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Boston Mangler said:
Great info thanks!

I think I’m gonna tackle this next weekend finally

@badsamaritan you in?
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My one suggestion would be to get more brake fluid than you think you’ll need. I went through an embarrassing amount given the large reservoir and (frankly) ease of having the computer do the lifting. HTH
 
gasman4u said:
My one suggestion would be to get more brake fluid than you think you’ll need. I went through an embarrassing amount given the large reservoir and (frankly) ease of having the computer do the lifting. HTH
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I got 5 bottles of fresh. Enough or nah?
 
Boston Mangler said:
I got 5 bottles of fresh. Enough or nah?
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I think so. TBH, that reservoir is impressive compared to some of the other Asian cars I did today. Also, hook up your battery to a tender. This pump running/door opened/ignition “on” (not engine running) stuff seems to have punished my battery. It was sluggish to start and is being trickle charged now.
 
gasman4u said:
I think so. TBH, that reservoir is impressive compared to some of the other Asian cars I did today. Also, hook up your battery to a tender. This pump running/door opened/ignition “on” (not engine running) stuff seems to have punished my battery. It was sluggish to start and is being trickle charged now.
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Thanks.

Yeah. I learned that the hard way when first messing with the tool and trying to figure out the tilt column and other things. Needed my jump pack to get it restarted. Oops
 
Drift Monkey said:
Seems like it’s sold out on scamazon? Was hoping for a Prime Day deal…
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There is a listing for the "Elite" model. Not sure what is different but shows in stock for $119
 
Has anyone successfully used this to program the unlock button on the remote to open the windows? The previous owner did not request to turn this on from the dealer.
 
CharlieChops said:
Has anyone successfully used this to program the unlock button on the remote to open the windows? The previous owner did not request to turn this on from the dealer.
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Not with my LC, I don’t want that.

But we used my tool to do that with my friends 2024 4Runner and it worked easily
 
dogfishlake said:
There is a listing for the "Elite" model. Not sure what is different but shows in stock for $119
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The OG model reference by this thread was also “elite” with the cheaper model you reference being in portrait orientation vs landscape. Not sure the actual difference…
 
I bought this version of it and was able to program a bunch of different things. Disabled auto steering wheel tilt on power off, auto window unlock by remote press, disabling the moonroof opening during that unlock, one press unlock all doors. I did "successfully" set the double press to open the tailgate - but this didn't work. I still had to hold the button on the remote for the auto tailgate. Same thing with my attempt at disabling the DRLs. It also produced a nice health check report and pulled a bunch of DTC codes with explanation. It is able to email the report, which is just a URL on their site. Very satisfied with the price and feature set. Supposedly free lifetime updates as well - we'll see.

 
GrouchyTech said:
You probably have the repair manual information, but just in case:

Bleed Calipers:
1. Top-off the reservoir. KEY ON FOR THIS! Bleed the air at each caliper as you'd typically do, BUT the order is Front RH, Front LH, Rear RH, Rear LH. Yes---front first. You'll need two people. *The hydraulic pump will operate during the caliper air bleeding.*

2. Top-off the reservoir.

Bleed System:
1. KEY ON. Go into the Air Bleeding utility with your scan tool, GTS+, whatever you have. Press the brake pedal 10 times.
Front: Select FR Line. Repeat this 10x.
Repeat with FL Line. 10x.

2. Rear: Turn RR Line on, loosen the bleeder plug of the rear disc brake cylinder RH and bleed fluid. Repeat a few times until you're satisfied.
Repeat with RL line.

Keep an eye on the reservoir level, top off when done. Clear DTCs.
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Big Thanks to @GrouchyTech for posting this, as the FSM isn’t all that clear.

@badsamaritan and I did this last weekend and it’s a NIGHT AND DAY improvement on my truck and the pedal feel is now exactly what I expect it should be.

I had previously done the caliper bleeding 5x without improvement

Using the tool and the “air bleed function” made a night and day difference. My guess is there was air somewhere in the master cylinder, but not sure

Anyway, much happier now
 
CharlieChops said:
I bought this version of it and was able to program a bunch of different things. Disabled auto steering wheel tilt on power off, auto window unlock by remote press, disabling the moonroof opening during that unlock, one press unlock all doors. I did "successfully" set the double press to open the tailgate - but this didn't work. I still had to hold the button on the remote for the auto tailgate. Same thing with my attempt at disabling the DRLs. It also produced a nice health check report and pulled a bunch of DTC codes with explanation. It is able to email the report, which is just a URL on their site. Very satisfied with the price and feature set. Supposedly free lifetime updates as well - we'll see.

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I’ve seen this portrait one (I see that it’s Elite 2025 version now) and the landscape one that they they call “2025 Elite 2.0” Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D626T9HK?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&csmig=1

Still ain’t got a clue on what the hell the differences are supposed to be? 🤣

Edit: here’s the differences between the models: What is the difference between Launch Creader Elite 2.0 and other Launch Creader tools? - https://www.x431tool.com/service/what-is-the-difference-between-launch-creader-elite-2.0-and-other-launch-creader-tools.html
 
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big improvement in mine as well. I did a regular bleed with @Boston Mangler and then did the "Air Bleed" function on all 4 wheels a couple of times and the most noticeable improvements happened there. Really glad this worked out as I have a huge road trip coming up and was leery of driving it that far until this was fixed.
 
Drift Monkey said:
I’ve seen this portrait one (I see that it’s Elite 2025 version now) and the landscape one that they they call “2025 Elite 2.0” Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D626T9HK?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_S9HT1J8CVM137SF4F1QS&csmig=1

Still ain’t got a clue on what the hell the differences are supposed to be? 🤣

Edit: here’s the differences between the models: What is the difference between Launch Creader Elite 2.0 and other Launch Creader tools? - https://www.x431tool.com/service/what-is-the-difference-between-launch-creader-elite-2.0-and-other-launch-creader-tools.html
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This is not entirely accurate - I have the Elite (not 2.0)- which has wifi and a USB C connection too. Looks like the 2.0 is just a faster processor, 1GB more ram, and an updated Android version. The Elite version also has access to the mall to buy more brands. High probability that it's running the same software and you're not missing out on much in terms of functionality... I think.
 
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