Originally Posted by
zip439
There are code readers available on the web which will help you with this problem and anything going forward which can be had for about $200. It may be a wise investment as you are considering a scan from a Mercedes capable tool and that would cover half the price of a tool of your own. There are several threads on this forum in reference to scan tools which work into the Mercedes codes if you scan the car as a Mercedes SLK with the r170 frame. I myself use a Foxwell and it has done a okay job on the Crossfire as well as a 2005 CLK 500 I also own.
Yep, I have the MB v.2.0 (updated softeare) which is supposed to read the codes using the SLK320 R170 platform, and despite reading the vast majority of codes it unfortunately doesn't appear to read the ABS modules in-depth on the XF.