KW902 Dongle Weirdness
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I don't have that dongle. Mine is a https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F4JHHO/ I bought in June 2015. Reasonably often, I have trouble connecting with it and it may require disconnected and reconnecting the dongle and/or quitting the Leaf Spy app then restarting it.
I've learned to live with the flakiness. I use it with a Google Nexus 5X phone. Sometimes, I also reboot my phone, for good measure.
I have another OBD 2 BT dongle which ordered at the same time and never got around to trying. Will give that a shot sometime and see if it's any better.
I've learned to live with the flakiness. I use it with a Google Nexus 5X phone. Sometimes, I also reboot my phone, for good measure.
I have another OBD 2 BT dongle which ordered at the same time and never got around to trying. Will give that a shot sometime and see if it's any better.
The on/off button doesn't work well on the KW902. Try using an OBD extension wire with a switch. This also solves the possible problems that the KW902 has. 1/drawing power when the car is off. 2/having an insecure password.
Tonsiki OBD 2 Cord 16 pin M/F Male to Female Right Angle Diagnostic Extension Cable with Power Switch to avoid battery drain
Tonsiki OBD 2 Cord 16 pin M/F Male to Female Right Angle Diagnostic Extension Cable with Power Switch to avoid battery drain
A switch is a good idea. Here's my arrangement:
Once, when it misbehaved, I could only fix it by removing the plug from the dongle itself. That is, removing the plug from the extension to the car did not fix it. I will have to test that again, because I have trouble believing it.
Once, when it misbehaved, I could only fix it by removing the plug from the dongle itself. That is, removing the plug from the extension to the car did not fix it. I will have to test that again, because I have trouble believing it.
I think I may have cracked the code.
If the car is on, or if the dongle is actively communicating with my phone, sometimes I can't shut it off.
Sometimes there's a delay before it will shut off.
If the car is off, sometimes it won't turn on.
Still experimenting.
If the car is on, or if the dongle is actively communicating with my phone, sometimes I can't shut it off.
Sometimes there's a delay before it will shut off.
If the car is off, sometimes it won't turn on.
Still experimenting.
JejuSoul said:The on/off button doesn't work well on the KW902. Try using an OBD extension wire with a switch. This also solves the possible problems that the KW902 has. 1/drawing power when the car is off. 2/having an insecure password.
Tonsiki OBD 2 Cord 16 pin M/F Male to Female Right Angle Diagnostic Extension Cable with Power Switch to avoid battery drain
Thanks. I just ordered that.
If someone wants my old one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KYH9COE/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Let me know. Maybe pay shipping?
