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Alientech KESS3 tuning tool from £1,700

KESS3 has the widest coverage of any tool on the market: cars, bikes, trucks, tractors and boats, all brands, all three modes in one tool. K-Suite is one piece of software for the tool, its protocols and its activations.

ex VAT, slave · Annual subscription; protocols bought per group.

Price from£1,700 ex VAT, slave
ModesOBD · Bench · Boot
TypeSlave or Master
SubscriptionAnnual subscription; protocols bought per group.
Alientech KESS3
Why KESS3

Why dealers choose the KESS3

For dealers who tune more than cars: the coverage across bikes, marine, agricultural and trucks is unmatched.

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What it does

OBD, bench and boot

OBD

Read, write and virtual read: if a real read is not available the suite downloads the original file from the Alientech data bank by ECU ID. Checksum correction on every write, and a recovery function if a write is interrupted.

Bench

Read, write and clone on the bench, plus boot mode and service mode for the ECUs that need them.

Boot

Infineon TriCore; Motorola MPC5xx, MC68xxx, HC12, Nexus MPC5xxx and MPC56xxx; NEC 76F00xx (NBD Toyota); Renesas SH705x and M32; Mitsubishi MH7xxx and MH8xx; ST ST10.

Software

K-Suite manages the tool, the protocol groups and the subscription in one place. Buy the protocol groups you need now and add more as the work comes in.

Slave or master

Which version?

A slave KESS3 reads and writes files encrypted to our file service: cheaper, simpler, and the tuned file comes back ready to write. A master version gives you the decrypted file to edit or send anywhere. Most new dealers start with a slave and never need more; tell us what you plan to do and we will say which.

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KESS3 case
Included with every tool

Training, files and support

1

Free training

Day one

On site in Maidstone or over a call, when the tool arrives. Refreshers as the protocols change.

2

Top up, pay per file

Stage 1 from £50

No monthly fee. Top up your account in your own currency and each file is deducted from the balance as the car comes in.

3

Live chat support

Car on the ramp

The tuning team on live chat and a help centre, so a locked ECU does not cost you the job.

4

Files in ~16 minutes

703 last month

Upload the read, tick the options, download. How the file service works.

Dealer enquiry

Ask us anything about files, tools or joining

A real person from the tuning team replies, usually the same working day. No sales script.

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Dealer portal

Register on the dealer portal. No joining fee, no contract, no minimum order.

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  • Live chat and a help centre while the car is on the ramp, so you are never stuck with a customer waiting
  • Revisions free, and the file credited back to your account if we cannot tune the car
  • Pay per file and no monthly fee, so a quiet month costs you nothing
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Meet the team

The team behind every job

Technicians, calibrators and the front desk, all in Maidstone. No call centre and no subcontracting - the person who books you in is the person you can ask about the job.

Newsletter

Offers on parts and tuning, first

A short email now and then: new vehicle support, parts deals, open days. Nothing daily.