Porsche PIWIS 3 Fault Code in German Solution

Problem:

I have set the Porsche PIWIS III language in English, but it displayed in German rather than English when read fault code on a Cayenne  2018 . Any idea how to solve it?

Vxdiagshop.com solution:

Check if you have set the mode to Engineering Mode

Read and reset fault code should be done via Standard mode (normal mode)

Don’t select “P” mode. Exchange “V” or “E” mode to check if the fault code will display in English.

How to Add Porsche PIWIS III License to VXDIAG VCX SE?

If you have trouble in using VXDIAG VCX SE for BENZ DONet to install the driver of Porsche Piwis3, please try to find the solution in this post.

Problem:

I recently got the vxdiag vcx se for Benz and 2TB hard drive and i heard it has the possibility to use other car brand software via DONET remote diagnosis.

I attempted to mount the driver of Porsche Piwis3 on the vcx se Benz DONet. Nevertheless, an error message “The Device license for this application is invalid or expired! Please contact your dealer!” appeared. Please look at the following picture.

Could you help me?

Solution:

Porsche PIWIS III software license has not been activated on your vcx se.

Your 2tb HDD does not contain PIWIS3 (PT3G) license.

VXDIAG VCX SE for BENZ DONet can add Porsche Piwis3 authorization.

You are required to purchase PIWIS III software license so you can install driver to the vcx se.

VXDIAG Porsche PIWIS 3 39.800 Windows 8 HDD

VXDIAG Porsche PIWIS III software released to V39.800. It comes in V39.800 + V38.300 dual-system hard drive format  (both in WIN8 operating system).

PIWIS3 supported language:

English, German, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch

Porsche Piwis III supported car list:
911: 992, 991, 997, 996, 996 GT2, 996 GT3, 993, 964
Boxster: 982, 981, 987, 986
Cayman: 982, 981, 987
Cayenne: 9YA, 9YA Campaign, 92A, 9PA
Panamera: 971, 970
Racing cars: 935, 991 GT2 RS Clubsport, 982 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, 981 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Others: Macan, Taycan, 981 Spyder, Carrera GT, GT1, 968, 944, 928.

38.300 Windows 8 
The most complete engineer (makes start-stop enable/disable offline until 2018)
Works poorly on K-line from 98-2008 (987 DME, 986 MAF, 996 DME and the like) (mediocre coverage of old cars from the PIWIS 1 program)
Model range coverage from 1998-2018

39.800 Windows 8 
No engineering menu!  (39.800 and later version no longer have the option to enable. )
Online wiring diagrams (dealer access required)
Full functionality in V mode (dealer) (automatic offline programming and coding works, provided that there are offline files/firmware databases
Works with K-line (good PIWIS 1 coverage)
Coverage of the car model range 1998-2020

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Porsche PIWIS II and PIWIS III Clone Reviews

I just received my new Porsche piwis iii tester and I would share my thoughts since I have used Durametric cable clone, piwis ii and the 3 now.

The review is based on vxdiagshop.com's PIWIS 3 (#VX16-B)

OEM Porsche PIWIS 3 Tester III Diagnostic Tool V38.900.000 PT3G with 128G SSD with Panasonic CF-MX3 Laptop

Why I bought the piwis iii?

Durametric cannot do the coding I need. it has very very limited coding abilities, a PIWIS can could absolutely anything.

Since the PIWIS 2 is obsolete I don’t know if Porsche is supplying updates for it. The only issue I see is that the newest variants of certain modules will not be able to be programmed.  All of the 2’s I see have the last software that was issued a few years back so there may not be updates for it. If you buy used modules with the same version as the one you remove then this isn’t an issue. Since module replacement is an unusual thing unless you buy a flood car like me I don’t see this as an issue.

The piwis 3 is faster but the tablet one might be equally fast. My particular 2 never worked well for guided fault finding and my three is better but refers to documents that only dealers have.  It supports all the older models that PIWIS 2 supported as well. PIWIS 2 is limited to <2017.  2018 versions and newer have no choice but to buy a III version.

How does the piwis tester iii works?

I should be more precise as I did not purchase an actual PIWIS III. It is actual a factory tool and currently sells for $5,900 which was way too rich for my blood. It is in the factory carrying case with all the cables and WLAN cap for the VCI that plugs into the usb mini port and allows for wireless connection to the car, along with the multimeter and oscilloscope cable.  What I bought, which sells for around $2,000 and what is for sale in most places, is a Lenovo laptop with Windows 8.1 installed and the Porsche PIWIS IIIsoftware (Current version is 38.9) installed and includes a USB wired VCI the same one the factory tester uses.  I both cases the VCI and software have been modified to disable factory authentication and naturally there is no automatic updates. If you did have a PPN account, this tool would update normally. Most offer one year of updates and then charge for subsequent years. It should be known that the updates are really for adding new model years, not software changes. On to the review.

It is a nice laptop with a touch screen and a screen pen included. The Porsche software starts automatically, but the Microsoft button functions and you can do other things at the same time such as TeamViewer or open an internet page. The VCI ( the part that connects to the diagnostic port) is smaller and the cable connecting is shorter, but it is a standard USB to miniUSB cable so you can purchase an longer one anywhere.
The tester can be changed from after sales mode to developer mode which allows for a lot of special features ( looking at you who want to disable start stop permanently). The software is faster, and easier to use than the previous version. For example on the diagnostic program, the tester auto detects the car model. Just plug it in, turn the key on and it does its thing. For me, I'm not sure if it is a function of the unit I have or not but the guided fault finding works well. Click on any fault and press the fault finding button and the unit tries to provide you a diagnostic plan. The plan is better and the English description is better. I haven't tried the wiring diagram software but I imagine it works as well as the previous version.
There is a new ODBC program on the unit that reads standard ODBC codes, I am wondering if this unit can be used for other cars for simple code reading. I will try it on a buddy's car next week and let you know. There is a oscilloscope function and a multimeter function but the laptop clones don't come with these cables.
The PT3G interface runs on my 996 Turbo and I've used it to PPI 2018 Panamera Cayenne and a 2019 911 with no problems.
All in all it is a better tool but really can't do more than the 2 can do, only faster and on cars from model year 2018 to current which the 2 can't do.
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