{"id":9334,"date":"2026-03-10T18:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/?p=9334"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:40:57","slug":"kess3-introduces-the-bench-protocol-for-continental-sid212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/kess3-introduces-the-bench-protocol-for-continental-sid212\/","title":{"rendered":"KESS3 introduces the Bench protocol for Continental SID212."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alientech&nbsp;further expands the operational possibilities offered by the&nbsp;<strong>KESS3 platform<\/strong>&nbsp;with the release of the new protocol dedicated to&nbsp;<strong>Continental SID212 ECUs<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Present for years on&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;diesel applications, including&nbsp;<strong>Ford 2.0&nbsp;EcoBlue<\/strong>, SID212 ECUs&nbsp;represent&nbsp;one of the most requested solutions among workshops&nbsp;specialised&nbsp;in calibration and electronic programming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this update,&nbsp;<strong>Continental SID212 ECUs can be managed in Bench mode directly with KESS3<\/strong>, allowing professionals to work on the ECU directly in their own workshop, without sending it to external services for unlocking or preparation procedures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This translates into concrete advantages for everyday work:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>greater operational autonomy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>faster handling times\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no\u00a0additional\u00a0cost per ECU\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the ECU is connected in&nbsp;<strong>Bench mode<\/strong>, the operator can&nbsp;proceed&nbsp;directly with&nbsp;<strong>Virtual Reading and writing operations using&nbsp;Alientech&nbsp;Suite<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protocol is already available for both&nbsp;<strong>Master and Slave<\/strong>, for KESS3 users with&nbsp;<strong>CAR-LCV Boot &amp; Bench activation and an active subscription<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A further step in&nbsp;Alientech\u2019s&nbsp;chosen direction<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this release,&nbsp;Alientech&nbsp;confirms&nbsp;a clear vision: providing workshops with tools that allow them to work&nbsp;<strong>more independently, more efficiently and with greater operational control<\/strong>, without unnecessary complications and without hidden costs related to each individual job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support for&nbsp;<strong>Continental SID212<\/strong>&nbsp;fits perfectly within this approach, offering professionals a&nbsp;<strong>practical, immediate solution aligned with the real needs of the market<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protocol is already available inside&nbsp;<strong>Alientech&nbsp;Suite<\/strong>, together with the dedicated technical documentation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-technical-focus\">Technical focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connection: <strong>BANK<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECU: <strong>Continental SID212<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production years: <strong>from 2017<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brands involved: <strong>Ford<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supported-vehicles\">Supported vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ford Focus, Galaxy, Mondeo, Ranger, Transit, S-Max, Kuga, Edge, Focus ST, Ranger T6, Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom, Ranger Raptor.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Present for years on\u00a0numerous\u00a0diesel applications, including\u00a0Ford 2.0\u00a0EcoBlue, SID212 ECUs\u00a0represent\u00a0one of the most requested solutions among workshops\u00a0specialised\u00a0in calibration and electronic programming.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alientech"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9426,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9334\/revisions\/9426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecuremapcenter.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}