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Has anyone successfully read the current transmission gear via OBD2?

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I have an OBDLink MX+ which I'm trying to get it to read current transmission gear position with.
It has a built-in "Transmission Actual Gear Status" PID which does not seem to actually display any info.
I'd like to get something beyond the "P, R, N, D" status as in actual 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear etc.
Has anyone successfully done this before? It does not necessarily have to be with the OBDLink app since I do have a bluetooth reader and can use any other app. Thanks.
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I have an OBDLink MX+ which I'm trying to get it to read current transmission gear position with.
It has a built-in "Transmission Actual Gear Status" PID which does not seem to actually display any info.
I'd like to get something beyond the "P, R, N, D" status as in actual 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear etc.
Has anyone successfully done this before? It does not necessarily have to be with the OBDLink app since I do have a bluetooth reader and can use any other app. Thanks.
Yes, Car Scanner for iPhones shows the actual gear as well as if the torque converter is locked. Both available as included features with no programming or codes necessary.

Here’s my standard Car Scanner dashboard for the Sienna. The green arc shows the torque converter is locked and the number inside is the actual gear being used.

Gauge Vehicle Measuring instrument Speedometer Auto part


-Mike
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Is this the free or paid version of Car Scanner? I have the free version and I can’t find that screen.

Sixto
‘04 LE FWD 203K miles
It’s the paid version. One time fee. I don’t remember which features were on free version and which were only on Pro version. The image is a customized dashboard. I thought dashboard was on free version, but maybe not all the sensors?

-Mike
Hi Mike, your app was the Car Scanner, paid version. Was your adaptor the OBDLink MX+ ? Thanks.
App is Car Scanner ELM OBD for iOS. I am using the paid version (one time fee).

I am using the Veepeak OBDCheck BLE+ device. You don’t need the + version for gen2 Sienna (it doesn’t add anything for that model), but as I understand it, it offers some added functions on some model vehicles (Prius?, maybe hybrid Sienna?). It was only a few bucks more when I bought it, so got it for the possibility of future versatility. Currently have it in 4 vehicles, 2 of which I use it for real-time continuous monitoring with the Car Scanner app.

Veepeak OBDCheck BLE+ Bluetooth 4.0 OBD II Scanner for iOS & Android, Car Diagnostic Code Reader Scan Tool for Universal OBDII/EOBD Vehicles https://a.co/d/1uyimMR

-Mike
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