FAQ

The Tire Pressure Monitoring System

A Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), or Reifendruck-Kontrollsystem (RDKS), is “…a system fitted on a vehicle which can evaluate the pressure of the tires or the variation of pressure over time and transmit corresponding information to the user while the vehicle is running” (chapter I, article 3, number 7 of the EU regulation 661/2009).

This technical monitoring of the tire pressure in everyday life is useful because many tire damages come into being due to loss of pressure which is often recognized too late by the drivers of the vehicles. A tire pressure that is too low again leads to higher fuel consumption and a weakened driving behaviour. Closely related to that is an increase of the tire temperature as well as a greater wear - and finally the tires can suddenly burst because of the tire pressure that is too low, a big safety risk for all vehicle passengers!

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems shall minimize safety risks

TPMS have been in existence for many years, in the USA they have been mandatory for the monitoring of new vehicles for a longer period of time. Also in Europe there are regulations for TPMS, which have been established in the EU regulation 661/2009 as of July 13th, 2009:

According to this, all new type approved vehicles of the class M1/M1G have had to be fitted with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) according to ECE-R 64 since November 1st, 2012.
Further, from November 1st, 2014 all newly registered vehicles of the class M1/M1G need to be fitted with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) according to ECE-R 64. The named vehicle class includes vehicles used for the carriage of passengers with up to eight seats except for the driver’s seat, i.e. passenger cars, cross-country vehicles and mobile homes

In the EU regulation 661/2009 as of July 13th, 2009, the legislator does not regulate which TPMS (active/direct or passive/indirect) need to be fitted - as long as TPMS meet the ECE-R64, active/direct and passive/indirect TPMS are permitted.

reifencom supports active Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Our offered Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors of the brand Schrader support active TPMS. Active TPMS consist of more components, which work together on the vehicle and thereby monitor the tire pressure:
For an active TPMS a programmed tire pressure monitoring sensor which measures the temperature of each tire in addition to the tire pressure is installed on each tire. The measured values are sent to the control unit in the vehicle (usually the on-board computer of the vehicle) when the vehicle is driving together with an individual identification of the tire pressure monitoring sensor.

Active Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems offer more safety!

Active TPMS with tire pressure monitoring sensors work more detailed because they can recognise slower loss of diffusions as well as fast pressure loss. In a few years active TPMS and tire pressure monitoring sensors will be so naturally a part of the vehicle equipment as ABS is today.

But despite the additional safety you should not forget that TPMS and tire pressure monitoring sensors can neither correct the tire pressure themselves nor give information about the tread depth of the tires - tires are the link between the vehicle and the road, and therefore it is important to check the tires regularly oneself or to have it checked in one of our branches.

Note: As a standard our complete wheel fitting is made without the tire pressure monitoring sensor.

Please keep in mind that starting from November 1st, 2014 all newly registered vehicles in the EU of the class M1/M1G (passenger cars, cross-country vehicles and mobile homes) need to have a TPMS.

If your vehicle has an active or direct TPMS with tire pressure monitoring sensors, you can order tire pressure monitoring sensors of the brand Schrader as an additional equipment for specific models of a vehicle. This possibility is shown to you, as far as it is offered by us, during the order process. Tire pressure monitoring sensors ordered by you will be fitted onto your complete wheel and programmed by us and you need to activate it on your vehicle after receipt.

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13: The M+S symbol (mud and snow) is an unprotected identification of a tyre, whose tread, tread compound or structure is primarily designed to give a better driving - and traction performance on snow compared to a tire without M+S symbol (EU Regulation no. 661/2009 of 13 July 2009 ).
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Suitable tyres for winter road conditions would be M+S tyres or, alternatively, a year-round tyre which features the M+S marking on its wall. The following minimum tread depths are recommended for these tyres:

For car, off-road, SUV and light lorry tyres, the minimum tread depth is 4 mm; for lorry and bus tyres, the minimum tread depth amounts to between 6-8 mm (at least for the tyres on the drive/traction axle).

According to UN-ECE regulations (ECE-R30 and 54), EC Directive 92/23 EEC and StVZO (§ 36), winter tyres must be marked by the letters "M+S". This also applies to year-round tyres (all-season, all-weather), which also bear the marking "M+S".

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