TPMS Technology Brings New Service Opportunities to Your Shop
As a technician, shop owner or service manager, one of the most common complaints you see now from customers is the TPMS light is on. This symptom is caused by a myriad of reasons ranging from owner error to atmospheric conditions, to true system/component failures. The only problem with creating a device that is a pass/fail-type sensor is that it does just that with no regard for the reasons that cause it.
Schrader Offers New Programming Option for EZ-sensor
New Bartec TPMS programming accessory device accelerates service and repair.
Schrader Releases 2012 Application Data for TPMS Portfolio
Schrader has announced the release of its 2012 catalog of application data for TPMS-equipped vehicles. Schrader says it is the first company to make available important 2012 make, model and year (MMY) and correlated Schrader part information for TPMS-enabled vehicles, further cementing its commitment to providing the most comprehensive and accurate application data possible.
AVI Offers ‘Scratch To Win’ Promotion
You can win one of eight prizes in AVI’s “Scratch To Win” promotion. There are four chances on each card to win prizes from AVI, Bartec, Pico and CARQUEST. Contest cards can be found in the September issues of BRAKE & FRONT END, IMPORTCAR and UNDERHOOD SERVICE magazines.
Schrader Continues to Expand EZ-Sensor Coverage
Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) manufacturer Schrader has announced enhanced platform coverage for the company’s EZ-Sensor technology. According to Schrader, EZ-Sensor is the automotive industry’s first patented OEM-replacement TPMS sensor that can be programmed to function across diverse car makes and models.
ETI’s ToolTech 2011 Explores the Shop of Tomorrow
The TechShop team recently traveled to Miami Beach, FL, to attend the Equipment and Tool Institute’s ToolTech conference at The Gansevoort Hotel May 3-5. More than 110 industry professionals representing 55 companies were in attendance. ToolTech gave attendees a chance to learn about changing industry trends and standards and how they’ll affect the Shop of
TPMS Update: Toyota Tire Pressure Monitor Systems
The direct TPMS system for Toyota vehicles uses a button labeled “SET” below the steering column or in the glove box to reset the system. When you press the button, the system is looking for the sensor IDs that are already stored in the memory.
Tech Feature: The Past, Present and Future of TPMS
Ebenezer Scrooge would probably fear the Ghost of Christmas Past and welcome the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, if the Scrooge and Marley firm of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was a player in the tire pressure monitoring system industry instead of London’s financial lending community.
Myers Tire Supply Offers Sens.it Programmable TPMS Sensors
Sens.it (Sensor Intelligent Technology) is a web-based system that identifies individual TPMS specifications and programs a new sensor in less than a minute. Enter the vehicle VIN number and the faulty or broken sensor serial number into the online programming screen on your PC. The sensor data specific to the vehicle is downloaded and embedded in the Sens.it sensor.
10 Years in, TPMS Confusion Still Exists Among Consumers
It’s now been 10 years since government notices were first posted, as well as four model years after vehicles coming off assembly lines were mandated to be equipped with TPMS. But one in three motorists still doesn’t have any idea what the small tire icon that lights up near a car’s odometer is indicating.