thanks so much for that! I was able to get it to read the VIN, so it looks like it's connected correctly. What I was hoping to accomplish next was the steps to program a new keyfob as noted in a different post. However, i'm not able to do much and it doesn't look like i'm getting the screens and menus I need to be able to follow those steps. I have the vgate vlinker MC+ and the instructions on the jscan app say I need the vlinker MS. Do I really need that different version of vlinker? seems like it may be so, since the MC+ shows as "BLE" - bluetooth low energy, and the vlinker MS shows under a different section for OBD Link MX+ devices.