Improve TPMS awareness and prevent comebacks with simple steps that protect sensors, confirm communication, and avoid hidden failures.

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

A new training video from Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket features tips on replacing valve stems. The video is for the company’s VDO Redi-Sensor tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ...

On the vast majority of modern cars the tyres pressure monitoring is done via a sensor in the valve stem of the tyre. The valve is always replaced when the tyre is, but the pressure sensors shouldn't ...

Senior Editor Mike Allen answers readers' car questions. Q: Always enjoy your column. Was just reading the September issue and noticed the article on "Caught Flat-Not". My wife cannot do the spare ...

Getting TPMS servicing right the first time isn’t just a matter of efficiency; it’s fundamental to a shop's profitability, ...

An estimated 300 million tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors are in service right now, and tire dealers who are not servicing TPMS are letting revenue opportunities drive out of their shops ...

I just purchased a 2011 Honda Odyssey with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Just had the winter tires installed on steel rims with new valves (TPMS). According to one Honda service department, the ...

Switching tires or running lower-than-normal tire pressures off-road that keep setting off the TPMS warning light? Here’s a tip: Put the sensors in a pressurized container. We don’t recommend running ...