When new winter tires are installed to a vehicle, a TPMS tool is needed to write the new sensor ID locations to your TPMS system. If your customer purchased new wheels and aftermarket programmable TPMS sensors to go along with the new set of winter tires, you will need to also program the sensors. Some do-it-yourselfers swap their own tires to save on alignment, balancing and valve replacement costs between summer and winter tire seasons. Whether you are a technician swapping tires, or performing the tire swap yourself, you’ll need a TPMS tool to program your aftermarket programmable sensors and/or write the sensor information to the vehicle’s ECU.

For shops who work with tires on a daily to weekly basis, the VT56 TPMS Diagnostic tool is a perfect all-in-one standalone TPMS tool. Easily swap summer and winter tires and relearn 98.6% of Domestic, European and Asian vehicles. With new patented Sync-ID technology, technicians can reset Domestic and European vehicles through the OBDII port, skipping the long and complicated manual relearn procedures. The VT56 can read and diagnose 100% of OE and aftermarket TPMS sensors, and can program almost every brand of Aftermarket TPMS sensors. With frequent updates, get the latest TPMS sensor and vehicle coverage, so you can work on any vehicle that comes in the shop.

For shops who work with tires on a weekly to monthly basis and mostly with Domestic vehicles, or for those working on their own vehicles out of their garage, the VT36 TPMS Activation and Programmer tool is suitable for winter/summer tire swapping. The VT36 has the ability to read and diagnose 100% of OE and Aftermarket sensors and can also program almost every brand of Aftermarket TPMS sensors. In addition, it can reset up to 60% of TPMS systems as a stand alone TPMS tool, and can be used with a scan tool to reset Asian vehicles that require an OBD relearn.

For individuals swapping out their own winter/summer tires, the VT31 is suitable to read and activate TPMS sensors. However, in order to work with Aftermarket programmable TPMS sensors, you must use a VT36 or VT56 to write existing or new TPMS sensor information to the new sensor.