Omitec OmiDetect 100, User Manual

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Introduction
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the OmiDetect 100 Tire
Pressure Monitoring (TPM) sensor tester. To enjoy safe and the best
performance from your OmiDetect 100, please read and follow all
instructions, recommendations and warnings.
Understanding the basics of tire pressure monitoring systems is
essential to using the OmiDetect effectively, so be sure to review the
following sections thoroughly.
OmiDetect is a state-of-the-art tester designed especially for automated
and manual testing of TPM valve sensors for proper operation. Used
correctly, it will allow you to quickly:
Confirm that the vehicle’s TPM sensors are working properly
before you start tire/wheel service work (including rotating,
changing or balancing tires/wheels). This will reduce the risk of
your having to replace a sensor that was defective prior to your
starting the work.
Confirm that the vehicles TPM sensors are working properly
after you complete tire/wheel service work.
After rotating the vehicle’s wheels, activate their TPM sensors
to allow the vehicle control unit monitoring the TPM sensors to
identify their new location.
Diagnose problems with TPM sensors and other TPM system
components.
Confirm that a TPM sensor you replaced is working properly.
Confirm that you installed the correct type of sensor.
History of TPM Systems
In the wake of tire safety issues involving SUVs in the late ‘90s,
Congress passed the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability,
and Documentation (TREAD) Act in 2000. The TREAD Act mandated that
automotive manufacturers start phasing TPM systems into all their new
light vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less beginning in
November 2003. By 2006, 90% of all light vehicles are to comply, and by
Sept. 1, 2007, all new light vehicles must comply. The total population of
vehicles with TPM systems will grow from approximately 4 million units in
2003 to close to 50 million units by the end of the decade.