Workshops get TPMS advice from Continental VDO

Every new car in the European Union will have to be fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) after November 1.

As a result, workshops will have to check that the TPM system is functioning correctly after every tyre or wheel change. When direct TPM systems are used, the tyre pressure is measured quickly and accurately by sensors in the tyre.

However, the associated monitoring systems require specific sensors depending on the manufacturer. With the VDO REDI-Sensor solution, Continental’s VDO brand has developed sensors that are all suitable for use in a wide range of vehicles and therefore greatly simplify operations with these systems. VDO REDI-Sensors also offers a range of other advantages.

At present, practically every TPMS-equipped vehicle that comes to a workshop requires a specific TPM sensor. In the future, however, all workshops will be able to cater to a wide range of different vehicles using just three VDO REDI-Sensor variants. This will greatly simplify storage and logistics for workshops and spare parts dealers alike.

Comparable multi-application solutions have to be specially programmed in the workshop every time a new vehicle arrives. However, a different path was chosen for the VDO REDI-Sensor: It is preprogrammed and supplied “ready for installation”, hence the product name “REDI”. Just like an OE sensor, only the standard vehicle relearn is required.