GLOBEGUARD - It Works!

[Tom D]

I received my globe guard code reader today, I immediately tried it out..... It works!

I had two known faults after messing around with the fuses the other day connecting a DC-DC charger, 'ECALL ERROR' and 'AIRBAG FAULT'. The device also detected numerous other faults on multiple ECU's, I hit 'clear all 'and they are all gone.. I will do some further experimentation over the next week but it would appear that this is the device we have been looking for.

I whatsapp'd Lynn Calder when I had first spoken to GlobeGuard and I believe that they are having discussions so potentially this could become an INEOS approved product, perhaps even available to buy from INEOS... I am not party to any negotiations however so whether that happens I can't say.

What I can say is... it works. (mine is a 2023 diesel)

 

[Tenac]

what about service reset? I think that is what we are really waiting for. Forgot TPMS sensors as well.

 

[Tom D]

I know that GlobeGuard are working on the service reset, I have just emailed them a minute ago to get a date for that. I'll post it as soon as I have it. TPMS I am not sure on. I need a bit more time to play around with it.

 

[DenisM]

I suspect it's what this issue represents other than the simple act of pushing a button.
Remember, the dealer's diagnostic device has to log on through secure servers to "Command Central " in Hambach, every time a dealer in any part of the world uses the device. IA thus, currently have a complete profile of every vehicle by V.I.N. in a database, updated at least once a year. They know driving habits, where the vehicle has been (via the inbuilt gps), average speeds, average journey distances, whether service warranty campaigns have been carried out, the service profiles etc. and scores of other data points.
For a manufacturer these analytics are priceless, especially for spotting trends in maintainability and reliability in the early days of a completely new vehicle.
While I'm frustrated at the absence of a diagnostic device and particularly the absence of a proper set of electrical circuit schematics, I can see, albeit reluctantly, the logic of what I speculate are IA's motives for keeping the info. to themselves.. this is apart from the obvious industry trend to use software locks to protect dealers (aka John Deere, BMW, MB etc)