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The sensors physically measure the tire pressure in each tire and report it to the vehicle's instrument cluster or a corresponding monitor. Some units also measure and alert temperatures of the tire as well. These systems can identify under-inflation in any combination, be it one tire or all, simultaneously.
All 2008 model year and forward vehicles must be equipped with a TPMS sensors system. The system alerts the driver when a sensor detects tire pressure in one or more tires drops below 25 percent of the recommended tire pressure. Highlights include: Vehicle-specific application coverage.