Tire pressure monitoring for new vehicles is now legally mandated across Europe. Some say: I don't need tire pressure monitoring; self-driving cars will soon be available and will monitor the tire pressure themselves. Or: I'll notice if something is wrong with the tire pressure. The first argument is still a long way off, the second is blatant overconfidence and a lack of technical knowledge. When is monitoring useful? We will ...

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Proper tire pressure ensures safety. This applies to trucks, lorries, and buses just as much as to caravans, cars, trailers, motorcycles, trikes, quads, and other vehicles with tires that require compressed air. Tires can only function optimally and safely navigate curves with the correct tire pressure and temperature. What are the benefits of proper tire pressure? ...

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EU regulation for car dealers - TireMoni helps! As of November 1, 2014, a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is mandatory for newly registered vehicles. This causes problems for all dealers who sell EU re-imports and do not want to register them before November 1, 2014. These dealers have vehicles that do not yet have a TPMS and are not yet registered. According to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) (for clarification) ...

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A TireMoni tire pressure monitoring system for cars and trailers quickly pays for itself: Correct tire pressure reduces fuel consumption. On average, by about 51 TPI – according to tire manufacturers. That might not sound like much, but just imagine filling up for €1.34 instead of €1.40 – pretty nice, isn't it? And that's with an average of 10,000 km. ...

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  „"Better than sex," some say, as they press themselves into their seats with the car's acceleration. In such experiences, hardly anyone considers that the contact with the road is only a hand's breadth per tire. Many drivers still don't bother to find out what tire pressure their tires need to react to the road, or even if they have enough pressure at all. ...

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Reifendrukkontrolle, kleine Systemkunde von Dipl. Ing. Michael Schröttle Teil 2: Anzeige-Philosophien: Nur Warnung/Warnsymbol: Probleme: a) Anwender hat keine Information über den Reifendruck b) Der Anwender wiegt sich je nach System in (möglicherweise falscher) Sicherheit (siehe oben Blind-Spots) Vorteil: a) keine unnötige Ablenkung Anzeige nur eines Druckwerts mit Angabe der Radposition: Probleme: a) Ablenkung, da zur Abfrage der ...

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