While many technicians still refer to the company as "Daimler," the corporate structure changed in 2022. The truck division spun off into , while the car division was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG . Consequently, XENTRY is now solely for Mercedes-Benz cars and vans; Daimler Truck vehicles (Freightliner, Western Star, etc.) use a different software called Detroit Diagnostic Link .

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To use the official XENTRY software, you need a specific hardware interface to connect the vehicle to a computer. Historically, this was the multiplexer.

Recently, Mercedes-Benz has shifted toward . This allows independent workshops to use their own standardized J2534 pass-thru devices (like those from Bosch, Snap-on, or Autel) rather than proprietary Mercedes hardware, provided the device is certified for use with the software.

The system is generally comprised of two main parts working together: