MaxiCOM MK808K-BT

Great scanner! very user friendly and works perfectly

It’s a very nice scanner it does everything that we need at the shop! I have bought two of them.

I bought it to calibrate airmatic suspension on my Mercedes E550. I tried several different scanners with no success, this one did the job easily. Older model ds708 doesn't work even after updates.

I did quite a bit of research on the MK808 series scanners and can share the following. Per Autel's websites, the MK808 Pro is for the US market. The MK808Z and MK808K are for global markets (BT just means a Bluetooth connection to the vehicle). However, per Autel's website, these 3 products are the same in every way. In fact, they are grouped together in their comparison charts. I did read that Autel provides these other model numbers for their authorized resellers to sell. The MK808S is also the same but does not have Bluetooth. MK808S-TS is actually different in that it adds TMPS functionality (it also uses Bluetooth). As for understanding which vehicles are supported, Autel's published information is out of date. Also, the US website vehicle database is different than their global website database. Even their listing of software updates was out of date and did not show a November 2024 update which the scanner itself listed. I was concerned whether 2023 Ford models are supported and it turned out that Ford is covered through 2024. Autel appears to update their scanner tools regularly (about 5-6 times per year). Since we get a year's worth of updates, I expect 2025 models will be included next year.UPDATE:I have a 2023 F150 with a 3.5 EcoBoost Gen2. When researching these, I wanted to know if the cylinder balance test was available but the tests are not specifically listed in Autel's vehicle database. So I used the Autel vehicle database and counted the number of Active Tests available for the MK808K-BT. It showed 10 for 2023, 14 for 2022, and 22 for 2021. Since these are all Gen14 F150's, the tests supported should be the same. This shows Autel rolls out the updates in steps. I then checked a 2019 Taurus (last year for this vehicle) with a 3.5 EcoBoost (Gen1). It shows 38 Active Tests. I then used my MK808K-BT on the Taurus and it does support the cylinder balance test. This again shows Autel rolls out the updates in steps. If this test is available on a 2021 or 2022 F150 (someone should know this), then it's coming in an update soon. And finally, I counted the number of Active Tests for my F150 but on the Autel high-end scanner MaxiSYS Ultra. It still showed 10 tests. This shows Autel gives the lower end scanners the same active test capabilities as the high end scanners.

Paid for itself when the CEL comes on. I have a 06 Commander 4.7 limited that has incompatible module firmware. Lost 4 modules as always, hooked this baby up bam no dealer fee to reset FDCM. The stylus tip came off inside the holder on the back and now it flaps around inside the unit!