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Autel MK808S vs Launch PRO for Ford Escape (2020+)

On the 2020+ Ford Escape, Autel MaxiCOM MK808S is verified for 5 jobs and Launch X-431 PRO for 5. Both are verified for epb service / reset, abs bleed, tpms relearn, steering angle calibration, battery registration (bms).

From maker coverage lists only. "Unknown" means not yet verified, not unsupported.

Job	Autel MaxiCOM MK808S	Launch X-431 PRO
EPB service / reset	✓ Supported “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” · Above Ford_V2.20	✓ Supported “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools (ABS)” · USAFORD V50.75
ABS bleed	✓ Supported “Brake system pressure bleed” · Above Ford_V2.20	✓ Supported “Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) Module Bleed Configuration (ABS); Brake System Pressure Bleeding (ABS)” · USAFORD V50.75
Injector coding	? Unknown	? Unknown
FCA Secure Gateway access	? Unknown	? Unknown
TPMS relearn	✓ Supported “TPMS initialization” · Above Ford_V2.20	✓ Supported “TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Initialization (BCM)” · USAFORD V50.75
Steering angle calibration	✓ Supported “Steering angle sensor calibration” · Above Ford_V2.50	✓ Supported “Steering Angle Sensor Calibration (PSCM)” · USAFORD V50.75
Battery registration (BMS)	✓ Supported “Battery Monitoring System (BMS) reset” · Above Ford_V2.20	◐ Partial “Reset The Battery Monitoring Sensor Learned Values (BCM)” · USAFORD V50.75
Throttle / idle relearn	? Unknown	? Unknown

Bottom line from the data

At cited prices, Autel MaxiCOM MK808S costs $885.07 less (Autel MaxiCOM MK808S: $479, Launch X-431 PRO: MSRP $1,364.07, checked 2026-10-16). Across every vehicle we track, Autel MaxiCOM MK808S has 183 verified results on 43 vehicles and Launch X-431 PRO has 172 on 40. Partial entries on this vehicle: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S 0, Launch X-431 PRO 1.

How each maker names the shared functions

EPB Reset: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S calls it “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization”, Launch X-431 PRO “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools (ABS)”
ABS Bleed: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S calls it “Brake system pressure bleed”, Launch X-431 PRO “Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) Module Bleed Configuration (ABS); Brake System Pressure Bleeding (ABS)”
TPMS Relearn: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S calls it “TPMS initialization”, Launch X-431 PRO “TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Initialization (BCM)”
Steering Angle Calibration: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S calls it “Steering angle sensor calibration”, Launch X-431 PRO “Steering Angle Sensor Calibration (PSCM)”
Battery Registration: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S calls it “Battery Monitoring System (BMS) reset”, Launch X-431 PRO “Reset The Battery Monitoring Sensor Learned Values (BCM)”

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