Driver Comport Diag Mode (2024)

You fire up a laptop with (a Ford/Mazda-specific tool). It installs a virtual COM port driver. You set the baud rate to 500 kbps (common for high-speed CAN). You enter Diag Mode on the Side Obstacle Detection Control Module.

And the next time your mechanic says, “I’ll run a full diag,” smile knowingly. You now understand the invisible conversation about to happen. Driver Comport Diag Mode

How did they know? They didn’t use magic. They used —and at the heart of that conversation is something called Driver Comport Diag Mode . You fire up a laptop with (a Ford/Mazda-specific tool)