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For what it's worth, I got a set of new rims and sensors on which to permanently mount my winter tires. It took the tire shop about 5 minutes to "clone" (Carista calls it "register") the new sensors to match the OEM ID codes that the car was looking for. Now I just have to swap the wheels at seasonal changeout and hit the "reset" button and I'm good to go.
Here's a good video on cloning from the Carista OBDII guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3gG1EAfrM For what it's worth, I got a set of new rims and sensors on which to permanently mount my winter tires. It took the tire shop about 5 minutes to "clone" (Carista calls it "register") the new sensors to match the OEM ID codes that the car was looking for. Now I just have to swap the wheels at seasonal changeout and hit the "reset" button and I'm good to go.
that's a great idea thank you for all your information can't wait to get my tires rotated this morning and have them hit that reset button
a garage close to me , they sell alot of tires,
a young kid did it and I had to go back and they found one of those sensors was loose or something. But I was still getting irregular readings but I know they never hit the reset button
I’m in Canada and brought it to a couple of larger chains only to have them unable to program them.
If you are talking about "programming", or teaching the car how to recognize different ID codes, then you are right...go to the dealer. If, however, you are talking about "cloning", or changing the ID codes of aftermarket sensors to match the ones that were originally on the car, then you just have to be sure to 1) check that the tire dealer understands and can handle "cloneable" sensors, and 2) is able to obtain them in the first place. For what it's worth I used a non-national, non-chain, local dealer who had the necessary scan and cloning tool and could obtain the aftermarket sensors that could be cloned. They cost me $50 Cad each, installed and cloned and reading correctly on the multifunction display. The shop manager told me that if he couldn't clone them, then he had the necessary computer gear to "program" the car to recognize the sensors but it would cost a bunch more. As more and more vehicles are equipped with TPMS, more and more tire dealers are having to learn how to clone and install sensors and it's a rare one that can't do it today. Also, most vehicle manufacturers use different computer systems so you do have to check that the tire dealer is familiar with the type used on your particular vehicle.
If you'd rather pay the stealership's exorbitant price to get your sensors changed, feel free. (Well, not "free", but you know what I mean ).
12-13-20, 07:50 AM
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