Does anybody use Carista?

[Sky]

I wouldn't say it's worthless. I'm using it to run the Torque app.

Thats what I was looking for- wondered if Torque would work with the Carista OBD plug in. I run Torque on 2 different vehicles and don't want to be moving my ELM device back and forth. Mostly because it is a PITA to access on my other vehicle.

 

[Sky]

^^^

Well crap- tried and tried to get the Carista OBD plug in to work with Torque. Gave up and ordered another $13 ELM OBD plug in.
Somewhat academic now but I'd love to know the trick to get the Carista one to work with Torque.

 

[pointman]

I just bought it ($30), activated the one year subscription (free for first 30 days), tweaked a bunch of stuff on 2 different 4Rs, cancelled the subscription, and sold the adapter ($20)... so I was able to adjust all the settings that were making me crazy for the low, low cost of $10 and 20 minutes of my time!

If all you want to do is adjust settings I think it's a great deal, way cheaper and easier than Techstream.

I modified:

-ECO bar off
-Seat belt buzzers off
-Headlight "coming home" time to 0
-No more auto relock if you hit the unlock button on remote but don't open the doors immediately
- Windows down from remote
- Disabled auto door lock linked to transmission gear
- Silenced remote lock/ unlock beep
- Windows up/ down from driver's key slot
- Rear wiper set to 5 seconds with tear wipe cancel
- Disabled panic alarm



I see no reason why it wouldn't and Carista's website shows it will work. Worked on a 17 SR5 and a 19 ORP, other than the addition of TSS there's no difference from your 20.

Carista accounts are tied to the phone account and not the unit itself? Meaning I can use my old Carista I used for my 19 on my 20 but have to pay since it will recognize it as a used account right?

I take it they refunded you in a prorated fashion?

Panic button is awesome!!

 

[pointman]

Oh yeah! I've since used it on my 2020 and it was awesome; best $35 i've spent on the rig!

Nice. I thought that since the 20 allowed you to control some stuff like the ECO light from the info system that Carista wouldn't work. Thanks for the confirmation

 

[MeefZah]

Carista accounts are tied to the phone account and not the unit itself? Meaning I can use my old Carista I used for my 19 on my 20 but have to pay since it will recognize it as a used account right?

I take it they refunded you in a prorated fashion?

Panic button is awesome!!

The first part is yes - tied to the phone / app. The unit is just the physical structure.

Second part - dunno.

 

[pointman]

The first part is yes - tied to the phone / app. The unit is just the physical structure.

Second part - dunno.

Outstanding. Thank you.

Hope you got the full years refund! Would suck if they charged you for it when you dumped it soon after.

 

[MeefZah]

Outstanding. Thank you.

Hope you got the full years refund! Would suck if they charged you for it when you dumped it soon after.

IIRC they don't charge until after the trial period. I signed up with Google Play so there's an extra level of protection.