b'TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMSTYRE PRESSUREMONITORING SYSTEMSTyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are used to check and monitor the air pressure inside a vehicles tyres. They are designed to enhance vehicle safety and efficiency, using a system that alerts the driver when tyre pressure AdvancedConnectionsEurope falls below the minimum value for the vehicle by displaying an alert on the dashboard. These sys-tems can be either Direct or Indirect, depending on the vehicleTPMS General InformationTyre Care A tyre pressure monitoring system constantly monitors the pressure and temperature of a vehicles tyres. If the tyre pressure drops or is below the recommended minimum pressure, the driver is alerted either by an audible signal and/or warning symbol lighting up on the dash, depending on vehicle model. The TPMS system helps to prevent accidents, improve fuel economy and decrease carbon emissionsTPMS & the law in Europe Commission Directive 2010/48EC confirmed that since November 2012 all NEW type M1 vehicles will be required by law to have a pressure based TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) installed. From November 2014 all type M1 vehicles sold in Europe are required by law to have a TPMS system installed (Category M1: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and com-prising no more than eight seats in addition to the drivers seat). TPMS is part of the European National Car test, for all newly registered cars from January 1st 2012.i292'