Wheel pressure focus 3. What should be the tire pressure of Ford cars? Which tires fit on a Ford Focus

Correct tire pressure can help prolong the life of your tires, improve vehicle safety and maintain fuel efficiency. Pressure is measured by calculating the amount of air that is pumped into the inner shell of a tire, and in our country it is customary to measure pressure in technical atmospheres.

Ford determines the correct tire pressure for its models, and it is your responsibility to ensure that the pressure is checked and corrected on a regular basis, at least every two weeks to a month. There are three main reasons why maintaining the correct tire pressure is very important. The first is security. Over-pressurized tires can overheat and can lead to poor handling on the road. The second reason is savings. More or less wheel pressure does more harm than the correct pressure and increases fuel consumption. Cars with under-inflated tires increase rolling resistance, which requires more fuel to maintain the same speed. The third reason for maintaining correct tire pressure is environment. Correct tires help maintain optimal fuel efficiency. This equates to a decline harmful emissionsand it's good for the environment.

Car model	Production years	Tire size	Front tire pressure (bar / psi)	Rear tire pressure (bar / psi)
Ford Ka	1996-2009	155/70 R13	2,2/31	1,8/26
Ford Ka	1996-2009	165/65 R13	2,1/30	1,8/26
Ford Ka	1996-2009	165/60 R14	2,2/31	1,8/26
Ford Ka	1996-2009	195/45 R16	2,0/29	1,8/26
Ford Sport Ka	2003-2009	165/60 R14	3,0/43	3,0/43
Ford Sport Ka	2003-2009	195/45 R16	2,0/29	1,8/26
Ford Ka 1.2	2008-2014	165/65 R14	2,2/32	2,0/28
Ford Ka 1.2	2008-2014	185/55 R15	2,1/30	1,8/26
Ford Ka 1.3 TDCi	2008-2014	165/65 R14	2,5/35	2,0/28
Ford Ka 1.3 TDCi	2008-2014	185/55 R15	2,3/33	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta 1.25 / 1.3 / Van	1995-2002	155/70 R13	2,4/34	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta 1.25 / 1.3 / Van	1995-2002	165/70 R13	2,1/30	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta 1.25 / 1.31.4AT or 1.6	1995-2002	165/70 R13	2,2/31	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta	1995-2002	195/50 R15	2,0/29	2,0/28
	1995-2002	165/70 R13	2,4/34	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta 1.25 / 1.3 / 1.4 MT or 1.8D	1995-2002	185/55 R14	2,2/31	2,0/29
Ford Fiesta	2002-2008	175/65 R14	2,2/31	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta	2002-2008	195/50 R15	2,0/29	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta	2002-2008	195/45 R16	2,2/31	2,0/29
Ford Fiesta	2002-2008	205/40 R17	2,2/32	2,0/29
Ford Fiesta	2008-2013	175/65 R14	2,1/30	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta	2008-2013	195/50 R15	2,1/30	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta Diesel	2008-2013	175/65 R14	2,3/33	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta Diesel	2008-2013	195/50 R15	2,3/33	1,8/26
Ford Fiesta M Adeup	2008-2013	No data	2,0/29	2,0/29
Ford fusion	2002-2012	185/60 R14	2,4/34	2,2/32
Ford fusion	2002-2012	195/60 R15	2,4/34	2,2/32
Ford focus	1998-2005	175/70 R14	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford focus	1998-2005	185/65 R14	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford focus	1998-2005	195/55 R15	2,0/29	2,0/29
Ford focus	1998-2005	195/60 R15	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford focus	2001-2005	205/50 R16	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford focus	2001-2005	215/40 R17	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford Focus 2.0 ST	2001-2005	195/55 R16	2,2/32	2,0/29
Ford Focus 2.0 ST	2001-2005	215/45 R17	2,2/32	2,0/29
Ford Focus RS	2002-2005	225/40 R18	2,3/33	2,1/30
Ford focus	2005-2011	195/65 R15	2,1/30	2,3/33
Ford Focus (petrol)	2005-2014	205/55 R16 (petrol)	2,1/30	2,3/33
Ford Focus (diesel)	2005-2014	205/55 R16 (diesel)	2,3/33	2,3/33
Ford focus	2005-2014	205/50 R17	2,3/33	2,3/33
Ford focus	2005-2014	225/40 R18	2,3/33	2,3/33
Ford C-Max	2010-2014	195/65 R15	2,1/30	2,3/33
Ford C-Max	2010-2014	205/55 R16	2,1/30	2,3/33
Ford C-Max	2010-2014	205/55 R16	2,3/33	2,3/33
Ford C-Max	2010-2014	205/50 R17	2,3/33	2,3/33
Ford mondeo	2000-2007	205/55 R16	2,1/30	2,1/30
Ford mondeo	2000-2007	205/50 R17	2,1/30	2,1/30
Ford Mondeo V6 / 2.0D	2000-2007	205/55 R16	2,2/32	2,1/30
Ford Mondeo V6 2.0D	2000-2007	205/50 R17	2,2/32	2,1/30
Ford mondeo	2007-2014	205/55 R16	2,5/35	2,2/32
Ford mondeo	2007-2014	235/45 R17	2,5/35	2,2/32
Ford Streetka	2003-2006	165/60 R14	3,0/43	3,0/43
Ford Streetka	2003-2006	195/45 R16	2,0/29	1,8/26
Ford galaxy	2001-2006	195/60 R16C	3,2/45	3,0/42
Ford galaxy	2001-2006	205/55 R16C	3,4/48	3,1/44
Ford galaxy	2001-2006	215/55 R16	2,7/39	2,6/37
	2006-2014	215/60 R16	2,2/32	2,5/35
Ford Galaxy / S-Max (petrol)	2006-2014	225/50 R17	2,2/32	2,2/32
Ford Galaxy / S-Max (petrol)	2006-2014	235/45 R18	2,2/32	2,2/32
	2006-2014	215/60 R16	2,5/35	2,5/35
Ford Galaxy / S-Max (diesel)	2006-2014	225/50 R17	2,5/35	2,2/32
Ford Galaxy / S-Max (diesel)	2006-2014	235/45 R18	2,5/35	2,2/32
Ford Kuga	2008-2014	235/60 R16	2,2/32	2,3/33
Ford Kuga	2008-2014	235/55 R17	2,2/32	2,3/33
Ford Kuga	2008-2014	235/50 R18	2,1/30	2,3/33
Ford Kuga	2008-2014	235/45 R19	2,1/30	2,2/32
Ford maverick	2001-2004	225/70 R15	2,1/30	2,4/34
Ford maverick	2001-2004	215/70 R16	2,1/30	2,4/34
Ford maverick	2001-2004	235/70 R16	2,1/30	2,4/34
Ford maverick ranger	2002-2006	205/75 R14	2,1/30	2,1/30
Ford maverick ranger	2002-2006	235/75 R15	2,1/30	2,1/30
Ford Transit / Tourneo Connect / Range 462	2002-2013	195/65 R15	2,2/31	2,5/36
Ford Transit / Tourneo Connect LWB / Range 959	2002-2013	195/65 R15	2,2/32	2,7/38
Ford Transit Van	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,1/44	3,1/44
Ford Transit Combi	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,4/48	3,4/48
Ford Transit Van	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,1/44	3,7/53
Ford Transit Van	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,4/48	4,0/57
Ford Transit Van	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,4/48	3,7/53
Ford Transit Van	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,7/53	4,0/57
Ford Transit Combi	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,4/48	4,3/61
Ford Transit Combi	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,6/51	4,5/64
Ford Transit	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,7/53	4,3/61
Ford Transit	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,9/55	4,5/64
Ford Transit 280 LWB	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,8/54	4,3/61
Ford Transit 280 LWB	2000-2006	195/65 R16	4,0/57	4,5/64
Ford Transit Van 280 SWB / 320 S / M / LWB	2000-2006	205/75 R16	3,0/43	3,7/53
Ford Transit Van / Combi 280/350 LWB	2000-2006	205/75 R16	3,3/47	3,9/55
Ford Transit Van 280 SWB	2000-2006	215/75 R16	3,0/43	4,0/57
Ford Transit Combi 280/350 MWB & - LWB	2000-2013	215/75 R16	3,2/46	4,5/64
Ford FWD 1400	2006-2012	195/70 R15	3,4/48	3,4/48
Ford Transit Twin rear wheel	2006-2012	185/75 R16	4,6/65	3,4/48
Ford Transit Tourneo Bus	2000-2006	195/70 R15	3,2/46	3,5/50
Ford Transit Tourneo Bus	2000-2006	195/65 R16	3,4/48	3,7/53
Ford Transit Tourneo Bus	2006-2014	195/70 R15	3,0/43	3,0/43
Ford Transit Tourneo Bus	2006-2014	185/75 R16	3,0/43	3,0/43
Ford Transit	2014 -2014	235/65 R16	3,4/48	4,6/65

The pressure indications for Ford vehicles are indicative only. Please see the pressure directly in your car, indicated by the Ford manufacturer - its recommended value on your car can be found in the form of inscriptions on the end of one of the front doors (most often the driver's), on the fuel tank hatch cover or on the glove compartment lid.

Tire pressure is an important indicator that requires systematic monitoring. In addition to the fact that tire pressure is responsible for cost-effective fuel consumption, road safety also depends on it. In general, it is this indicator that affects the correct behavior on the road of a car, for example, such as a Ford Focus, Mondeo or Kuga.

First of all, let's define what pressure is. This is the amount of air that falls on a certain area. In this case, it is the tire size.

Below we will consider how to measure it correctly, and what threatens the wrong ratio of this unit to the diameter of the Ford Focus or Kuga tire.

Pressure measurements with a mechanical gauge

Measuring instruments

To find out exactly what pressure is in working machine, you need to have a special device - a pressure gauge. It is impossible to do with some improvised means or "by eye" in this case.

The manometer distinguishes between the following types:

• mechanical;
• electronic.

The easiest to use are dial gauges. It is based on a special spring. The tire pressure can be read on the gauge scale. If you need to systematically check the pressure in the tires for Ford Transit, Mondeo or Focus, you can use the simplest and at the same time durable option.

Dial gauge

Electric pressure gauges are becoming more and more popular. The tire pressure reading can be seen on the screen. In addition, these gauges are more compact, so you can always keep them close at hand. The error of this electronic type the device is only 0.05 bar. Compared to other similar devices, this figure is minimal.

Measurement of pressure

Whichever device you purchase, if you operate it incorrectly, you will not get accurate indicators.

Pressure in ford tires Focus 1 and Ford Focus 2

Measurement of tire pressure in Ford Transit, Kuga, Mondeo or Focus should be carried out only in cold tires. If the readings are taken immediately after the vehicle has stopped moving, the data will be incorrect.

You should also pay attention to the fact that you need to take data from all 4 wheels of the car. It is impractical to take into account the indicators taken from only one wheel.

If you do not have time to perform all these manipulations on your own, just entrust this to the specialists at the service station. Such services are inexpensive, but they guarantee safe behavior your car on the road.

Consequences of "wrong" pressure

If the car is in good condition, its owner is guaranteed comfort and safety on the road. Otherwise, extremely negative consequences, up to an accident.

In general, incorrect pressure in the tires of "Ford Transit" (or any other modification) can cause such negative factors:

• unprofitable fuel consumption (on average by 2-3 liters);
• deformation of the cord;
• deteriorated adhesion to asphalt, which can cause accidents;
• eversion of tires;
• increased tire wear.

Saving or wasting fuel with incorrect tire pressure?

At the same time, it should be noted that overpressure in the tires of the car can also lead to negative factors. In this case, the owner vehicle threatens the following:

• segment increase braking distancethat is unsafe;
• increased load on the suspension, leading to deformation;
• excess noise while driving.

One positive factor should be noted - fuel consumption can decrease by an average of 2 liters. This figure depends on the car model.

Schematically, the pressure indicator in Ford Transit, Mondeo, Kuga and other models can be depicted as follows:

Incorrect car tire pressure - premature tire wear

Attention should also be paid to the fact that some modern models cars have a built-in tire pressure indicator. In this case, the pressure gauge can be omitted.

The pressure check should be carried out regularly. If the indicator is more than necessary, you should "lower" the tire a little. Otherwise, download it. For this, it is better to use a special compressor. In terms of power, it can easily inflate tires even on a truck, not to mention a passenger car.

Ford Tire Pressure

It should be noted that in most cars the recommended pressure indicators are indicated on the end driver's door or the gas cap. In addition, you can use the tables that are on the official websites of vehicle manufacturers.

The correct tire pressure of any vehicle is not only a guarantee of a comfortable rest, but also safety on the road. Therefore, this indicator must be checked systematically. If you do not have the opportunity to study independently, it is better to use the services of specialists.

The owners of any cars, like the happy owners of Ford Focus 3, are always interested in various issues related to the operation of their cars, including the issue of installing tires.

Usually, the euphoria from buying a car ends in a few months, and the happy car owner begins to understand that something does not suit him.

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Some drivers want a stronger engine, others don't like the quality of the music, and still others want to change tires for a more comfortable ride. And even with a complete idyll, it will still come time to change tires due to inevitable wear and tear.

Which tires fit on a Ford Focus

• The design features of the car - it is a sedan, hatchback or station wagon, diesel engine or gasoline
• A type wheel rim - stamped iron or light alloy cast
• Wheel mounting location - front or rear wheel
• Wheel load - normal vehicle load or maximum weight with cargo and passengers
• Use of standard, factory-recommended standard sizes, or tuning, which includes replacement standard disks, and, possibly, making changes to the suspension design.

These technical features will help the right choice the size of tires and disks, but the work on the selection of rubber will not end there, since the choice of the manufacturer remains. Here you will have to rely on reviews, brand popularity and financial capabilities of the buyer.

Standard Sizes of Third Focus Wheels

When purchasing a car in a showroom, a potential car owner will be faced with a minimum of options for installing wheels. This is due to the fact that car dealers do not specialize in selling tires, and the main task facing them is selling a car!

Most often, the salon will offer only two options:

• 205 / 55R16, if stamped steel rims
• 215 / 55R16, if the buyer agreed to fork out for alloy wheels

In this case, the manufacturer allows the installation alloy wheels with rubber 215/50/17. However, for each type of model there are specific sizes, the table with which is usually glued to the front of the driver's door.

But the tires may be different for drivers depending on the time of purchase. Apparently, car factories buy large quantities of tires, and therefore for a long time cars are lowered from the conveyor on the same tires. Then, for some reason, for example, due to an increase in the cost of the usual rubber, the plant switches to another! So you can buy Ford Focus 3 on both Continetal tires and Bridgestone tires.

Custom tire sizes Ford Focus 3

Installability non-standard tires and drives completely depends on the specifications. The discs must not touch brake discs and the caliper, the bolt pattern should remain the standard 5x108, the central hole with a diameter of 63.3 mm. And the holes for the studs should be 14.5 mm in diameter. The rubber should not touch the car body even when the rack is fully turned or fully compressed.

What custom size tires are usually chosen by Focus owners?

If the size is 16, then it is 205/60/16, so that due to the higher profile there is no breakdown in the pits.

If diameter 17, put 215/55/17

On 18 discs, you can put 235/40/18, although on most bad roads with such rubber it is easy to break the alloy wheel!

Tire pressures for Ford Focus 3

On the door pillar, in the same place as the wheel sizes, the manufacturer indicates the nominal pressure that should be in the front and rear wheels... These values \u200b\u200bmay differ from the type of model, as well as from the recommended wheel sizes for use on this car.

But often motorists deviate from these norms upwards at full load or downwards for a softer ride.

For those who do not like to bother, we can recommend setting the pressure in the wheels around 2.2 atmospheres, and this will be fine.

For particularly sensitive drivers, there is more accurate data, such as in this table:

Although it is best to use the data that is pasted on the car itself.

The characteristics of the disks and the dimensions of the wheels are set by the factory taking into account technical features car, while the choice of tires by manufacturer will still have to be done by the car owner himself! And this can be influenced by the price, reviews of motorists, your experience or someone else's recommendations! And you also have to use different rubber in winter and summer!

Summer tires for Ford Focus 3

• Continental Conti Premium Contact Run Flat 205/55 R16 belong to the premium class and are distinguished by a special rubber composition and design features frame, allowing even with a flat tire to get to a car service without destroying the cord and retaining the tread. Its pattern is also special, which increases the contact area with road surface and prevents aquaplaning.

• Michelin Pilot Sport 4 205/55 R16 - this premium tire is distinguished not only by the improved tread pattern and quality rubber compound, but also the presence of an additional nylon layer, reinforcing the working part of the tire at break. That is why such rubber will fit la sports cars with strong engines and good dynamics. At the level of the average car owner, it is a reliable tire with strong hold on the track. Great option for those who value safety.

• The Bridgestone Potenza S001 205/55 R16 is a symbiosis of a special rubber compound and an asymmetric projector design that provides amazing braking performance, giving you confidence in safety even in the most extreme situations, when the Bridgestone Potenza tread can handle critical loads.

• The Goodyear Eagle Sport 205/55 R16, which is exactly the same on the market as a sports tire, is actually a budget analogue of the premium models discussed above. Excellent rubber with an excellent tread pattern, providing reliable grip at the same time, 2-3 thousand rubles cheaper than Michelin, Bridgestone or Continental.

• Tunga Zodiak 2 205/55 R16 is the most budget-friendly option produced at the Omsk Tire Plant. In the new state, it copes quite well with keeping the car on the road. Relatively little noise, however, with prolonged use, hernias and loss of balance may occur. This is due to low quality rubber. And this is to be expected, since the price reduction is not just happening, because this tire is three times cheaper than a similar Michelin tire.

Winter tires for ford focus 3

• The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 Run Flat 205/55 R16 is one of the most expensive tires in its segment. The high-quality rubber compound is called Special Clinch and provides in fact perfect contact with the road. V-shaped tread and well-thought-out studs allow you to keep the car in a given direction, even under the most adverse conditions of ice and wet asphalt.

• Nokian Nordman 7 205/55 R16 is positioned as a budget analogue of Hakkapeliitta, and this is actually so, because the cost of this tire is 2.5 times lower than that of Nokian Hakkapeliitta, which allows us to call this model a truly popular tire that combines excellent qualities with a relatively low price.

• Yokohama IG55 205/55 R16, this is truly a Siberian tire, according to the manufacturer's description, as it is positioned as a rubber for severe frosts... The cost is comparable to the price of Nordman, so the choice is made not by price, but only by reviews and experience of use. The ride is soft and noiseless on open asphalt.

• Michelin X-Ice North 4 205/55 R16 Like all Michelin representatives, this tire can be called a reference product in the tire industry. The increased number of studs, the number of which has reached 250, along with the well thought out tread and soft adaptive rubber, make this product one of the most sought after on the market.

• Cordiant Snow Cross 205/55 R16 is the cheapest option winter tires, according to its characteristics, suitable for Ford Focus 3. When creating the tread, the SNOW-COR technology was used, which allows the pattern to be cleared of snow on its own while driving. When studding, a special double-flanged stud is used, which gives good grip with an icy road.

How tire pressure sensors work for Ford Focus 3

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The first tire patent was obtained in 1846 and since then the wheels have been punctured constantly. It is clear to anyone that a flat tire does not bode well. And the drop in pressure can be very dangerous: it is not for nothing that in the section "Daily maintenance" of the vehicle operating instructions, the item "Checking tire pressure" is one of the first.

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When the tire gives off its ghost, rolling resistance is greatly increased. Where does this lead? To an increase in fuel consumption, increased tire wear and, of course, to side drift of the vehicle. Moreover, such a slight deviation to the side can be attributed to the slope of the road or track. So the driver, by mistake or inexperience, can keep driving for a long time. And the most dangerous thing about this is that when emergency situationFor example, a flat tire may fall off the disc or twist during sudden maneuvers or braking. And here it is not far from the accident.

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Therefore, this outrage must be fought with all forces. The sooner the driver notices the loss of pressure, the better. Of course, the easiest way is to check the pressure before driving by connecting a pump or a pressure gauge to each wheel in turn. But you and I are lazy and forgetful people. And the pleasure of poking around in the cold or in the rain with some kind of devices is not great. Moreover, there is already a whole heap of systems that can check this very pressure.

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Caps made in China signal a drop in pressure by changing color. The information content is good, the accuracy is questionable.

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The simplest of them is special caps with color indicators, which are installed instead of the standard ones on the pump valves. The pressure has dropped below, say, two atmospheres - a warning yellow (orange, purple) strip will appear under the transparent lid of such a miraculous cap. Yeah, of course, there is something wrong with the wheel, we need to check. The pressure has dropped even lower - the cap will "turn into" another, usually red color, which will indicate the criticality of what is happening. The advantage of this approach is simplicity. Minus - not good enough information content. After all, the caps can only be seen during a stop. And still, going around the car before driving, looking at the cap colors, is much easier than measuring pressure every time.

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Another drawback is that the caps begin to inform about a change in pressure only when it falls below some certain values, which, by the way, for your car and your wheels may be quite normal. This means that you need to select them specifically for your car.

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Radio sensors of many electronic monitoring systems are mounted on a disk using special clamps.

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And in order to notice something amiss while driving, it would be nice to have on board electronic systemthat would automatically alert you of dangerous pressure drops. And she would not just notify, but would do it on time (so that there was time to orient herself) and without false positives.

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In this case, the installed control system will warn the driver at the right time about a change in the corresponding parameter and give him enough time to safely stop the car. It is clear that in cases of a serious puncture or explosion of a tire, such systems will not help, since the driver will feel the car being pulled away without any sensors. But with a "slow" puncture, such electronics are simply irreplaceable.
There are, for example, systems that transmit data on the pressure and temperature of the tires to the central unit using radio communication. And there are those that can transmit this data via Bluetooth communication to phones or communicators. And that is very convenient.

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X-Pressure pressure monitoring system developed by Pirelli. In its simplest version, Optic, it consists of four caps that are installed on the standard valves. And they signal a drop in pressure by a color change.

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But there are more cunning systems that work without "real" pressure sensors, but through ABS. It is they who are usually placed in standard equipment cars. How do they work?

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The electronics using sensors at each moment of time determines the wheel speed and their relative difference. As you know, when the pressure drops, the tire profile height becomes lower. Consequently, the speed of rotation of the wheel with a "sick" tire increases, therefore, the difference in the rotation frequencies of the wheels on the same axle also increases. As a result, the system fixes these changes - and gives an alarm signal.

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X-Pressure System by Acoustic. The caps have built-in sensors that register the pressure, and radio transmitters that provide communication with the central unit. As soon as the pressure has dropped, a corresponding indication appears on the display of this unit and a warning sound signal... The batteries in the caps are enough for about 5 thousand hours of operation, which corresponds to five years of operation. Replacement of the batteries in the caps is not provided, therefore, after the expiration of the service life, the kit must be completely replaced.

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One of the most sophisticated X-Pressure options - AcousticBlue is able to transmit pressure data via the Bluetooth port to mobile phone... Such a thing costs from 160 euros.

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In some cases, such systems are useless at all. For example, when the vehicle is fitted with run-flat tires. Recall that tires with this technology even with a complete loss of pressure, the profile height decreases slightly - by about 30-40%. There is no pressure in the tire, and the reinforced sidewalls continue to "hold", and not just hold, but allow you to continue driving at a very decent speed for quite a long time.

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Many cars themselves warn their owner about a drop in tire pressure.

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And yet, this system can be very helpful, especially on a long journey, timely warning that there are problems with the wheels. But it is not worth relying on "helpers" completely. Therefore, instead of a conclusion, we will write only three words - watch the pressure, comrades! At least once a week, and if you notice that the wheel is flat, do not be lazy, pump up.

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