What does TPMS stand for ?
"Tire Pressure Monitoring System"
What is a TPMS activating tool ?
This is a Tool that lets you activate the wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor mounted within your tire. Indeed, those sensors when delivered to your car repair shop, or tire repair shop are left in "sleep" mode. That is because they carry an internal battery that TPMS manufacturers do not want to drain while being in storage.
To "Activate" or "Trigger" those sensors, you need a specially designed tool that will send a signal at a special frequency that will "activate", or "trigger" the sensor.
Why do we say TPMS triggering tool. What do we trigger ?
You trigger the TPMS sensor within the wheel. This TPMS sensor is not reachable as it stays inside the tire. So any effort to decode it or trigger it must be done wirelessly using a TPMS triggering tool such the ones ATEQ sells. There is an ATEQ TPMS tool for every use you may need, weither you are a tire repair shop owner, an end user who wish to trigger winter tires, an OEM and even a manufacturing engineer working on car assembly lines.
What is the difference between TPMS reset tool, TPMS activating tool, TPMS triggering tool and TPMS decoding tool ?
- "TPMS Reset Tool" is a commonly used expression to decribe TPMS tools for end users. End users tend to use TPMS tools to reprogram their vehicle ECU whenever they change their summer tires for winter tires and vice-versa.
- "TPMS Activating Tool" is an expression used by technicians in tire repair shops to describe the process of "activating" a brand new TPMS sensor in "sleep" mode.
- "TPMS Triggering Tool" describes the same as TPMS Activating Tool.
- "TPMS Decoding Tool" is an expression used whenever a TPMS Tool is used to "Decode" the TPMS sensor. Not only "TPMS Decoding Tools" can Trigger or Activate TPMS sensors, but they can also receive and Decode the information those sensors send to the vehicle ECU. This information can be the pressure within the tire, the temperature, the wheel rotating speed, the TPMS sensor unique ID, its battery status ... etc.
Why do I need a TPMS tool ?
You need a TPMS Tool whenever you need to:
- Activate a newly mounted a TPMS sensor
- Reprogram the vehicle ECU whenever you change the wheels order, switch between winter and summer tires, mount a new wheel ... etc
- Decode a TPMS sensor informations beyond what the ECU and dashboard of your vehicle can read from the TPMS sensor.
What does a "universal" TPMS tool mean ?
"Universal" is an expression used in the TPMS Tool industry to indicate that the trigerring tool can actually trigger all known sensors on the market as opposed to dedicated TPMS tools that can only trigger one or few sensors.
Why my current TPMS Tool cannot trigger / activate / reset some sensors ?
That is because your TPMS Triggerring tool is not compatible with that sensor. In other word, it does not carry the TPMS protocole required to communicate with that specific sensor.
TPMS sensors on the market are manufactured by different companies.
Those companies did not meet to agree on one TPMS wireless protocole. As a result, there are lots of different TPMS sensor protocoles and this number keeps growing as new sensors are coming to the market every day.
So if you purchased a TPMS tool a while ago, you will soon start seeing vehicles from which you cannot trigger the TPMS sensors unless your TPMS Tool can be upgraded over the internet with new TPMS sensors protocoles.
This is why you should make sure that your TPMS Tool can be upgradable easilly through the internet, or else become obsolete quickly.
Why are all TPMS sensors using different protocoles and why ATEQ has access to those protocoles ?
That is because TPMS sensor manufacturers did not agree on one protocole. On top of that, those TPMS manufacturers tend to keep their protocoles secret.
Fortunetely they are always obliged to release those protocoles to car manufacturers if they wish that those manufacturers mount their product onto their cars.
And that is where ATEQ has a real advantage over other TPMS tool manufacturers. ATEQ also equips car assembly lines with TPMS activating antenas and Tools. So the car manufacturers give us the TPMS protocoles which we can then implement into our online TPMS protocole database years before they actually hit the market.
So when you purchase an ATEQ upgradable TPMS tool such as the ATEQ VT30, the ATEQ VT55 or the ATEQ VT55 OBDII, your tool will always be compatible with upcoming sensors.
Why prefer a "Universal" TPMS tool over a conventional one ?
So you can trigger all TPMS sensors on the market as opposed to just a few.
Not only do we advise you to get a universal TPMS activating devise such as all the devises ATEQ sells, but we also recommend you to get an upgradable one, so you can keep it "Universal" as new sensors and protocoles come to the market.
How do we use a TPMS Tool ?
With ATEQ's TPMS tool range, this is the easiest job in the world. It can be as easy as positionning ATEQ'sTPMS tool next to the tire side where the valve is implemented, and pressing the START button.
But if you also need to decode the sensor on top of triggering it, you may need to first select the make and model of the vehicle you deal with. Not a big deal either, is it ?
What are the minimum feature list I should look for in a TPMS Tool ?
First: "U-NI-VER-SAL" is the minimum you must ask to a TPMS triggering tool, so that at the time you purchase it, it is capable of triggering all known TPMS sensors.
Second: EASY TO USE: This is very important. If it isn't easy, then chances are it isn't good. There are just too many TPMS sensors on the market to deal with and your TPMS Tool should take care of that complexity for you. Sorry, but that reduces your choices to only ATEQ's products. Other TPMS tools manufacturers in one way or another, end up givning you a little taste of that complexity with a bad or unfinished process as a result.
Why is my car equiped with TPMS sensor ? What advantages does that bring to me ?
Your car is equiped with a TPMS sensor because back in 2000, after Firestone recalled more than 6.5 million vehicles due to tread separation, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) issued the first version of the TREAD Act which required Tire Pressure Warning Systems to be implemented on all vehicles sold in the United States by the year 2008 including all passenger vehicles and light trucks with GWVR of 10,000 lbs and less.
Advantages:
- Warns you in case of an underflated tire.
- Reduces the risks of accidents due to a tire failing.
- Optimises the fuel consumption as well as the tire life.
- Reduces the risks of slow puncture.
- On the road, safety means respecting the tire pressure requirements mades by the manufacturer of your car. Unfortunetely, with todays tires, it is almost impossible to visually distninguish a 50% underflated tire !
A recent survey shew that more than 50% of all vehicles were used with at least one dangerously underflated tire.
A TPMS equiped tire always lets you know of its internal pressure and warns you when it reaches a low level.
What you should know about your tires.
- A tire "naturally" loses 0.2 atmosphere (2.9 PSI) every 3 months
- 85% of all tire blasts are preceded by a "slow" puncture.
- An underflated tire is not only dangerous because it can explode. It is also dangerous for the stability of the vehicle, and penalises the consumption and the total life of the tire.
What is the ATEQ VT10 ?
The ATEQ VT10 is a universal TPMS activating triggering or reset tool that can activate all known TPMS sensors on the market.
The ATEQ VT10 is the easiest TPMS Tool on the market. Just one button to press.
What is the ATEQ VT20 ?
The ATEQ VT20 is a dedicated TPMS activating triggering or reset tool customised for OEM markets.
It that can activate especially chosen TPMS sensors, remaining only compatible with the need of car makers branded garages.
Like the ATEQ VT10, the ATEQ VT20 is very easy to use. Just one button to press.
What is the ATEQ VT30 ?
The ATEQ VT30 is a AA battery based universal TPMS tool that can Trigger, Reset, Activate and Decode all TPMS sensors on the market.
Furthermore, the ATEQ VT30 can also be upgraded through the internet as new TPMS sensors protocoles become available.
Dedicated to garages and Tire Repair shops alike, the ATEQ VT30 features a unique interface that lets you choose first the make and model of the vehicle you're working on so the action of activating and decoding the sensor is faster than any of the TPMS tools on the market.
What is the ATEQ VT55 ?
The ATEQ VT55 is a rechargeable battery based universal TPMS tool that can Trigger, Reset, Activate and Decode all TPMS sensors on the market.
Furthermore, the ATEQ VT55 can also be upgraded through the internet as new TPMS sensors protocoles become available.
Dedicated to garages and Tire Repair shops alike, the ATEQ VT55 features a unique interface that lets you choose first the make and model of the vehicle you're working on so the action of activating and decoding the sensor is faster than any of the TPMS tools on the market.
What is the ATEQ VT55 OBDII ?
The ATEQ VT55 OBDII is a rechargeable battery based universal TPMS tool that can Trigger, Reset, Activate and Decode all TPMS sensors on the market and reprogram the vehicle ECU using its built-in universal OBD connector.
This is necessary for all vehicle that do not have the capability to reprogram their ECU automatically following an exchange of TPMS sensors. This is necessary with most of asian vehicles and some europeans ones.
Furthermore, the ATEQ VT55 OBDII can also be upgraded through the internet as new TPMS sensors protocoles become available.
Dedicated to garages and Tire Repair shops alike, the ATEQ VT55 OBDII features a unique interface that lets you choose first the make and model of the vehicle you're working on so the action of activating and decoding the sensor is faster than any of the TPMS tools on the market.
What is the ATEQ VT60 ?
The ATEQ VT60 is a universal TPMS tool dedicated to OEM and car manufacturer manufacturing engineers who want to decode sensors by make and models of sensors makers. The ATEQ VT60 is a professional tool that let's its user decode all informations contained into any sensor on the market.
What is the ATEQ VT ?
The ATEQ VT is a TPMS hand tool dedicated to car maker assembly lines. It can Trigger, Reset, Activate and Decode all TPMS sensors on the market.
Designed for middle and low production rate in mind, the ATEQ VT is carried by an operator who activates manually on the car assembly line the TPMS sensors of each vehicle.
Furthermore, the ATEQ VT will store and send results for each vehicles, so quality control can also be automatic.
What is the ATEQ VT520 ?
The ATEQ VT520 is a TPMS Tool dedicated to car maker assembly lines. It can Trigger, Reset, Activate and Decode all TPMS sensors on the market.
Designed for high production rate in mind, the ATEQ VT520's antennas are positionned next to the vehicle's tires on the assembly line, so all vehicles passing next to it will have its 4 wheels automatically activated.
Furthermore, the ATEQ VT520 will store and send results for each vehicles, so quality control can also be automatic.
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