Tire Inflation
Positioning Switch (T.I.P.S.) Service Tool
Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems, commonly known as TPM systems, will
soon be installed on most of the automobiles
manufactured in the world. Most of these systems use a
"direct" approach which incorporates the use of wheel
based transmitters or sensors (typically incorporated
into the valve stem). These report tire pressure (in
addition to the sensor ID) to the engine control module
(ECM) or some specific controller module on the vehicle.
For most of these vehicles, specifically those that use
TPM position indicators on the instrument cluster or
electronic vehicle information console (EVIC), each time
that you rotate tires / wheels (or if a defective sensor
is replaced) the TPM sensors must be retrained or
reprogrammed in order to properly inform the driver of
the correct vehicle location for a low or high pressure
tire. If the receivers are not reprogrammed, the system
will continue to report the correct pressures, but they
will be reported in the wrong position on the vehicle
information console or instrument cluster.
What makes the T.I.P.S.
(Tire Inflation Positioning Switch) Tool so unique is
that it has been designed to trigger ALL known magnetic
and frequency triggered tire sensors that have been
installed at the factory by original equipment
manufacturers. There is only one world...and you only
need one tool!
The T.I.P.S. Pro Tool
provides the ability to trigger magnetic and
both "continuous wave" and "modulated wave"
electronically triggered 125 KHz TPM sensors. T.I.P.S.
Pro provides both a visual and audible confirmation that
the TPM sensor has been triggered and is transmitting.
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