Bartec releases tool software update 51

Bartec TPMS tools were the very first to feature “at the car” programming of aftermarket TPMS replacement sensors. With the recent launch of tool update 51 for its popular range of TPMS tools, Bartec added three more programmable sensors to the already impressive roster. Included in this newest update is the ability to program ALLIGATOR sens.it®, the Huf IntelliSens, and in another market first, integrated programming of the range of Cubelec sensors using the Tech500.

ALLIGATOR sens.it

Last year, Bartec added ALLIGATOR sens.it to the Tech400SD and Tech500, the newest of its TPMS Diagnostic tools. However, Bartec always strives to add value to its veteran tools, which is precisely why sens.it® programming is now part of the Tech400+ features list.

“Our customers have enjoyed using their Tech400+ tools for, in some cases, up to six years,” notes Scot Holloway, CEO of Bartec. “We’ve just given those satisfied customers even more added value to their initial investment.”

The ALLIGATOR sens.it sensor is a fully programmable TPMS replacement solution. The sens.it “sensible solution" consists of just three blank sensors that cover up to 95 percent of TPMS vehicles, to provide maximum coverage with minimum inventory. To get this important functionality on the Tech400+, Bartec made that easy, too: No hardware upgrades are necessary, all that is required is a simple software update for your tool. If a software certificate is needed, contact your Bartec distributor.

Huf Intellisens

Since last year, Huf and Bartec have been in discussions on how to add their new IntelliSens configurable sensor to the Bartec range of TPMS tools. From those conversations, it was clear that the most advanced TPMS tools in the market, the Tech500 and Tech400SD, should have the ability to program this new sensor. According to Huf, “IntelliSens universal sensors replace a majority of original equipment (OE) sensors. Intellisens is a configurable universal sensor which comes already with protocols and parameters pre-installed.”

With Bartec’s update release 51, both these tools can accurately and quickly program the Intellisens sensor using Bartec’s best-in-class TPMS, Make, Model, Year look up system. All that’s required to program these sensors is to download and update either the Tech500 or Tech400SD tools with release 51.

Bartec TPMS tools were the very first to feature “at the car” programming of aftermarket TPMS replacement sensors. With the recent launch of tool update 51 for their wildly popular range of TPMS tools, Bartec added three more programmable sensors to the already impressive roster. Included in this newest update is the ability to program Alligator sens.it, the Huf IntelliSens, and in another market first, integrated programming of the range of Cubelec sensors using the Tech500. This third announcement explains how Bartec tools program the Cubelec range of sensors.

Cubelec sensors

Programmable aftermarket sensors from 31 Inc. [Smart Sensor], Dorman [Multi-fit], ITM [Uni-Sensor] and Pilot have been in the market some time now. Until now, the programming of these sensors required a “separate sensor programmer.” Bartec has changed all that. Now, each of the aforementioned sensors can be programmed with the Tech500. All that’s required to program these sensors is to download and update the Tech500 with R51 and purchase the specially designed Programming Fixture from a Bartec distributor. “An added benefit of our programming these sensors with the same tool that completes the TPMS relearn, you can test the sensor prior to installation” according to Michael Rose, Bartec Product Manager.

Mitsubishi OBDII relearns, another first from Bartec

Bartec announces yet another industry first: the Mitsubishi Assisted Relearn! Currently, aftermarket technicians faced with installing a new TPMS Sensor on the Mitsubishi Lancer, Outlander and the new Mirage, must send their customer away or to the OE dealer to have the new sensor ID programmed to the car. This adds cost and creates unhappy customers. With Bartec’s new Mitsubishi Assisted Relearn, aftermarket tire and repair shops can now complete the all-important relearn step right in their service bay; keeping the work in-house and keeping the customer happy!

Bartec makes getting this new functionality easy as well. Purchase the Mitsubishi Assisted Relearn adapter kit and download R51 from the Bartec Tool website, then update your Tech400+, Tech400SD or Tech500 and you are ready to go! Unlike “short-cut” methods, the Bartec Mitsubishi Assisted Relearn process provides full diagnostic capability in addition to completing the proper relearn. The Mitsubishi Assisted Relearn process includes testing the sensors installed, detecting and recording DTC’s [fault codes] and finally, verifying that the proper sensors were relearned. All of this critical information is then stored on the tool. You can then easily print the detailed Bartec TPMS Audit Report for the customer to take with them.

“There is an extra benefit,” says Mike Rose, Bartec product manager, “while a second activation tool makes the process faster, it is not required when using the Bartec kit. We’ve designed the process to work using the 'pressure drop' method as well. However, if you have one of those early activation tools laying around, now you can blow the dust off it and 're-purpose' it.”

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