OTC has introduced a new Tire Pressure Management System
(TPMS) Tire Pressure Reset tool from Schrader with EZ-sensor
Programming, designed to eliminate the need to perform relearn
procedures when replacing original equipment TPMS
sensors.
“Until now, the TPMS service/repair process has been growing
more and more complex, with competing sensor standards and
complicated, time consuming relearn procedures,” notes Andy
Forsberg, product manager of electronics at SPX Service
Solutions.
“The OTC 3834EZ further streamlines the TPMS service/repair
process and serves as a much-needed solution to the ease-of-
use and efficiency issues that have made TPMS servicing a
challenge for the aftermarket sector,” says Forsberg.
“The fast and easy-to-use EZ-sensor programming tool delivers
a game-changing advancement in TPMS service,” he adds, “that
will replace 90 percent of the TPMS sensors currently stocked
by the dealer while offering simplicity, ease of installation
and better profit potential to TPMS service.”
Unlike many other TPMS reset and reprogramming tools, the new
unit will allow a technician to replace broken or damaged
sensors “without having to struggle through complex relearn
procedures, enabling technicians to work faster and more
efficiently. It can program EZ-sensors to replace OE sensors
across diverse car makes and models, and features a fast and
simple method for diagnosing TPMS problems,” says
Forsberg.
According to Schrader, the device will cover more than 90
percent of domestic and imported vehicles, including a broad
range of cars, vans, SUVs, crossovers and light trucks through
the 2011 model year. Parts stores can also substantially
reduce the number of SKUs required to provide full TPMS
coverage.
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“Currently, there are approximately 150 SKUs of tire sensors
fitted to North American vehicles equipped with TPMS, making
the repair task even more complex,” Forsberg reports. “Repair
shops may have money tied up in inventory for sensors that are
rarely used or experience long delays in the service bay
waiting for the right sensor to be delivered. The EZ-sensor
will cover more than 90 percent of TPMS-enabled vehicles in
the U.S., thus dramatically reducing the costs of inventory,
and avoiding those lost sales.”
It features a bright graphic display and simple navigation
buttons that enable vehicle selection for fast activation, and
the unit automatically adjusts activation output power to
eliminate cross activation of near sensors, he says. The tool
set features a TPR handheld tool, EZ-sensor Proximity boot,
EZ-sensor software, carrying case, USB cable and user manual.
The kit also includes six months of updates.
Those who already own the OTC TPR tool can easily upgrade,
according to Forsberg.
For more information, visit www.otctools.com.
