Welcome, and congrats on your 2017 purchase!
I'm also going to congratulate you for having the good sense to A) get dedicated winter tires, and B) for not defeating a safety system.
While I'll agree that the current iteration of TPMS was haphazardly implement, it no doubt saves lives. I wish this were easier to live with, but truth is it's a bit of a hassle until you get used to it. Unfortunately, Toyota's system is not self learning, nor can it hold anything more than a single set of 4 codes in memory. You or a dealer will have to swap out the 4 summer / winter tire codes each time you change tire sets. There are no restrictions on doing this yourself!
I've had my ATEQ Quickset since 2011. The early software sucked. Now it just simply annoying. A decent improvement! It's still not intuitive for new users, but functionally, it does work very well. I use (used...) it on my 2008 Sienna (sold in favor of a 2015 Sienna), 2014 Subaru Outback & 2013 Honda CRV.
Common price is around $149, but I've seen it on special for as low as $109.
Basic procedure: Install the software on your computer. Create a '2017 Toyota Sienna' file. If they don't have 2017 listed yet, select 2016. They are often slow to update their models, but it should work fine. Connect the unit to your computer via USB to initialize the tool and make sure it has the latest operating software. Right now you'll have a blank page with spots to input your 'summer' and 'winter' tire set. It will instruct you to connect it to your vehicle (plugs into the OBD Port) and download a copy of what's currently there (as SUMMER). That's a great way of capturing the codes of the OEM wheelset. Runflats, I assume?
Reconnect it to the computer, and it will populate the Summer set with 4 codes. Keep is simple and select (H) for hex, as that's what the OEM sensors made by TRW will have inked on each body. Always print out a copy for your files, as I've had the codes disappear periodically when it does software updates!
Now comes the tricky part..... When I built up my own winter set and ordered sensors, I could read & record the numbers before installation. When I ordered from TireRack for my Subaru, I had to ask them to record them, and I got scribble on a scrap of paper taped to a tire! It's definitely not S.O.P. for them. If you don't have them, you are going to have to follow one of two coursed of action.
1) Take it to a dealer and have them install the tires, read out and upload the codes. That will overwrite the summer set that was there, so be sure you download a copy of them first! You can then download a copy of the winter set to complete your computer file for next year's use.
2) Roll them into a friendly tire shop, slip the kid $10 for him to wave a VT-30 or similar query tool near each stem to read them out, and show you the display with the 4 captured codes. Write them down, type them in, and upload them.
Drive the van, and the blinking light should go off in less than a mile.
Did you go conventional snows or run flats?
I'm also going to congratulate you for having the good sense to A) get dedicated winter tires, and B) for not defeating a safety system.
While I'll agree that the current iteration of TPMS was haphazardly implement, it no doubt saves lives. I wish this were easier to live with, but truth is it's a bit of a hassle until you get used to it. Unfortunately, Toyota's system is not self learning, nor can it hold anything more than a single set of 4 codes in memory. You or a dealer will have to swap out the 4 summer / winter tire codes each time you change tire sets. There are no restrictions on doing this yourself!
I've had my ATEQ Quickset since 2011. The early software sucked. Now it just simply annoying. A decent improvement! It's still not intuitive for new users, but functionally, it does work very well. I use (used...) it on my 2008 Sienna (sold in favor of a 2015 Sienna), 2014 Subaru Outback & 2013 Honda CRV.
Common price is around $149, but I've seen it on special for as low as $109.
Basic procedure: Install the software on your computer. Create a '2017 Toyota Sienna' file. If they don't have 2017 listed yet, select 2016. They are often slow to update their models, but it should work fine. Connect the unit to your computer via USB to initialize the tool and make sure it has the latest operating software. Right now you'll have a blank page with spots to input your 'summer' and 'winter' tire set. It will instruct you to connect it to your vehicle (plugs into the OBD Port) and download a copy of what's currently there (as SUMMER). That's a great way of capturing the codes of the OEM wheelset. Runflats, I assume?
Reconnect it to the computer, and it will populate the Summer set with 4 codes. Keep is simple and select (H) for hex, as that's what the OEM sensors made by TRW will have inked on each body. Always print out a copy for your files, as I've had the codes disappear periodically when it does software updates!
Now comes the tricky part..... When I built up my own winter set and ordered sensors, I could read & record the numbers before installation. When I ordered from TireRack for my Subaru, I had to ask them to record them, and I got scribble on a scrap of paper taped to a tire! It's definitely not S.O.P. for them. If you don't have them, you are going to have to follow one of two coursed of action.
1) Take it to a dealer and have them install the tires, read out and upload the codes. That will overwrite the summer set that was there, so be sure you download a copy of them first! You can then download a copy of the winter set to complete your computer file for next year's use.
2) Roll them into a friendly tire shop, slip the kid $10 for him to wave a VT-30 or similar query tool near each stem to read them out, and show you the display with the 4 captured codes. Write them down, type them in, and upload them.
Drive the van, and the blinking light should go off in less than a mile.
Did you go conventional snows or run flats?
