How to Read Code on Tire Pressure Sensors on 2015 Toyota Tacoma

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It took me a while to get all this data together. So hopefully this will be useful for others.
Got new set of tires with new set of rims. Wanted to keep the original tire ready, so I could not re-use my existing TPMS sensor. Instead I ebay'ed a set of used TPMS sensors for $36. That was the easy part.

How do I tell my Tacoma (gen2) the new ID codes?

I decided to go the nigh affordable mode and bought a white MVCI ODB2 cable which showed up at my door step $xx bucks later. Installed the software was a petty cumbersome, since i was running windows 7 64 bit. The following link turned out to be quite helpful communication:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73034
(Annotation, I used and installed the software ix.30 that came with the CD I got with the MVCI cable).

Now the tricky part started. Techstream TIS is non very user friendly software. Far from being intuitive for a novice or first fourth dimension user. After some tinkering I was able to hookup to the motorcar and read the existing TPMS ID codes. But how to I programme the new ones? lots of head scratching. At that place is a actually niggling info available on how to practise that.

Hither my steps how I got it to piece of work:
- first TIS and 'connect to vehicle'
- select 'Tire Force per unit area Monitor'. This will get you to problem code screen. which is nearly likely blank
- select 'Information List'. After a few seconds it will shows the 'Tire Pressure level Monitor Alive' screen.
- have a note of your 5 currently 'registered ID codes' and/or salvage a screen shot.
- to program the new set of TPMS sensor. select the' Utility' button.
- from the 'utliity selection menu' select, goto 'ID registration'.
- this will start the 'Tire ID Registration Magician' that guildes you through the procedure adding the new codes.
- just follow the process and enter all 5 id codes.
- HINT: Earlier I got my new tires mounted I actually wrote downwards the ID codes of the new set of TPMS sensors.
- At present you are ready and get back to the 'Data Listing' and check the 'Tire Pressure Monitor Alive' screen.
Since I bought the TPMS sensors used I actually programmed them prior to having the tires mounted.
Only to make sure all piece of work OK and avoid any unnecessary hassle and expense.
If you desire to check the sensors nether pressure (optionally), I really used a tubeless gokart tire with all my new sensors within. (Or build a simple pipe bomb).

Hither some pics to illustrate the TIS procedure:
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Only curious if y'all were able to read the TPMS codes with Techstream?
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aye, TIS provides the ID codes of the electric current programmed TPMS sensor. Encounter the first screenshot 'tire force per unit area monitor live'. left column, 6th row t starts with 'Registered ID1 lawmaking' through ID5. These entries represent all 4 wheel plus the spare tire.
if like to know which Sensor represent what tires, simply change the pressure of every tire individually and monitor on the live screen.
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Tin can you turn it off instead of installing them?
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Are you just wanting to close yours off?
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Pitiful, No I am not aware of any options in TIS that allow you to disable TPMS.
This link was in another thread about TPMS. It seems to point that the federal law/regulation probably makes turning information technology off illegal (at least for the 'pros.')
http://wecnology.com/wire/tire-pressure level-monitoring-systems-and-the-law-function-ane/
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I forgot to write downwards the tpms ID before going to the tire shop and I couldnt figure out how to get techstream to read information technology. I have the 4 factory ones merely not the new one mounted on my full size spare. if you know how to get it through Techstream, tin can you pleas share? thank you
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how many tpms ID's can our car store? can it shop 10 IDs? or do you take to re-register the tpms every fourth dimension y'all switch rims if you have 2 sets?
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The first screen shot shows you each registered sensor in the arrangement. If you don't know the codes and they haven't been registered, a tire shop can read the codes that the sensors are transmitting.And so far, I've merely been able to get information technology to store 5 and not whatsoever "spares" similar those on my snow tires. It certainly would make life easier if the organisation stored more ane ready.
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It would be great if the TPM ECU would allow to shop more ids. Seems like an unnecessary limitation in functionality. HINT HINT Tacoma engineers!! I don't know was this addressed in the new Gen3?

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Can yous fix the full tire value to four and just exit out the spare. My ten year old original spare tire TPMS battery died.
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My '09 did non take/come with a spare TPMS, and (IIRC) the fifth slot was full of zeros. Maybe try that?
Cheers I will try. Getting my cable/software tomorrow.
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I call up information technology was either all FFFFFFF or 0000000. Non sure which 1 works. Never tried information technology myself. Allow the states know how that works for yous.
I idea the spare was dead just it is working. Information technology seems like the new TPMS units are not reading any PSI and temperature says -40. I wonder if the NAPA guy sold me incompatible ones?
Judge I'll have to live with the flashing lite until I get this sorted.
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Flashing lite could hateful one or more is broken. Was my case. Dead batteries just cause the light to stay on.
answer: Would increase costs, and would provide no appreciable benefit.
it volition not happen, e'er.
Thanks, looks similar all four new ones are cleaved...
...Not, I establish the pictures of the new units I took before handing over to the tire tech. The ID'south were not even programmed in the organization. Bad tire tech lier!!!

Using TIS I put the new values in and everything is now adept. Dang thing already paid for itself.

I yet demand to endeavour the null value for the spare, maybe next weekend.

Last edited: Nov 19, 2015
From what I've seen it will not do that. I was lucky I had the codes.