Autel TPMS Metal or Rubber sensor?

[Skymark]

For those of you that have Autel TPMS sensors on your Grenadier, can you confirm that you used their Metal Stem version and not the rubber stem variety?

 

[MTNDOG]

For those of you that have Autel TPMS sensors on your Grenadier, can you confirm that you used their Metal Stem version and not the rubber stem variety?

Metal stems.

 

[anand]

Metal stems, but be aware that if you're trying to clone your existing OEM sensors you'll need an older Autel tool that doesn't have the latest updates as they disabled that feature

 

[ECrider]

I went rubber, thought less likely to break off.

 

[Skymark]

Thanks all for your replies. Very helpful. I ordered off ebay a new-old-stock Autel MaxiTPMS TS508 (non WF version) in hope that it will come with older firmware. We will see!

 

[Green Gren]

Thanks all for your replies. Very helpful. I ordered off ebay a new-old-stock Autel MaxiTPMS TS508 (non WF version) in hope that it will come with older firmware. We will see!

Same here. Will find out later this week

 

[parb]

i heard people say that they can't clone the sensor. i assume this is when you scan all four wheels and copy it over that way?
I have the newest firmware and all i do is scan the stock sensor for their hex code. write it down and then program the mx sensor by typing in by hand the right hex code. works like a charm. i did all 4 tires + spare this way last week. No issues.

I've had my autel TS508 wifi since last year and i have had zero problems doing it exactly as i outlined above.
am i missing something?

 

[MTNDOG]

i heard people say that they can't clone the sensor. i assume this is when you scan all four wheels and copy it over that way?
I have the newest firmware and all i do is scan the stock sensor for their hex code. write it down and then program the mx sensor by typing in by hand the right hex code. works like a charm. i did all 4 tires + spare this way last week. No issues.

I've had my autel TS508 wifi since last year and i have had zero problems doing it exactly as i outlined above.
am i missing something?

Can you confirm the newest firmware you have? That would be great if they brought the functionality back to manually code them. Mine shows software version V1.46, which allows manual entry.

 

[parb]

Give me an hour, I'll look at it after dinner.

Just to be clear, I have to program them one at a time via manual input.

 

[MTNDOG]

Give me an hour, I'll look at it after dinner.

Just to be clear, I have to program them one at a time via manual input.

Same, but the last time I updated it was over a year ago. The ability to enter the codes manually was removed at some point. It would be great news if they brought it back. This is the problem most people are having, the option to enter manually is gone.

 

[parb]

My version

 

[parb]

There are now two options after you select the Grenadier. I picked the top one. My device is set to market America's.

I picked the quick programming and not the advanced programming to get to the next screen.
I select copy by manual input

That gives me this screen where I enter the hex codes for each device I intend to clone. After you enter the last digit, you go to the tpms to be programmed and clicky Y to confirm while holding it near the tpms. A progress bar scrolls across the screen, it takes maybe 30 seconds and it's done.

I haven't used mine for 6 months and my brother borrowed it. I updated it once I got it back, I actually didn't realize there was an issue with a software release.

I can confirm that the above worked for me this weekend. I put on my second set of tires with the mx tpms sensors. But my brother had my programmer so I didn't know which tire should go to which position. So I mounted them and had wrong pressure in my in-car display. Once I got my programmer I went to the tires I took off (I labelled them with the position I took them off from the car). Scanned them and took note of the hex code, typed it into the programmer as per above and programmed each wheel with the right code from the factory rims withour any problems.. Worked like a charm.

 

[MTNDOG]

There are now two options after you select the Grenadier. I picked the top one. My device is set to market America's.
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I picked the quick programming and not the advanced programming to get to the next screen.
I select copy by manual input
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That gives me this screen where I enter the hex codes for each device I intend to clone. After you enter the last digit, you go to the tpms to be programmed and clicky Y to confirm while holding it near the tpms. A progress bar scrolls across the screen, it takes maybe 30 seconds and it's done.

I haven't used mine for 6 months and my brother borrowed it. I updated it once I got it back, I actually didn't realize there was an issue with a software release.

I can confirm that the above worked for me this weekend. I put on my second set of tires with the mx tpms sensors. But my brother had my programmer so I didn't know which tire should go to which position. So I mounted them and had wrong pressure in my in-car display. Once I got my programmer I went to the tires I took off (I labelled them with the position I took them off from the car). Scanned them and took note of the hex code, typed it into the programmer as per above and programmed each wheel with the right code from the factory rims withour any problems.. Worked like a charm.
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That's great news! Hopefully, others can update theirs and use it now.