TPMS sensors can't be programmed at America's Tire

Were these the Toyota sensors?

 

That "could" be the issue. Dealership could figure it out.

 

This is not rocket science, it’s not even hybrid specific.

The issue is you need the four individual ids (like serial numbers) and then they have to be written into the car ecu.

These are the sensors I bought. $37 total. Not Denso. Wrote down the ids, used Techstream to write them into the ecu, had then installed and drove about 100 feet so they transmit.

 

bummer

 

Just call around to small tire shops to find one with the rf reader and ecu “relearn” tool. Almost every Toyota through 2018 used the same process.

 

Which means they don’t have to extract them?

 

That’s right

 

If the installer was TireRack-approved, one might think the installer would be versed in that TPMS

But yes, If they have been programmed, it should be possible to read the ID's and insert into Techstream.
If they have not been programmed, then that is poss different story..

 

no.. not at all... and if I am not mistaken you have to pay for extra features.
I sent the Carista back to Amazon and got a MX+ device...

Openport is the fastest for techstream I've used and the Mongoose Red device is a close second.

I have a handful of OBD2 articles on my blog, but the one I tell people about the most has a video...

DO NOT BUY A LOW COST OBD2 DONGLE FOR YOUR PRIUS

I was easily able to program my PIP Prius Denzo TPMS sensors using techstream and so was America's Tire. These days I have 5 full size wheels and tires on my car.

 

nope, all Amazon baby!

 

One guy here figured out how to reprogram the Prius computer to take 5 tires (incl spare) but strictly advanced topic. Don't know if a dealer can do that for you.

 

I was able to with techstream but I dont recall what I did to not make it be so now when I rotate tires I just know the TPMS ID to circle into the 4 and the one tor emove.

 

on topic but off... I would love a Bluetooth obd2 device that's on wifi as well to then be able to use tech stream without needing a cable.
heh.. all it is as a Bluetooth driver profile compiled into whatever VIM needs to communicate with techstreasm/device. I just know that techstream connection to the car needs to handle a high baud rate and most obd2 bluetooth devices dont even have the power to handle that. heh.. typing this out, is now my realization why no one has done it!

thinking more, the MX+ is the only obd2 dongle that I've observed having the highest baud rate of a wireless obd2 device while connected to it on my laptop! hmm. thanks for listening to me vent.

 

separately this is how I try to explain to people why using Dr Prius with a quality device I highly encourage... the signal rates and loss of data received from the car in ms I don't think people know a quality device, you communicate with the car better... which means the calculations an app makes based on clean data would give you a more accurate view.

 

there's a lot of nitwits out there