Continental starts producing TPMS for cars in India

TPMS has a lifetime of up to 10 years, its operating temperature is -40 to 120 degrees C and weighs 37 gm.

Continental has become the first tier 1 supplier to manufacture Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) in India. The company will produce TPMS for passenger cars at its Bangalore plant.

The Bangalore plant is Continental's largest electronics manufacturing plant in India. The company plans to scale up TPMS production capacity to cater to the local as well as export markets.

TPMS measures the pressure, temperature and detects the motion of the tyre. The unit, placed inside the tyre, transmits the information through radio frequency and the vehicle communication network to a display in the instrument cluster. TPMS provides crucial information about the status of the tyres, including the pressure and temperature of each wheel position, enabling the driver to maintain optimal air pressure.

Some of the other advantages of TPMS include optimal rolling resistance, safety, reduced fuel consumption, fewer CO2 emissions and extended battery range for EVs. TPMS has a lifetime of up to 10 years, its operating temperature is -40 to 120 degrees C and weighs 37 gm.

Continental also offers additional TPMS features such as advanced 'problem tire' localization functions, Smartphone Apps such as Filling Assistant and Tire Data.