摘要 |
<p>A system and method is provided for a communication system for a vehicle service station. The communication system includes a local area network (LAN) and a local communication device operable on the LAN for the vehicle service station. The invention is operable with a vehicle having a diagnostic system, a transceiver operable on the LAN, a transceiver operable on a wide area network (WAN), and a memory for storing information on the vehicle. The local communication device of the service station is operable to download information from the vehicle. Preferably, the WAN is used to direct the vehicle to perform a diagnostic which can be downloaded by the local communication device over the WAN.</p> |