Autel MaxiTPMS TS601 User Manual

i Table of Contents 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ... 1 2. GENERAL INFORMATION ...

8 3.6 Battery Charging The TPMS tool has a 3.7V built-in lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery. There are two means of battery charging:  To cha

9 Figure 3.1 3.8 System Setting The tool allows you to make the following adjustments and settings. 1) Language: Selects the desired language. 2)

10 instructions to do adjustments and settings could make TPMS testing more convenient and easy. (Figure 3.2) Figure 3.2 Language  English is the

11 coming with new updates released. Beep Set This function allows you to turn on/off the built-in speaker for key pressing. 1) From System Setting

12 Figure 3.5 3) Press the Y button to save your settings and return to previous menu, or press the N button to exit without change. Pressure U

13 1) From System Setting screen, use the UP/DOWN scroll button and LEFT/RIGHT scroll button to select Temperature Unit, and press the Y button. 2)

14 Figure 3.8 3) Press the Y button to save your selection or the N button to exit without change. NOTE: In All Wheels mode, the tool wil

15 3) Press the Y button to save your settings and return to previous menu, or press the N button to exit without change. Power-off 1) From System

16 1) From System Setting screen, use the UP/DOWN scroll button and LEFT/RIGHT scroll button to select About, and press the Y button; wait for the A

17  Turn the ignition off and wait for about 10 seconds. Turn the ignition back to on and continue the testing.  Verify the control module is not

ii 6.2 ERASE CODES... 48 6.3 LIVE DATA ...

18 4. TPMS Check & Diagnostics The MaxiTPMS® TS601 is a new generation TPMS diagnostic & service tool specially designed to activate al

19 Figure 4.1 3) From the vehicle make screen, select a specific vehicle manufacture and press the Y button. (Figure 4.2) Figure 4.2 4) O

20 Select by Model: Figure 4.3 Select by Year: Figure 4.4 5) For some vehicles an option screen will show up to let users choose betwee

21  Depending upon the test mode (All Wheels or One Wheel), results are displayed in different manners. All Wheels Mode In this mode, the

22 The tool will do TPMS test in a sequence of FL (Front Left), FR (Front Right), RR (Rear Right), LR (Rear Left) and SPARE, if the

23 Once the sensor is successfully activated and decoded, the tool will display as below with a beep. (Figure 4.11) Figure 4.10 Figure 4.11 Once t

24 TABLE 1 Possible Result for Testing Icon Test Results Description √ Successful Sensor Read TPMS sensor is successfully activated and decod

25 NOTE: With Ford sensors, the tool should be held 180 degree away from the stem. Please refer to vehicle user’s manual.  If the TPMS sensor requi

26 Figure 4.14  Sensor activation can be aborted at any time by pressing the N button. When the activation is aborted, the user will be r

27 [Pos] – Indicates the wheel sensor position. [ID-H/D] – Shows sensor ID data. [KPa/Psi/Bar] – Indicates tire pressure. [℃/℉] – Indicates tire temp

1 1. Safety Precautions and Warnings To prevent personal injury or damage to vehicles and/or the scan tool, read this instruction manual first and o

28 Figure 4.18 3) If user is going to retest the sensor, a prompt will come up asking for your confirmation. Figure 4.19 4) Select ‗Yes‘ to dele

29 1) Connect the TPMS tool to the vehicle‘s DLC with the OBD II cable. Press the POWER BUTTON to turn on the tool. 2) Turn the ignition on but do

30 6) The TPMS Diagnosis function allows user to write IDs to vehicle, read IDs from vehicle, read/clear TMPS codes, read TPMS live d

31 Figure 4.23 3) Once the sensor IDs are successfully written, a confirm screen will show up. Press any key to continue the TPMS diagnostic proced

32 Figure 4.25 IMPORTANT: Make sure to turn the ignition off before connecting /disconnecting the OBDII Cable to/from the TPMS tool; otherwi

33 C. Read Codes 1) From the TPMS Diagnosis Menu, use the UP/DOWN scroll button to select the Read Codes, and press Y button. (Figure 4.2

34 3) If the erase command is sent successfully, the screen will show as below (Figure 4.29). Press any button to continue. To make sure codes are e

35 2) The tool will display a list of all live sensor data. (Figure 4.31) Figure 4.31  Press the corresponding FUNCTION BUTTON ‗Save‟ to store th

36  If the ‗One Graphic‘ option is highlighted when a specific item is selected, the graphic information is available. (Figure 4.32)  When the se

37 Figure 4.35 Custom List 1) To retrieve customized live sensor data, use the UP/DOWN scroll button to select Custom List from Live Data a

2 2. General Information 2.1 TPMS system review A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is an electronic system designed to monitor the air pressu

38 3) Press the Y button to confirm your selection and retrieve the selected live sensor data. 4) Press the N button to return to the previous me

39 Figure 4.38 5) Press the N button to return to the previous menu. G. Special Function 1) From the TPMS Diagnosis Menu, use the UP/DOWN

40 Figure 4.39 4) The tool displays a message for your confirmation. Select OK to continue and Cancel to exit. Figure 4.40 5) Press the corresp

41 6) Press the corresponding FUNCTION BUTTON „Back‟ to return to previous screen. H. ECU Part Number 1) To retrieve ECU part number, use th

42 Once the explorer window is open, you may view a file by double-clicking on the file. If this explorer window does not automat

43 5. RKE & RF Monitor Today's keyless remotes -- also known as key fobs -- make life easier. But when your key fob stops working or

44  The progress bar indicates the approximate power level of the key fob.  The stronger the signal, the higher the beep tone.  The tool on

45 6. OBDII Diagnostics The OBD II Diagnostics function is a fast-access option that allows you to carry out a quick test on the engine sy

46  If the “LINKING ERROR” message does not go away, then there might be problems for the scan tool to communicate with the vehicle. Con

47 1) From Diagnostic Menu, use the UP/DOWN scroll button to select Read Codes and press the Y button. (Figure 6.3 ) Figure 6.3 2) Use t

3 2.3 TPMS tell-tale light When diagnosing TPMS systems, you should understand what the TPMS tell-tale light means. When turning the ignition OFF

48 Figure 6.5 6.2 Erase Codes  This function is performed with key on engine off (KOEO). Do not start the engine. 1) Use the UP/DOWN scroll butto

49 Figure 6.7 6.3 Live Data In this function, you can not only read the live data but also retrieve data for later review. 1) To view live data, u

50 Figure 6.9 2) Use the UP/DOWN scroll button to select a specific item or use the LEFT/RIGHT scroll button to turn to next page. (Figure

51 Figure 6.11 3) Press the corresponding FUNCTION BUTTON ‗Clear‘ to unselect items, or press the corresponding FUNCTION BUTTON ‗Select

52 3) Use the UP/DOWN scroll button to select a specific item or use the LEFT/RIGHT scroll button to turn to next page. (Figure 6.13) Fig

53  “OK” -- Indicates that a particular monitor being checked has completed its diagnostic testing.  “INC” -- Indicates that a particular monito

54 5) If the vehicle supports readiness test of ―This Drive Cycle‖, a screen of the following displays: (Figure 6.16) Figure 6.16 6) Use the UP/

55 Figure 6.17  If the vehicle does not support the mode, an advisory message will be displayed on the screen. (Figure6.18) Figure 6.18 4) Selec

56 5) Press the corresponding FUNCTION BUTTON ‗Save‘ to store to Review Data for later playback and print or press the N button to return to previou

57 4) A list of specific monitoring systems appears. Select one of the items and press the Y button. (Figure 6.22) Figure 6.22 5) A screen of test

4 3. Tool Information 3.1 Tool Description 1) SIGNAL MARK – Indicates where the tool sends or receives signals. 2) LCD DISPLAY – Displa

58 Figure 6.24 3) If the test has been initiated by the vehicle, a confirmation message will be displayed on the screen. (Figure 6.25) F

59 Figure 6.26 4) Wait a few seconds or press any key to return to previous screen. 6.9 Viewing Vehicle Information This function enables retriev

60 Figure 6.28 4) Follow the same procedures to retrieve Calibration ID, Calibration Verification No., In-use Performance Tracking and E

61 7. Review Data The Review Data function allows user to view and print out saved data of the latest TPMS diagnostic recordings and all diagnostic

62 3) A list of retrieved sensor IDs will show on the screen. Figure 7.3  Print --- Select this function to print out the data on screen. For d

63 8. Print and Update To print out retrieved data or update software, you will need the followings:  TS601 tool with SD card inserted  PC or la

64 6) The selected data will display on the textbox of Printer. By selecting the function keys on the right, you could execute the followi

65 3. The screen of Register Information appears. Please read through the instructions, and click on Agree to continue. 4. Put in the Product Seria

66 Remove the SD card from the tool and connect it with computer. Follow the update procedure to finish updating. 1) Run Update Client in

67 Generally there are two ways to update programs: Batch updating 1) Select the programs that you would update by clicking on the check boxes nex

5 additional data. It is also used to view previous trouble code when viewing DTCs. 5) N BUTTON – Cancels a selection (or action) from a men

68 9) Anytime you could click the Pause button in the line to suspend this progress, and the state of this item would change to STOPPED. 1

69 Figure 8.5  Click on Yes to delete the program(s) selected, or on No to cancel the action.  The deleted program will automatic

70 9. Compliance Information

71 10. Warranty and Service

6 13) USB PORT – Connects the TPMS tool to PC for software update, data printing or battery charging. 14) POWER PORT – Connects the TPMS

7 5) Magnet -- Used to trigger magnetically activated sensors (early model TPMS sensors). 6) Power Adapter -- Charges the built-in battery. 7) CD