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4. TPMS Check & Diagnostics
The MaxiTPMS
®
TS501 is a new generation TPMS diagnostic &
service tool specially designed to activate all known OEM/Universal
TPMS sensors, and provide users with direct access to the vehicle’s
ECU through OBD II connection, thus allowing users to reprogram
sensor IDs and retrieve/clear TPMS DTCs, helping technicians to
quickly find out faulty TPMS and turn off MILs.
NOTE: All software screens shown in this manual are examples,
actual test screens may vary for each vehicle being tested.
Observe the menu titles and onscreen instructions to make correct
option selections.
4.1 TPMS Sensor Check
The sensor check function allows activating of TPMS sensor to view
sensor data such as sensor ID, tire pressure, tire temperature, sensor
battery, sensor position, frequency. It also sends the sensor data to
vehicle’s ECU to let the ECU learn the positions of sensors whenever
wheels are rotated or sensors are replaced.
There are two means to check TPMS sensors:
Select by Vehicle
Users can start activating sensors directly by selecting the specific
vehicle make, model and year. The graphed vehicle with 4 or 5 wheels
makes the sensor activation process more simple and convenient.
1) Use the UP/DOWN scroll button and LEFT/RIGHT scroll button
to select TPMS from Main Menu (Figure 3.1), and press the Y
button to confirm.
2) From the vehicle make screen, select a specific vehicle brand and
press the Y button (Take Chrysler as an example).