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Trouble Reading OBD2 Codes with Carly on Volvo XC70

I own a 2008 Volvo XC70 with 190,000 km and a gasoline engine. I've encountered an issue where the check engine light is on. I'm trying to read the stored codes using Carly, but I can't find a visible command or UI control to do so, nor can I clear the stored codes. Why does this seemingly universal OBD2 function seem to not be supported by Carly? Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

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CarlyMechanic

Ensure that your Carly app and adapter are both updated to the latest version, as updates often include new features and bug fixes. If the issue persists, try using a different OBD2 scanner to read and clear the codes. Let me know how it goes or if you have any further questions!

skucera (Author)

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@CarlyMechanic wrote on

Ensure that your Carly app and adapter are both updated to the latest version, as updates often include new features and bug fixes. If the issue persists, try using a different OBD2 scanner to read and clear the codes. Let me know how it goes or if you have any further questions!

Hmmm... both the app and the adapter are fully updated. So, by your admission, you don't support viewing stored codes. How did that feature not make the list of required features? Please, pass this lack of a feature on to your marketing people. When they add this feature, please insure that users can also erase stored codes too. So, I spent all this money on your app and the adapter only to have an insufficient feature set. You say to use another code reader, which is terrible admission of inadequacy about your own product. I have a 12-year-old code reader with firmware that got its last update eight years ago, but it can read and clear stored codes. Why can't Carly? Really, why not?

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