TPMS

Tiny
JITHIN MATHEW
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  • 2007 TOYOTA RAV4
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145,000 MILES
Hello I have my tire pressure light on in my car. I found out that my tpms sensor went bad so I decided to replace them with brand new oem Toyota sensors. How do I program them so the light goes off without going to the dealership?
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 AT 10:18 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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With OEM sensors you need to have the proper TPMS tool to do the registration of the sensors. The dealership or some tire shops should have the tools required. There is no way to do it without the tools though as the system needs to know the ID number of each sensor to work and that is programmed in through the OBD port. The process is sort of simple once you have the tool. You use the tool to activate the first sensor, it reads the ID from the sensor and you enter the tires position. Then follow the directions on the tool as to which tire to do next. It erases the old IDs and enters the new ones.
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 AT 5:46 PM
Tiny
JITHIN MATHEW
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Hello,
Can you provide the links to the tools? The scanner that I bought was Autel maxitpms ts408 and they only program autel sensors and I couldn’t find any other tools that can program OEM sensors.
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 AT 5:46 PM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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That is the problem, many of the aftermarket say they can initialize sensors but then you discover they only work on their brand. In your case that tool should have a relearn procedure for the sensors but it won't allow you to add in new sensors. The TS601, TS608 and MS906TS all should do the job. However Toyotas can be fussy about the tools used with them because they use a different ID system.
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 AT 5:46 PM

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