VDO expands range of multibrand tyre pressure monitoring sensors

VDO has expanded its range of multibrand tyre pressure monitoring sensors with a fifth REDI-Sensor that can be installed in new Hyundai, Ford, BMW and Mercedes-Benz models.

The sensor has also been designed to cover future BMW and Mercedes-Benz model changes. “This means that in the years to come, our range of five REDI-Sensors will cover up to 85 per cent of the TPM-equipped vehicles on the market,” explains Christoph Zinke, Product Manager TPMS in the Aftermarket at Continental. VDO REDI-Sensors help workshop staff to perform TPMS services. They are robust, re-usable and can be installed immediately.

The VDO REDI-Sensors are supplied preprogrammed – a first in the aftermarket. The workshop can install the sensor just like an original sensor, making vehicle-specific programming superfluous. This saves money and time, especially in the peak seasons.

Installation is also fast and easy – workshops can simply glue the VDO REDI-Sensor to the inside of the tire’s running surface, simplifying installation and protecting the sensor against mechanical damage in day-to-day use. Around the size of a quarter, the sensor comes in its ready-to-glue rubber container and the whole package weighs barely 12 grams.

When tyres have to be changed, the sensor can be quickly removed from its container and re-attached. Spare containers are available from VDO.