Performing a Digital Vehicle Inspection:
Step 1: Review the vehicle profile
- If this is the first time the vehicle has been in your shop, you will want to fill out the vehicle profile.
- Profile pictures are highly encouraged, and you can take multiple photos of the vehicle
- The admin can require that certain vehicle profile fields are filled out before the DVI can be submitted.
- When completing a DVI, any required fields missing information will be highlighted and must be addressed.
Pro Tip:
Photograph all four corners of the vehicle, the VIN sticker, and the tire placard.
This record will populate with each visit.
Step Two: Addressing the reason vehicle is here
- Review notes from the service
- Concern: Any issues the client had with the car they would like investigated.
- Service: A specifc task requested, i.e. 10,000 mile maintenance package
- Info: Any facts about the car
- Acknowledge the reasons by checking the item off
- Add notes that address the initial concerns.
- Images can also be attached to each concern line by clicking the camera icon
How do I use the Tire Inspection?
- Add the OE and Actual Size
- This info will repopulate on this vehicles next visit
- It is helpful to have this data from the Tire Placard photo in the profile.
- This info will repopulate on this vehicles next visit
- Enter Tread Depth
- This also repopulates in subsequent visits. Ensuring you know what the measurements were like last time this car was in the shop.
- Set a Status
- Click on the check mark to select the condition
- Check Mark = Good
- Exclamation Mark = Needs Future Attention
- “X’ Mark = Requires Urgent Attention
- Click on the check mark to select the condition
- Add any notes of interest pertaining to the corresponding tire
- Add Pictures
- Click the camera and take a picture
How do I select a status?
- Simply tap a status, Green, Yellow, or Red.
- These status can be re-named by your administrator
- Default Settings
- Green = Good Items
- Yellow = Requires Future Attention
- Red = Requires Urgent Attention
This is how you report the health status of the component you are inspection, if you have not inspected this item, or it is N/A to the vehicle, leave it blank. The line item will not appear in the client report.
How do I add notes?
- Click on Add notes
- Adding Notes: Predictive text will generate the top five items matching the what you type. If setup, your notes can be filtered by category.
- Predefined notes are setup from DVI Notes Setup, accessible only by your administrator.
- Adding Recommendations: If setup, you can add recommendations by clicking the “add a recommendation” note field.
- You can type any custom recommendations if you do not see a predefined note that matches your situation.
- Predefined Recommendations are setup from DVI Sheet Setup, accessible only by your administrator.
What are Previous Notes?
- Previous notes (If toggled) will appear if items requiring future or urgent attention were not marked as “Authorized” by the SA last time the vehicle was inspected.
- These notes are meant to alert you toward items from previous visits that may still require attention.
- If the item received a note from a previous inspection and that item was not authorized for repair, that note will repopulate so you know the original context.
How do I add photos to the Digital Vehicle Inspection?
- Add Photos by clicking the Camera button (if device is equipped) even if you are adding from a File
- Clicking the Camera icon engage your camera on your tablet / smart phone
- The picture will not be stored on your device, but will upload directly to the DVI sheet in the cloud.
- Connection to internet required. (Phones with cell signal also work well)
- The picture will not be stored on your device, but will upload directly to the DVI sheet in the cloud.
- Alternatively, you can pre-photograph items for your inspection and upload them from file.
- This method works well if you are out of range for your WIFI coverage. (ie Parking Lot)
- Multiple images can be uploaded when stored in the gallery of your device. See animation below
- Clicking the Camera icon engage your camera on your tablet / smart phone
How do I save my progress in the Digital Vehicle Inspection?
- All actions on the DVI are saved instantly, just like other cloud based documents.
- If your picture uploads, it is saved that same instant and will be accessible from other logins right away.
- If you added a note, it will be saved if you are connected to the internet.
- Your Service Advisor can see the updates to the DVI as you perform the inspection.