System and method for tire leak detection

A system for managing pressure in a plurality of tires of a vehicle, comprising:

• a manifold defining a channel and configured to distribute compressed air from a compressed air source;
• a common header providing fluid communication between the manifold and each of the plurality of tires;
• a control valve configured to control air flow from the compressed air source to the common header;
• a pressure sensor configured to monitor a pressure in the common header;
• and
• an electronic control unit in functional communication with the control valve and the pressure sensor, the electronic control unit configured to:
• reduce a fluid pressure in the common header to a first predetermined value below an operating pressure of the plurality of tires;
• gradually add air to the common header to increase the fluid pressure in the common header from the first predetermined value;
• monitor, after gradually adding the fluid to the common header, the fluid pressure in the common header;
• and
• determine, based on the fluid pressure in the common header after gradually adding the air to the common header, a leak in at least one of the plurality of tires.