Understand DIY car maintenance
There are built-in maintenance features in your car that you might not have access to operate. Carly guides you step-by-step through simple maintenance fixes such as a service reset and battery registration.
The possibilities depend on your individual car.
Vehicle Information
Full Diagnostics
Diagnostics is reading the fault code memory of your vehicle. This helps you to detect errors before you damage your vehicle. You can also find out the reason for an engine light. The control units (ECUs) of a car always monitor the most important sensor data and report notable deviations by writing an entry in the fault code memory. There are two levels of diagnostics: OBD diagnostics and diagnostics on manufacturer level.
Manufacturer level diagnostics in the full version reads the fault code memory of your vehicle's ECUs (e.g. engine, transmission, ABS, airbag and multimedia) and provides a deep insight into your vehicle's condition. You can also find additional information about the error (e.g. Freeze Frames), a classification of the urgence or entries from the Info memory. All error codes can be deleted after the diagnosis. The diagnostics result is available directly inside the app or as a convenient PDF report. In addition, your data safely stored in the Digital Garage, to make sure you always have access to previous results.
Used Car Check
With the used car check you can learn more about your car by checking your car for mileage manipulation. The data is read from the various control units and then compared.
How it works:
By the way, with our lite version you can check once for free a vehicle for mileage manipulation. You will then receive the used car check report on your email.
If you upgrade to the app to full version, you can check unlimited vehicles for mileage manipulation and read out the VIN. In addition, further information from the vehicle history can be read, such as service entries or over-revs.
Full Live Data
Live parameters or live data can help you take the guesswork out of understanding what your car needs or detect the fault origins.
How it works:
Carly reads out detailed engine data, such as temperature and pressure values. Access Live Data with all the parameters supported for your car, for example check the turbo boost pressure.
In the Carly lite app version you can see the entire list of possible parameters.
Digital Garage
Digital Garage safely stores all diagnostic and used car check reports for you. You can access these and also your coding backups any time in the Carly Cloud.
How it works:
Your Carly account stores all your personal data securely and synchronizes the cloud with your smartphone. Use the Digital Garage to restore your data on another smartphone or share your reports with others.
Customization
Coding
By using coding, you unlock hidden built-in functions in your cars control unit. In most cases, an ECU in your car is also used in other models of your brand. Unlock features which you can normally find only in your brand's sports or premium models and customize your car according to your needs. Use coding to give your car a very special style.
How it works:
Find out hidden features in your control unit and remove annoying warning messages. Usi
iDrive
If your BMW is equipped with iDrive, you use Carly to unlock additional functions in it.
How it works:
You can unlock watching DVDs and videos while driving (Video in Motion), change display layouts, or make advanced menu adjustments and more.
Exhaust Flap
Many BMW models are equipped with an exhaust flap in their exhaust system to reduce noise. With Carly you can open the exhaust flap in order to enjoy the true sound of your BMW.
How it works:
Simply press a button to open the exhaust flap - while standing still or while driving.