ATEQ tpms reset tool

Does anyone know if this tool works on 2011 tacoma tpms? Auto parts warehouse application guide says it dosent.

 

I got an email back from ATEQ today who stated that it would work.

 

So you just stuck the new sensors in the new rims and havent activated them yet?

 

hmmm.....yeah...that's what I thought too! And then you would have to program the ECU. Are the sensors you purchased brand new?

 

The system only looks for the sensors every so often. Drive for a little while longer and the light will come on.

 

Trust me it will. Mine did the same thing.

Are the sensors still in your old tires? Are they near where your truck is parked at night? If so, that will make it take even longer for the light to come on.

 

Since you tires are new, wouldn't you have to get the sensors scanned first to take them out of the shipping or sleep mode?

 

I have parked overnight 40 miles away from my stored tires/rims/sensors & the light hasn't triggered. Its been this way the last 4 years swapping out my winter/summer rim/tire setup. I only run one set of sensors (winter set).

One time in the summer it triggered a light to let me know a tire in storage was low lol...
When the light does trigger..say longer trip (miles+time) it resets overnight on its own when I get home.

 

I spoke to tire rack and they stated the senors would need to be scanned.

 

There are only 5 spots in the system for tpms sensor Ids.
Right now your truck has your oem sensor codes in the system (the ones not on the truck).
They are close enough the system is reading them & life is good.
The new sensors IDs need to get into the system via the reset tool.
The old sensor IDs come out, the new scanned ones go in.
The system will no longer synch your old sensors since there is only room for 5.
(originally toyota was putting 5 sensors on the truck).
The scan/reset tool saves you from having to go to the dealer or other place to have this done.

 

I found the scan tool (ATEQ VT15) on a website for $150.00 and then the ATEQ Quick Set Tool for $107.00. $257.00 before you purchase the new sensors and get the tires mounted, what a rip off!

 

I think I'm going to try the pipe bomb method.

 

I just received my Ateq Auickset tool today with V3.01 Beta softwre (the latest apparently). Tacoma isn't even an option when adding a new vehicle. Aybody know what versions work?

 

Ordered this tool December 2011 for use on a 2011 TRD Sport Prerunner.

This tool and software Did Not work for me. Tried several times to place the new codes into the ECM and it looked like they were there. Drove around a lot as this is supposed to reset the TPMS light. Found the tool and software to be a bit of a joke. Online support was terrible.
In the end I was out shipping both ways, $29.00 for a tire shop with a real TPMS tool to reset the system (without the driving around part) and a tank of gas.

The only good thing I can say is that "Bruno" had no problem with me retuning the tool to him for a refund.

I find that for a safety feature such as this Toyota has gone out of it's way to encourage folks to bypass the system or to just allow the light to remain on. Too cumbersome and too expensive in my opinion.

Richard