Universal sensors are not pre-programmed and can, therefore, be used in most vehicles without a problem. The benefit is that the workshop does not need to stock a large variety of original sensors in order to meet the needs of all customers. A good basic stock of universal sensors is more than adequate.
A special programming tool is also needed for universal sensors for specific vehicles. This programming tool is used initially to retrieve the vehicle’s technical data in order to then determine the position of the tire in which the sensor to be programmed is located. After that, the original sensor is recognised by the programming device which can retrieve data used to program the new sensor. This, in a way, imitates the original sensor. Assuming there is no old original sensor available, the programming tool can also be used to generate a new sensor ID.