Free ‘Tackling TPMS Relearn Procedures’ Webinar This Week
Tomorrow’s Technician’s sister publication Brake & Front End is hosting a free webinar on TPMS relearn procedures, sponsored by Schrader Performance Sensors, on Thursday, March 15, 2 p.m. (ET).
Using A TPMS Tool As An Information Database In The Bay
Anybody can make assumptions that a certain make or model requires a certain relearn procedure. Most of the time you might be right, but that one educated guess that is wrong could cost you lost time at best, or a comeback with the TPMS light on at the worst. Walking into any TPMS service with the right information in your hands can help to make the service profitable.
VIDEO: Maintaining TPMS Operation When Mounting Snow Tires
Andrew Markel presents an economical solution to keep TPMS operational when mounting snow tires.
Why TPMS Sensors Fail
More than 103 million vehicles on the road today have direct TPMS systems. With the average vehicle being more than 10 years old, a vehicle with four TPMS sensors will likely have all of its TPMS sensors replaced during its lifetime. This is the service opportunity of the decade and you should not let it
Hyundai TPMS Service Guide
Most Hyundai vehicles use systems from Lear, TRW or Continental. These systems have an auto relearn function. But if you are initializing a sensor or doing a manual relearn, you will need a TPMS tool that can capture the sensor IDs and program them into the TPMS module.
VIDEO: TPMS Antenna On Rear Glass
Andrew Markel retells a story from a reader about how a TPMS issue was caused by the customer’s failure to mention the breaking of the rear glass.
VIDEO: TPMS Sensor Blocked By Brake Components
Andrew Markel introduces a simple tip for if you have a TPMS sensor that is not being detected by the module.
VIDEO: What Are High-Line And Low-Line TPMS Systems?
Andrew Markel describes the difference between high-line and low-line TPMS systems and the information displayed with each.
VIDEO: TPMS Sensor Fault On Toyota Vehicles
Andrew Markel shows how to use “test before you touch” and other methods to determine if a TPMS sensor fault is with the sensor itself or the TPMS module on the vehicle
VIDEO: Key Fob TPMS Relearn Does Not Initiate
If you use a customer’s key fob to initiate a TPMS relearn and the relearn doesn’t start, you can use a dedicated TPMS tool to determine whether the issue is with the fob or the vehicle.
