Plug in the scanner you already own. Every drive, the app records the trip on its own, reads fault codes — including the ones logged before the warning light — watches engine temperature and battery voltage, and says in plain English when to pull over.
Leave the MX+ plugged in. The app picks up each drive on its own — no button, no “connect” ritual before you pull out.
Stored and pending codes with what they mean for your car and what to do next — not a code number to google at the gas station.
When the numbers say it's serious — overheating, voltage collapsing — the phone tells you to stop before the dashboard does.
Record 30 seconds of the engine and get a report on what the sound suggests, before you book the shop.
Resting and charging voltage every drive, so a dying battery or a weak alternator shows up as a trend, not a no-start morning.
Step-by-step for the moments you don't plan: warning light on the highway, jump start, flat tire, what to tell the tow truck.
Pay once. Your membership serial arrives by email within minutes, with the app link.
PulsCar is on the App Store and Google Play (United States). Sign in with Apple, Google or email and enter the serial on the “Activate your scanner” step.
Push the MX+ into the OBD-II port under the steering wheel, pair it once in your phone's Bluetooth settings (press the button on the scanner if it doesn't show up), start the engine. The app takes over from there.
The OBDLink MX+ only. The MX, LX, EX and CX use a different radio and won't pair with the app. If you don't have an MX+, every other membership ships one in the box.
No. Your MX+, your phone and the membership. Nothing ships; the serial number comes by email.
Yes — iPhone and Android, in the United States.
No. One payment for 12 months, and we don't keep your card on file. We email you before the year ends; renewing is your call.
30-day refund — email support@pulscar.io, a human answers within one business day.
No. It tells you what the car is reporting, in plain English, and when it's serious — so you walk into the shop knowing what to ask, or skip the visit when there's nothing to fix.