This gives the user more convenience, depending on the measurements being taken. The readings can be shown in a numerical form, with a useful bar graph, or in a graphing trace format, with up to a minute across the screen. The test results will be wirelessly displayed on your PC screen, with the measurements taken by the probes attached to the KTS VCI which is connected to the vehicle (see Fig 5). Now you can overlay the multi-meter results screen over ESI 2.0 and see the serial diagnostic data and direct measurements side by side (see Fig 4). When the multi-meter is accessed via the main menu (see Fig 3) a new window will appear on-screen with the multi-meter display and measurement selection options. We’ll first take a look at the Bosch KTS multi-meter functions that can be used alongside the ESI 2.0 vehicle diagnostic program.

For technicians that use a separate oscilloscope – such as the Bosch FSA 500 or FSA 720/740 series – then the KTS 540 is Please remember that if you have a KTS 540, there is no scope capability built into the VCI. This will give you confidence in your results and should certainly lead to an improved first time fix rate of your customers’ vehicles.įor this article, we’ll concentrate on the multi-meter and scope functions of the KTS 570. These values can be tested using the Bosch KTS multi-meter or oscilloscope, along with ‘guided’ fault finding instructions and technical data through ESI 2.0. In Bosch ESI 2.0, there are many Service Information System (SIS) repair instructions linked to an error memory code that will suggest a direct measurement needs to be made of the voltage supply, earth path, or signal/command wire or component resistance in the system (see Fig 2). Once a DTC is read from the error memory of a control unit, a good fault finding process is required to test the suspected component and its associated electrical circuit. The kit contains high quality colour-coded test cables and probes, which use standard 4mm ‘banana’ type connectors. As we all know, often a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) will only give a guide to the general area of a system that is suspected to be faulty or out of range.

The good news is that if you own a Bosch KTS 540, then it already has a single channel multi-meter included and our flagship tool – the KTS 570 – features a two channel multi-meter or oscilloscope which is all ready for you to use (see Fig 1). Many technicians consider a graphing multi-meter or oscilloscope an extra investment, along with all of the other equipment required to effectively work on modern cars today.

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