Lesson 8 Enabling your included secure diagnostic access

1. To log-in or register for Secure Diagnostic Access you can either simply head to the user icon at the top right corner of the screen (Fig 1) or wait to be prompted to log-in via the pop-up once you reach a restricted diagnostic system or function as part of your service process (Fig 2).

All you need to log-in is a valid Bosch ID – compatible with a wide range of professional and personal Bosch apps – to authorise your access. If you have not already got one, you can quickly and easily register online free of charge.

2. Some OEM’s – such as Mercedes-Benz – will ask for an extra level of user identification before you can access their systems (Fig 3). For authenticating your profile quickly and easily, we recommend doing this via the IDnow smartphone or tablet app. Alternatively, if a mobile device is not available and your computer or laptop is equipped with a webcam, you can also register online at the IDnow website. Your ESI[tronic] software will guide you step-by-step through the authentication process, which is only required to be done once and is free of charge (Fig 4).

3. Once you have successfully registered, you will notice the user icon turn from grey to green (Fig 5). This means you are logged in to Secure Diagnostic Access.

For security reasons, you will be automatically signed out every 12 hours, meaning that you should only ever need to log in once in your working day. Essentially taking you back to a time before vehicle data was secured and where you could move seamlessly from task to task across a full shift.

With more and more OEMs choosing to secure and protect their vehicle data it will soon become an impossibility for many workshops to perform all of the tasks they need to carry out a full service without investing in numerous direct OEM licences.

As an ESI[tronic] Evolution user you will always be one step ahead of the curve. We are aiming to add additional OEM accesses when they are made available by the OEMs – all included in your ECU diagnostic (SD) licence as standard. Allowing your workshop to be future-proofed and carry out the tasks at hand with ease. With the ESI[tronic] SDA Help centre, which you can visit here: https://help.boschdiagnostics.com/ESItronic/#/home/66461_1/en/default, or by scanning the QR code, your questions are all answered in one place.