Across 5 Chevrolet vehicles we track, 7 scan tools are verified for EPB Reset in maker coverage lists. Autel MaxiCOM MK808S is verified on 5 of the 5, Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 on 5. Function names differ by tool: “Parking brake calibration”, “Park Brake Calibration”, “Park Brake Calibration (BSCM); Left Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, BSCM); Right Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, BSCM)”.
| Vehicle | Tool | Status | Function (maker's wording) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019 |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019 |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration” Checked for model year 2019; version not listed by TOPDON |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration” Checked for model year 2019 (Launch lookup, North America, product X-431 PRO; select model/year/function on the page) |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (BSCM); Left Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, BSCM); Right Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, BSCM)” Checked for model year 2019; GM vehicle software V15.90 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); XTOOL lists the model as Silverado without splitting 1500/HD |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Chevrolet > Silverado > (K) 2019; systems: Brake system control module |
| 2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Chevrolet > Silverado > (K) 2019; systems: Brake system control module |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019 |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM)” Checked for model year 2019; path: TOPDON tool > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Passenger > Chevrolet > Equinox > 2019 (checked 2019 per task; vehicle id is 2018 gen, same platform). No ABS bleed row seen.; version not listed by TOPDON |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM)” Checked for model year 2018; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Chevrolet > Equinox > 2018 > Special Functions. No ABS bleed row. |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM); Left Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM); Right Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM)” Checked for model year 2018; GM vehicle software V15.90 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage) |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Chevrolet > Equinox > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Chevrolet > Equinox > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Chevrolet > Equinox > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration; Activate/Deactivate rear park brake service position” Checked for model year 2021 |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration” Checked for model year 2021; version not listed by TOPDON; module: BSCM |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (BSCM); Activate Rear Park Brake Service Position (actuation test, BSCM); Deactivate Rear Park Brake Service Position (actuation test, BSCM)” Checked for model year 2021; GM vehicle software V15.90 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage) |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Chevrolet > Tahoe > (M) 2021; systems: Brake system control module |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Chevrolet > Tahoe > (M) 2021; systems: Brake system control module |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Chevrolet > Tahoe > (M) 2021; systems: Brake system control module |
| 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (BSCM)” Checked for model year 2021; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Chevrolet > Tahoe > 2021 > Special Functions |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019 |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM); Left Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM); Right Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM)” Checked for model year 2016; GM vehicle software V15.90 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage) |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Chevrolet > Malibu > (K) 2019; systems: Brake system control module, Electronic brake control module |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Chevrolet > Malibu > (K) 2019; systems: Brake system control module, Electronic brake control module |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Chevrolet > Malibu > (K) 2019; systems: Brake system control module, Electronic brake control module |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (BSCM); Park Brake Calibration (EBCM)” Checked for model year 2019; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Chevrolet > Malibu > 2019 > Special Functions |
| 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration” Checked for model year 2019; version not listed by TOPDON; path: TOPDON vehicle coverage > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Chevrolet > Malibu > 2019 > Special Functions (sub-function list) |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019 |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM); Left Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM); Right Park Brake Actuator (actuation test, EBCM)” Checked for model year 2018; GM vehicle software V15.90 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage) |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Chevrolet > Traverse > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Chevrolet > Traverse > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Parking brake calibration” Checked for model year 2019; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Chevrolet > Traverse > (K) 2019; systems: Electronic brake control module |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration (EBCM)” Checked for model year 2019; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Chevrolet > Traverse > 2019 > Special Functions |
| 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Park Brake Calibration” Checked for model year 2019; version not listed by TOPDON; path: TOPDON vehicle coverage > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Chevrolet > Traverse > 2019 > Special Functions (sub-function list) |
Tools not listed are not yet verified for this job on these vehicles, which is not the same as unsupported.
By tool: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S · Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro (same list: Autel MaxiSys MS908S3, Autel MaxiCheck MX900) · Launch X-431 PRO · TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 · XTOOL D8
Retracting the rear caliper motors into service mode before pad work, then re-applying and often calibrating afterwards. Some vehicles have a pedal-and-switch service mode; many need a scan tool.
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Verified in maker coverage lists: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), Launch X-431 PRO (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), XTOOL D8 (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles), Autel MaxiCheck MX900 (5 of 5 Chevrolet vehicles).
2019+ Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2018+ Chevrolet Equinox, 2021+ Chevrolet Tahoe, 2016-2025 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018-2023 Chevrolet Traverse.
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