Every workshop reaches the same point eventually: the jobs coming through the door need more than a code reader can give you. The question isn't whether to invest in a proper full-system scan tool — it's which one actually fits the work you do.
This month we focus in on three Launch scan tools, and they aren't just good, better, best. Each one is built for a different kind of workshop. Here's how to tell which is yours.
All-round performance at an exceptional price Launch Auscan 4 — $3,995
Built exclusively for the Australasian market, the Auscan 4 is the most accessible way into genuine full-system diagnostics. Auto VIN identification, a topographic scan of every module, module reprogramming, injector and key coding, and fast live data with graphing you can actually trust. Print or email the report straight to the customer.
If you've been getting by with a basic reader and sending the hard jobs down the road, this is the tool that stops that happening. Heavy vehicle, motorcycle, EV, ADAS and X-Prog add-ons are there when you're ready to grow into them.
Flagship speed and power for high-volume workshops Launch PAD 9 Link
With Launch's newest flagship PAD 9, and the difference you notice first is speed. Multi-channel scanning is up to ten times faster than a conventional sequential scan — on a car with forty-plus modules, that's minutes back on every job, several times a day.
You also get topology mapping alongside X-431 FIX wiring diagrams, security gateway access, Launch's AI diagnostic assistance onboard, and the Smartlink C V3.0 VCI with enhanced secure WiFi. The 13.6" screen is sunlight-readable and the whole unit is IP65 rated, so it survives life on the workshop floor.
European specialist with the deepest coding reachLaunch Eurotab 3
If your bays are full of European makes, this is the one. The Eurotab 3 goes further into coding and programming than anything else in the range, and it carries twelve months of the X-431 Car Fix repair database onboard — so the diagnosis and the fix procedure live on the same screen.
The Smartlink C VCI handles J2534 pass-thru, CAN FD and DoIP, and the tool extends to TPMS, ADAS, an EV kit, a four-channel scope and key programming.
A scan tool is only worth what you can get out of it. Every model ships with three years of software licence, onboarding, and technical support from people who use this equipment daily — not a call centre reading from a script. Blackfern members can spread payments over 3, 6 or 12 months.
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