User's Manual

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3. Activating & Diagnosing
The MaxiTPMS
®
TS501 is a new generation TPMS diagnostic &
service tool specially designed to activate all known OEM/Universal
TPMS sensors, as well as provide users with direct access to the
vehicle‟s ECU through OBDII 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.
3.1 Sensor Activation
The sensor activation 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 tires and wheels are rotated or sensors are replaced.
There are two means to activate TPMS sensors:
A. Direct Test
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 2.1), and press
the Y button to confirm.
2) Select a specific vehicle manufacture‟s regional coverage. (Taking
Chrysler as an example)