Need help doing vanos test with INPA

[boadly]

I'm really confused about INPA. I see videos like the ones below where INPA provides many functions for non M E46's. The attached screenshot from one of these videos I guess is not an actual vanos test but does provide some vanos data for a non M E46. Other functions I've seen include bleeding the brakes. I reinstalled INPA one more time using the Bimmergeeks download but still can't do any of these things. Under chassis the only thing I can get to work is the steering angle sensor (second screenshot). No brake or ABS function. Like I said I've tried with two different DCAN cables with the same results. Can someone confirm if INPA will not provide these functions for an E46 M3 or if I may have some other problem? Don't know if it would matter but I do have a custom tune. Thanks for any help as I'm really getting tired of trying to figure this out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0HONlW75ZE&t=447s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-ovV_DUJE

[boadly]

Yeah I'm not aware of VANOS test being available on inpa. I have ISTA+ and am having a hard time finding the VANOS test. Youtube videos don't have the same options I do

Yeah, I wasted several days trying to get ISTA to work with a dcan cable before someone told me I needed an icom cable to make it fully functional. I could read codes and some other general functions but none of the testing I wanted to do. I did a little research on ICOM cables and it looks like there are several different kinds and are much more expensive than a DCAN cable. Not sure if I want to spend several hundred dollars on another cable. Does anyone have a recommendation for an ICOM cable?

[Zekarus]

you will need an icom device for ista+. if you don't have one, stop trying, you won't be able to perform the test.

k+dcan -> DIS
icom -> ISTA+

[Dash1]

Yeah I'm not aware of VANOS test being available on inpa. I have ISTA+ and am having a hard time finding the VANOS test. Youtube videos don't have the same options I do

[Martyn]

You can't do a vanos test with INPA, you need DIS or ISTA-D.

From memory, Analog 3 will give you current vanos postions

[boadly]

I'm trying to do a vanos test using INPA but it seems like it's missing that and some other functions. I can connect to the car and get error codes and engine data like rpm, temperature, etc. but it doesn't appear to be fully functional. I've tried two different DCAN cables with the same results. I've reinstalled INPA several times from Mike's BMW Easy Tools but still can't seem to get it to work right. Attached are some screenshots. The YouTube videos I've watched have a vanos button in the status screen but mine doesn't. My car is a 2004 M3 and I'm using a Windows 10 64-bit computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.