Hi, the possibility of reading vin automatically depends completely on the fact if that
car support this function.when it fails to communicate it could be a connector failure
or ecm problem on that particular car you want to examine.

Hi, no, the reason you did not update the newest updates has no influence on the
normal operation of your device. The im508 is a device primarily for key problems.

 did you figure it out ? my 508 still not communicating either its been a week no money coming in cause of this issue i cannot communicate with hondas or toyota or lexs or nissan ???

Hi, your scanner need a firmware update probably, I have found out that there are
problems with ecu communications sometimes with the508. See you tube for
instruction video on how to update scanner firmware. The update you can you do
yourself, 1. Make sure your tablet has power and stable access to the internet. 2 . tap
update button from the maxim job menu ,or tap the update icon on vehicle menu, the
update screen displays3. Check available updates choose what you want tap the
correct button. 4 when process is completed the firmware Will be installed
automatically, it will replace the old version.