

O.S.: Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8įord Integrated Diagnostic Software (IDS) is the next generation diagnostic tool for Ford vehicles, make full diagnostic and programming function. The VCM3 communicates with Ford and Lincoln vehicles via the 16-pin diagnostic link.

IDS will work without a license, but Vehicle Communications will not. This device is the core of vehicle diagnostics. The IDS requires training as one of the best scanners for Ford diagnostic and repair shops. When There is No License When you do not have a license IDS screen prompts will notify you that you do not have one and give you the option to get one by taking you to the following screen.

The official Ford IDS requires a software license. It costs several hundred dollars and needs to be renewed every year. The Ford IDS software will timeout if it cannot connect to the server to validate the license. If you have purchased the Ford IDS VCM 2, then you need to purchase the one-year software Ford license as well (provided it was not already included in your current package). The great thing about buying the Ford diagnostic software license is that you don’t have to wait for anything to be shipped.
