Run Flat
02-05-2010, 08:34 AM
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merecedes c200k 2009
Run Flat
Hello everyone.
I live in Dominican Republic. I owned a C200k 2009. The model Mercedes Benz sell here does not use sensors on the wheels. The air pressure is monitored by a balance that calculates the velocity of rotation of the tires. When this changes, it sends you an alert that you have to check air pressure, but does not tell you wich tire or the tire inflation of each tire. My question is, if i install run flat tires, the system would tell me if i tires looses air? I ask this because the runflat tires keep the shape without air on it and the car may not know that?
Thanks.
I live in Dominican Republic. I owned a C200k 2009. The model Mercedes Benz sell here does not use sensors on the wheels. The air pressure is monitored by a balance that calculates the velocity of rotation of the tires. When this changes, it sends you an alert that you have to check air pressure, but does not tell you wich tire or the tire inflation of each tire. My question is, if i install run flat tires, the system would tell me if i tires looses air? I ask this because the runflat tires keep the shape without air on it and the car may not know that?
Thanks.
02-05-2010, 11:55 AM
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Hello everyone.
I live in Dominican Republic. I owned a C200k 2009. The model Mercedes Benz sell here does not use sensors on the wheels. The air pressure is monitored by a balance that calculates the velocity of rotation of the tires. When this changes, it sends you an alert that you have to check air pressure, but does not tell you wich tire or the tire inflation of each tire. My question is, if i install run flat tires, the system would tell me if i tires looses air? I ask this because the runflat tires keep the shape without air on it and the car may not know that?
Thanks.
I live in Dominican Republic. I owned a C200k 2009. The model Mercedes Benz sell here does not use sensors on the wheels. The air pressure is monitored by a balance that calculates the velocity of rotation of the tires. When this changes, it sends you an alert that you have to check air pressure, but does not tell you wich tire or the tire inflation of each tire. My question is, if i install run flat tires, the system would tell me if i tires looses air? I ask this because the runflat tires keep the shape without air on it and the car may not know that?
Thanks.
02-05-2010, 05:21 PM
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depends on the weather
your TPMS system will still be functional with runflat tires. Both BMW and Audi utilize an indirect TPMS system on some models with and without runflat tires.
