Allow Windows to detect the cable and install the drivers.Key does not have to be in the ignition switch.Connect the cable to the car’s OBD port and the PC (cable requires power from the car’s OBD port).Extract the zip file to a folder, note the EXE program file.Today we buy these cheap Chinese cables for around $20 and download the software for free.Īlthough the BMW Scanner 1.4 application runs on Windows XP through 11, it is difficult to install and configure the drivers on Windows 10/11, so Windows 7 is recommended. At that point, PA Soft gave up selling it. Later, the cable began to be cloned and sold for less than $100. PA Soft sold the cable for several hundred dollars via their website you paid for the cable but downloaded the software for free. PA Soft is the european company, now defunct, that created the software and original cable. This thread is intended to contain all information and links for BMW Scanner 1.4.īMW Scanner 1.4 runs on Windows, and provides the ability to read/clear trouble codes, view live data, code settings, and test functionionality on most control modules found on BMW models produced from 1992 to 2006.
