2010 JEEP COMMANDER TPMS

pressures have been received. The vehicle may need to be
driven for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) to
receive this information.
The Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will flash on
and off for 75 seconds, and remain on solid when a
system fault is detected. In addition, a “CHECK TPM
SYSTEM” message will be displayed for 75 seconds when
a system fault is detected, and a chime will sound. If the
ignition key is cycled, this sequence will repeat, provid-
ing the system fault still exists. The Tire Pressure Moni-
toring Telltale Light will turn off when the fault condition
no longer exists. A system fault can occur by any of the
following:
1. Jamming due to electronic devices or driving next to
facilities emitting the same Radio Frequencies as the TPM
sensors.
2. Installing some form of aftermarket window tinting
that affects radio wave signals.3. Lots of snow or ice around the wheels or wheel
housings.
4. Using tire chains on the vehicle.
5. Using wheels/tires not equipped with TPM sensors.
NOTE:
•If your vehicle is equipped with a matching full-size
spare wheel and tire assembly, it has a tire pressure
monitoring sensor, and can be monitored by the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). In the event that
the matching full-size spare tire is swapped with a low
pressure road tire, the next ignition key cycle will still
show the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light to be
ON, a “TIRE LOW PRESSURE” message will be
displayed in the instrument cluster for 60 seconds, and
a chime to sound. Driving the vehicle for up to
20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) will turn OFF the
Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light as long as none
of the road tires are below the low pressure warning
threshold.
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•If your vehicle is not equipped with a matching
full-size spare wheel and tire assembly, it does not
have a tire pressure monitoring sensor in the spare tire.
The TPMS will not be able to monitor the tire pressure.
If you install the spare tire, in place of a road tire, that
has a pressure below the low-pressure warning limit,
upon the next ignition key cycle, a chime will sound, a
“TIRE LOW PRESSURE” message will be displayed in
the instrument cluster for 60 seconds, and the Tire
Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will turn ON. After
driving the vehicle for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph
(25 km/h), the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light
will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on
solid. In addition, a “CHECK TPM SYSTEM” message
will be displayed for 75 seconds. For each subsequent
ignition key cycle, a chime will sound, a “CHECK
TPM SYSTEM” message will be displayed for 75 sec-
onds, and the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light
will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain onsolid. Once you repair or replace the original road tire,
and reinstall it on the vehicle in place of the spare tire,
the TPMS will update automatically and the Tire
Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will turn OFF, as
long as no tire pressure is below the low-pressure
warning limit in any of the four active road tires. The
vehicle may need to be driven for up to 20 minutes
above 15 mph (24 km/h) in order for the TPMS to
receive this information.
Premium System — If Equipped
The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) uses wireless
technology with wheel rim-mounted electronic sensors to
monitor tire pressure levels. Sensors, mounted to each
wheel as part of the valve stem, transmit tire pressure
readings to the Receiver Module.
NOTE:
It is particularly important, for you to regularly
check the tire pressure in all of your tires and to maintain
the proper pressure.
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The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) consists of the
following components:
•Receiver Module
•Four Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors
•Three Trigger Modules (mounted in three of the four
wheel wells)
•Various Tire Pressure Monitoring System Messages,
which display in the Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC), and a graphic displaying tire pressures
•Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light
A tire pressure monitoring sensor is located in the spare
wheel, if the vehicle is equipped with a matching full-size
spare wheel and tire assembly. The matching full-size
spare tire can be used in place of any of the four road tires. A low spare tire will set the “SPARE LOW PRES-
SURE” message, but it will not cause the Tire Pressure
Monitoring Telltale Light to illuminate or the chime to
sound.
Tire Pressure Monitoring Low Pressure Warnings
The Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will
illuminate in the instrument cluster, and an au-
dible chime will be activated, when one or more of
the four active road tire pressures are low. In addition, the
EVIC will display one or more Low Pressure messages
(Left Front, Left Rear, Right Front, Right Rear) for three
seconds, and a graphic display of the pressure value(s)
with the low tire(s) “flashing.” Refer to “Electronic Ve-
hicle Information Center (EVIC)” in Section 4 of this
manual.
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received from the TPM Sensors. However, the system still
needs to be serviced as long as theCHECK TPM
SYSTEM message exists.
NOTE:
•If your vehicle is equipped with a matching full-size
spare wheel and tire assembly, it has a tire pressure
monitoring sensor, and can be monitored by the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). In the event that
the matching full-size spare tire is swapped with a low
pressure road tire, the next ignition key cycle will still
show the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light to be
ON, a chime to sound, a Low Pressure message to
appear in the EVIC, and the graphic display will still
show the low tire pressure value “flashing.” Driving
the vehicle for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph
(24 km/h) will turn OFF the Tire Pressure Monitoring
Telltale Light as long as none of road tires are below
the low pressure warning threshold. The EVIC will
also display a “SPARE LOW PRESSURE” message, and the graphic display will show a tire pressure value
in place of the “flashing” low tire pressure value.
•If your vehicle is not equipped with a matching
full-size spare wheel and tire assembly, it does not
have a tire pressure monitoring sensor in the spare tire.
The TPMS will not be able to monitor the tire pressure.
If you install the spare tire in place of a road tire that
has a pressure below the low-pressure warning limit,
upon the next ignition key cycle, the Tire Pressure
Monitoring Telltale Light will remain ON, a chime will
sound, and the EVIC will still display a “flashing”
pressure value in the graphic display. After driving the
vehicle for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h),
the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will flash
on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid. In
addition, the EVIC will display a “CHECK TPM
SYSTEM
message for three seconds and then display
dashes (- -) in place of the pressure value. For each
subsequent ignition key cycle, a chime will sound, the
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Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will flash on
and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid, and
the EVIC will display aCHECK TPM SYSTEM
message for three seconds and then display dashes (- -)
in place of the pressure value. Once you repair or
replace the original road tire, and reinstall it on the
vehicle in place of the spare tire, the TPMS will update
automatically.
In addition, the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light
will turn OFF and the graphic in the EVIC will display a
new pressure value instead of dashes (- -), as long as no
tire pressure is below the low-pressure warning limit in
any of the four active road tires. The vehicle may need to
be driven for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h)
in order for the TPMS to receive this information.General Information
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules and
RSS 210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the
following conditions:
•This device may not cause harmful interference.
•This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
The tire pressure sensors are covered under one of the
following licenses:
United States ..................... KR5S120123
Canada ........................ 2671-S120123
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Headlight Switch...................... 105
Headlights ........................... 401
Headlights On With Wipers ............... 106
High Beam Indicator .................... 161
Illuminated Entry ....................... 20
Instrument Cluster .................. 105,109
Interior ........................... 109,111
Lights On Reminder .................... 110
Low Fuel ............................ 170
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) ........ 162
Oil Pressure .......................... 164
Passing ............................. 111
Reading ............................. 111
Rear Servicing ........................ 404
Rear Tail ............................ 404
Seat Belt Reminder ..................... 168
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) .............. 163
Service ............................. 401
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 162 Side Marker
.......................... 404
SmartBeams .......................... 106
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) ........... 164
Tow/Haul Indicator .................... 167
Traction Control ....................... 285
Turn Signal ................ 76,104,110,402,404
Vanity Mirror .......................... 85
Voltage ............................. 169
Load Floor, Cargo ....................... 147
Loading Vehicle ......................... 320
Tires ............................... 290
Locks ................................. 28
Automatic Door ........................ 29
Child Protection ........................ 30
Door ................................ 28
Power Door ........................... 29
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH) ............................ 68,69
Lubrication, Body ....................... 369
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Tire Identification Number (TIN)............. 289
Tire Markings .......................... 286
Tire Safety Information .................... 286
Tires ............................ 76,294,439
Air Pressure .......................... 295
Chains .............................. 301
Changing ............................ 343
Compact Spare ........................ 297
General Information .................... 294
High Speed .......................... 297
Inflation Pressures ..................... 295
Jacking ............................. 343
Life of Tires .......................... 300
Load Capacity ........................ 290
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) ........... 303
Pressure Warning Light .................. 164
Quality Grading ....................... 439
Radial .............................. 297
Replacement ......................... 300 Rotation
............................ 302
Safety .............................. 286
Sizes ............................... 287
Spare Tire ........................... 344
Spinning ............................ 298
Tread Wear Indicators ................... 299
Wheel Mounting ...................... 349
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight .............. 329
Torque Converter Clutch .................. 254
Tow Hooks, Emergency ................... 353
Tow/Haul Indicator Light ................. 167
Towing ............................ 323,354
Disabled Vehicle ....................... 354
Guide .............................. 328
Recreational .......................... 336
Weight .............................. 328
Traction Control ......................... 273
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) ................. 280
Trailer Towing .......................... 323
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