TPMS Basics
Approximately 95% of TPMS-equipped vehicles use a direct system, with sensors attached to the wheel itself.
New REDI-Sensor Warranty Website Allows Technicians to Register VDO TPMS-Sensor Purchases
The website allows shops to register any VDO TPMS sensors that they’re installing on customers’ vehicles.
TPMS: Relearn and Programming Misconceptions
Servicing vehicles with TPMS is a challenge (at best) without the correct installation information, parts and tools.
AAPEX ‘Let’s Tech’ Presentations to Cover ADAS, Telematics, TPMS
Technology experts will take the “Let’s Tech” stage at AAPEX 2018 to give TED Talk-style presentations on the latest new products, tools and technologies and how they benefit automotive aftermarket businesses.
Indirect Tire-Pressure Monitoring System: The ‘Other’ TPMS
Indirect TPMS, as its name implies, does not use a direct “PSI” reference to calculate tire pressure.
ATEQ Unveils New Relearn Technology for TPMS
ATEQ’s patented Sync-ID is designed to standardize the way TPMS sensor information is transmitted to the vehicle’s ECU, using a unique, OE-compliant OBD relearn procedure for all equipped light vehicles.
TPMS Sensor Replacement: Making Do With Fewer SKUs
Talk about a guaranteed replacement market. There are probably more than 175 million vehicles on the road today with TPMS – and each vehicle has four sensors.
ACDelco Expands Into Fast-Growing TPMS, New Brake Caliper Aftermarket
This fall, ACDelco is expanding its aftermarket offerings to give shop owners more choice in two high-growth areas: tire pressure monitoring sensors and new – not rebuilt or remanufactured – brake calipers that will be sold with no core charge.
Schrader Introduces 90˚ EZ-sensor For TPMS
Schrader has launched a new EZ-sensor with special valve stems that allow it to fit into even more aftermarket wheel applications.
TPMS Sensor Replacement
The service life of a TPMS sensor battery is roughly equal to that of the tread life of the original equipment tires.
