The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in vehicles works with the help of tire pressure sensors. The sensors or transponders are responsible for detecting if the tire pressure is above or below the recommended level. The location of the sensors varies...
A lot of expenses come with owning a car from loans to insurance fees. If you have a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), then you have to add a TPMS sensor replacement to the list of things you need to spend on. What Is a Tire Pressure Sensor? Each wheel has...
What Is a TPMS Programming Tool? In the EU, car manufacturers are legally required to fit all new vehicles they sell with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Initially, this law only covered passenger vehicles when it was rolled out in 2014. However, a new...
Guide to TPMS Sensor Replacement Many cars today have a Tire Pressure Monitoring System or TPMS. The purpose of the TPMS is to monitor the pressure on each one of your vehicle’s tires. Why is this technology necessary? Having underinflated or overinflated tires is...
Today’s cars are built with numerous safety features to ensure the protection of the driver and the passengers. If you look at your car’s dashboard, you are going to see several warning lights - low fuel warning, seatbelt warning, battery alert, antilock brake...
An underlined exclamation point between parentheses – this is how most car owners describe the tire pressure warning light. The yellow sign or image on your dashboard is actually a cross section of a tire (the parentheses-like thing) with an exclamation point inside...
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An increasing number of vehicle makes and models are fitted with tyre pressure monitoring systems (or TPMS for short) and most new vehicles manufactured since 2012 have TPMS integrated as standard. A sensor valve in each tyre monitors tyre pressures and reports low...
One of the most common TPMS sensor issues is batteries failing within the pressure sensors. These batteries cannot be replaced. Typically the batteries will start to decline rapidly after 5 years of operation. It is also important to note that when one TPMS battery...
