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Remote programming.
From our shop to yours.

For repair shops, body shops, dealerships, and fleets across the US and into Canada. You stay in your bay, we drive the programming session — using manufacturer-authentic and OEM engineering-level software the dealer doesn't have access to.

ACROSS THE US & CANADA

Let us help you get to the finish line like we've helped all these other clients.

3,128
Remote jobs completed
942
Cities served
50
States + Canada
Map of the United States and Canada with thousands of red markers showing cities where Spot-On Automotive Diagnostics has completed remote programming jobs, including Alaska and Hawaii insets
AS FEATURED BY AUTEL

When Autel demoed Remote Expert, we were the experts on the other end.

In Autel's own published demonstration of the Remote Expert platform, technician Scott Brown calls in for help with a tricky Nissan ECM reprogramming job. The remote programming expert walking him through it — step by step, from connection to verification — is Don Smasal, Spot-On's owner and lead technician. Don's name appears on the live connection screen and in the session chat as we drive the procedure.

It's the same workflow we run for shops across the US and Canada every week: you stay in your bay, we drive the session from ours.

Read the feature on Autel.us
Watch the feature on Autel.us
▸ Published by Autel · featured at Vehicle Service Pros, June 2024

Pick what fits your shop's tooling.

Whichever method you have available on your end, we connect from our shop to your vehicle and complete the programming session live.

01 / FASTEST

Autel Remote Expert

If you have a compatible Autel scan tool, we connect directly to your tool from our shop. No additional hardware required on your end — your existing diagnostic tablet is the connection point.

What you need: Compatible Autel MaxiSys scan tool with Remote Expert enabled
Typical session: 30 min – 2 hours depending on platform
Setup time: Minutes — we initiate the session, you accept
02 / UNIVERSAL

J2534 pass-thru

If you have any J2534-compliant pass-thru device (Mongoose, DrewTech, Bosch MTC, etc.), we connect remotely and run the OEM software from our end through your device.

What you need: J2534 pass-thru device + laptop + decent internet
Typical session: 45 min – 3 hours depending on platform
Setup time: 5–10 min to establish remote connection

OEM-authentic. Plus what the dealer doesn't have.

Every remote session uses manufacturer-licensed tooling. Where the platform calls for it, we deploy OEM engineering-level software for adaptations and corrections beyond what a standard dealer flash can deliver.

Volkswagen / Audi / Porsche
▸ ODIS · ODIS-E
Mercedes-Benz
▸ XENTRY · Star Diagnosis
BMW / Mini
▸ ISTA · ISTA/P · INPA
Porsche
▸ PIWIS Tester
Ford / Lincoln
▸ FDRS · Forscan licensed
GM (all brands)
▸ GDS2 · Tech 2 + TIS2000
Stellantis (Chrysler / RAM)
▸ wiTECH
Toyota / Lexus
▸ GTS+ Techstream
Honda / Acura
▸ HDS · J2534
Nissan / Infiniti
▸ CONSULT
Land Rover / Jaguar
▸ JLR Pathfinder · TOPIx
Tesla
▸ Toolbox 3 · Service Mode+
▸ SEEN IN THE FIELD

Don't see your platform? Call us — chances are we cover it.

▸ READY TO PROGRAM

Got a programming job
you can't finish locally?

Call with the OEM, the module, and a fault code or symptom description. Most sessions can be scheduled within hours during business days.