
Also included with the Dell laptop is 1 year of accidental damage coverage, free service loaner (in North America only) and 1 year of OEMTools 'Total Annual Support'™ including CAS 'Live-On-Line'™ remote PC support. This package comes with a 1 year manufacturers warranty on the IDS and on the laptop. The entire package is then packaged into a custom designed molded case with custom cut foam cushioning for the laptop and IDS hardware and cabling. The VCM II will be required for all new 2013 Ford vehicles and is backwards compatible with most 16 pin. The VCM II and IDS, along with a dedicated laptop, provides full dealer diagnostic capabilities for most 16 pin Fords. All of this hardware and software is pre-installed into a Ford Certified new Dell Latitude laptop. The VCM II is the brand new diagnostics interface from Ford for use with the Integrated Diagnostics Software (IDS). customized package includes the IDS VCM-II hardware and required cabling, plus the IDS application software and an annual subscription of all available re-flashing calibration files and software updates for the IDS. See our Heavy Duty page for additional information or call us to discuss the variances with these vehicles. The F650 and F750 series trucks are covered for body and chassis, however engine coverage requires additional software and hardware. Truck coverage is from the F150 series up to and including the F550 series. Introduced to the Ford dealer service departments for model year 2005, this PC based tool covers all Fords models from 1996 to current year.


Ford's Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS): This is the current OEM tool for all Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealers.
