update cable.