It sometimes feels like every process in the world has been replaced by an app. But when it comes to crucial aspects of your vehicle maintenance, should you really put your faith in a digital app?
The tyres of your car are, undoubtedly, one of its most important features. Not only do they maintain constant contact with the road surface, but they ensure the weight of the vehicle is supported and that the vehicle responds to handling, braking, acceleration and more.
Traditionally, the best way to check tyre pressure has always been to first visually inspect the tyres and then use a pressure gage, which lets you know the current reading and then adjusts the pressure in line with the optimum for your vehicle and its load. So, how does an app work?
Introducing Tyre Pressure Apps
A tyre pressure app essentially connects a smartphone or device to a vehicle’s integrated TPMS – extracting the TPMS data and readings and transferring it over to the app for quick and easy monitoring.
The benefits of having this kind of information at the click of a button makes this technology highly sought after, with several different apps existing – each with its own enhancements and customisations. Among the top rated, drivers should consider the TMS app, the Nonda Zus app system, or the Bosch TPMS app, with all three using real-time data to minimise the risk of unexpected blowouts and to track tyre damage.
But what exactly are the benefits worth noting?
Benefits of a Tyre Pressure App
The benefits of a tyre pressure app lie in its features – and provided you have a smartphone that’s equipped for the app, and a vehicle with a TPMS, you should find that all the benefits listed below apply to you.
- An app turns your vehicle dashboard into real time updates, delivered to your device. This makes pressure tracking even easier
- Drivers can set alerts, that let them know if the pressure drops below a certain PSI
- The access to data on a real time basis is balanced with data storage, so that you can see the last time your tyres were inflated and track timespans
- Multi-vehicle tracking from a single app, if you have several vehicles with tyres that need monitoring
In short, having all the data relating to your tyre’s pressure transferred onto an accessible app means that you are able to make vehicle maintenance a part of your everyday. It improves safety by minimising the risk of tyres becoming under (or over) inflated – a fact which also promotes better fuel efficiency and tyre longevity.
And let’s not forget, it makes all of the above much easier to control.
Can Tyre Pressure Apps Be Trusted?
Suffice to say, the reasons to use a tyre pressure app are pretty broad. But can the data on this app be relied upon, or should you still conduct physical checks as well?
The answer to this depends on how well you use the app. Not only does your app need to be compatible with your vehicle’s TPMS, but you need to ensure that you are always using the most up to date version of the app – otherwise you may find that the sensors start to drop in their compatibility and reliability.
While the technology is accurate when you follow all the above advice, most drivers still carry out tyre pressure checks themselves to verify the data and give themselves the peace of mind of accuracy.
The app is, in short, best used as a supplementary tool to traditional tyre inspections. It draws attention to a sudden drop in pressure and is an effective way to keep an eye on tyre pressure as well as tracking potential damage and pressure dips – but it shouldn’t be your only port of call.
If you’re concerned about your tyre pressure, our team are here to help and can offer advice on everything from tyre inspections and maintenance checks to tyre replacement.
