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A code reader for your car can mean the difference between dropping everything and heading for the mechanic and letting that warning light ride a little bit.

Most code readers should also be able to clear codes, meaning you can erase whatever trouble code the car has logged to trigger the warning light in question. My M5, for example, would throw an ...