Question:

Can we clone the original (my car is an Aston Martin 2007) Smarttire system sensors with Autel? And the whole system is about $1500?. That's favorable to getting this done a couple times at a dealer, right?

Solution:

TheAutel MaxiTPMS TS401has the ability to program Autel MX universal sensors, which are around $20-$25. I've used the TS401 and the MX universal sensors on other cars and they worked without any problems.

I've not tried to program the MX universal sensors with the DB9 Smartire system yet; however, all indications seem that it's doable. Indications meaning -- I was able to pull the codes of the Smartire and the Autel site link I provided above seems to indicate that Smartire codes can be copied to the MX sensors. I've not done it yet -- mainly because my sensors are fine, but I'll likely experiment in the spring out of curiosity. I will, however, pull all the codes off the sensors and store them -- in case the sensor batteries die before i have a chance of testing it.

Related, the $1K+MaxiSys MS906TSdoes an excellent job on reading the codes, resetting the service light,program TPMS sensors like the TS401 etc. for a number of the higher end vehicles.

Below are instructions for programming a 433 MHzAutel MX sensorto support a Smartire system.

Relearn Procedure:

Please note:

If new ID is created for the this sensor, OE tool is needed to perform relearn.

With Autel tools, the only solution is to copy the OE Sensors' IDs, and no relearn needed.

There are two methods to copy the OE sensors' IDs.

Method 1:

1. Please perform a rapid tire deflation while pressing the trigger button on Autel tool to receive sensor data.

2. Then use the 'Copy By Activation' function to program Autel sensor.

3. Install the duplicated Autel sensor to the location corresponding to the OE sensor.

Method 2:

1. Uninstall the OE sensor, a series of numbers (173-1-1-XXXXXXX) are printed on its surface, among which XXXXXXX is the OE sensor's decimal ID.

2. Use the 'Manual Create' function to program Autel sensor.

3. Install the duplicated Autel sensor to the location corresponding to the OE sensor.

Note:

If necessary, please pay special attention to the sensor ID format conversion when using the 'Manual Create'.

I used method 2 and it worked perfectly. Went ahead and replaced all 4 SmarTire sensors. Saved a fortune.

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