Connected Vehicles

Note

The Connected Vehicles tab is only accessible if you have access to diagnostic functionality.

This page is accessed by clicking the Home à Connected Vehicles tab. On this page, the vehicles that are currently connected to your dealer network by Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable, are listed. Vehicles connected to a communication tool (DiCE) that is paired to your VIDA workstation are also listed here.

The page is divided into three main sections:

Fig. 17: The Connected Vehicles page

A detailed description of each section is available below.

1. Manual vehicle connection, Advanced Test and DiCE Configuration

Manual vehicle connection

In the drop-down menu you can see the DiCEs that are paired to your VIDA workstation. It is possible to connect a vehicle manually by selecting an available communication tool (DiCE or Ethernet) from the drop-down list, in case an automatic readout is not possible. The Read Vehicle button is enabled when the communication tool has been selected. Click this button to perform a readout of the vehicle connected to the communication tool.

Advanced Test

By clicking the Advanced Test button, a pop-up containing test functionalities for vehicle communication is opened. Here it is possible to check the preparedness of the vehicle before starting a software download, check if connectivity with PIE is working, if the communication tool is functioning, and if specific control units are responding. See the article Advanced Test for further information.

DiCE Configuration

When a DiCE is selected from the drop-down list, a button to open the DiCE configuration tool is enabled. In the configuration tool it is possible to:

Check and update the firmware of the DiCE unit.
Test the DiCE communication with VIDA.
Remove a DiCE unit.

Once the communication tool is disconnected the vehicle is removed from the list.

2. List of connected vehicles

Every time you open the Connected Vehicles tab VIDA scans for connected vehicles in the workshop. Ýou can also use the icon to scan for newly connected vehicles or to refresh the list, e.g. when a vehicle has been disconnected. All LAN connected vehicles (wired and wireless) in the workshop will be visible in the list together with the DiCE and peer-to-peer connected vehicles, connected to your VIDA workstation. If another VIDA user is currently working with a vehicle, that vehicle's row is highlighted in green and the users name is shown. This indicates to other users that the vehicle is currently in use by another user.

In each workshop, one or many VIDA workstations are assigned to perform the auto readout for LAN connected vehicles (wired and wireless). The readout information is available to all the technicians in the same dealership (under the same Partner ID). DiCE and peer-to-peer connected vehicles are only visible to the VIDA workstation they are connected to.

The list is structured in the following columns:

Column	Description
Customer Name	By clicking a customer name, the customer details are opened in a new window. If you have access to a DMS, the customer names are fetched from the DMS. If you have access to Volvo Central Database, the customer names are fetched from there. If the vehicle is associated to both owner and driver information, the owner information is shown by default. All vehicle relations of a customer are available in the Volvo Central Database customer details window. The icon represents workshop customers in My Customers list. This icon can be enabled or disabled by clicking, i.e. the customer/vehicle is added or removed from My Customers list.
VIN	VIN of the vehicle. By clicking a VIN, the vehicle details are opened in a new window.
Model	Model of the vehicle.
Year	Model year of the vehicle.
License Plate	The vehicle's registration identifier.
Mileage	The mileage based on the readout data from the vehicle. The unit km or miles is used based on market configuration.
Warning	This field is only populated after a vehicle readout has been completed. For connected vehicles, an auto read is performed by the system. If there are active DTCs the warning icon is shown based on the readout data. Once the icon is clicked, the DTC details are shown in a pop-up window.
Connection		Wi-Fi connection through LAN.
		Wired connection through LAN.
		DiCE adapter via Bluetooth.
		DiCE adapter via USB.
		Ethernet cable in peer-to-peer mode.
		J2534 connection (other vehicle communication tool than DiCE).
		Readout information is available (only after a vehicle readout has been completed). When clicking the icon the readout information is displayed in a pop-up window.
Connected to	Connection status of the selected vehicle.
Connect button	When clicking the Connect button, a vehicle readout process starts and a vehicle tab for the selected vehicle opens. The progress of the vehicle readout is displayed on the screen and you are automatically directed to the Diagnostics tab. If there is previously readout information available, a pop-up is shown with details of the previous readout. You have to select if you like to start a new readout or keep the previous readout information.
Select button	When clicking the Select button, a vehicle tab for the selected vehicle is opened and you are directed to the List repository view under the Planning tab. If a previous read out is available for the vehicle it is possible to access the Network, Fault Tracing and Vehicle Communication pages in an offline diagnostic mode, to see the previous read out information.

3. Fine-tune vehicle

Once you click a row in the list of connected vehicles, the VIN and other vehicle profile parameters are automatically populated in the Fine-tune Vehicle drop-down menus. From here it is possible to fine-tune the profile before you select the vehicle to open the Planning tab.

If the VIN decoding is set to Off the vehicle needs to be specified manually.

Note

It is not possible to change the vehicles' model or year. These are fixed and linked with the VIN.

It is possible to send the vehicle profile to the DMS by clicking the Send Vehicle Info to {0} 'DMS' button (not applicable for all DMS).

In case a connected vehicle is not listed

If you encounter any problem connecting a vehicle to VIDA there are certain actions you can try in order to remedy the problem. The actions differ depending on what vehicle communication method the vehicle you are trying to connect is using. Use the how-to articles below for instructions on how to perform these actions. The advanced test functionality (see section 1) is applicable for both vehicle communication methods.

Troubleshooting a VDS protocol-based vehicle's connection

To troubleshooting a VDS protocol-based vehicle's connection, please refer to the following how-to articles:

Troubleshooting a D2 or GGD protocol-based vehicle's connection

To troubleshooting a D2 or GGD protocol-based vehicle's connection, please refer to the following how-to articles:

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