Important safety notes
G WARNIN G
Eac ht ir e, includin gt he spar e( if provided),
should be checke datl east once am onth
when cold and inflated to th ep ressur er ec -
ommended by th ev ehicl em anufacturer on
th eT ir ea nd Loading Information placard on
th ed river' sd oor B-pillar or th et ir ep ressur e
label on th ei nside of th ef uel filler flap .Ify our
vehicl eh as tires of ad ifferen ts iz et ha nt he
siz ei ndicated on th eT ir ea nd Loading Infor -
mation placard or th et ir ep ressur el abel, you
should determine th ep roper tire pressur ef or
those tires .
As an added safet yf eature, your vehicl eh as
been equipped wit hat ir ep ressur em onitoring
system (TPMS) that illuminate sal ow tire pres-
sur et el ltale when on eorm or eofy our tires
are significantly underinflated. Accordingly,
when th el ow tire pressur et el ltale illuminates,
you should stop and chec ky our tires as soo n
as possible ,a nd inflat et he mtot he proper
pressure. Drivin gonas ignificantly underin-
flated tire causes th et ir etoo verheat and can
lead to tire failure. Underinflation also
reduce sf uel efficiency and tire tread life ,a nd
may affec tt he vehicle's handlin ga nd stop-
pin ga bility.
Pleas en ot et ha tt he TPM Sisn ot as ubstitut e
for proper tire maintenance ,a nd it is th ed riv -
er'
sr e sponsibilit y t om aintai nc orrect tire
pressure, eve nifu nderinflation has no t
reached th el evel to trigge ri llumination of th e
TPM Sl ow tire pressur et el ltale.
Your vehicl eh as also been equipped wit ha
TPM Sm alfunction indicator to indicat eift he
system is no to perating properly. The TPM S
malfunction indicator is combined wit ht he
low tire pressur et el ltale. When th es ystem
detects am alfunction ,t he warning lamp will
flas hf or approximately am inute and then
remain continuously illuminated. This
sequenc ew ill be repeated every time th ev ehi-
cle is started as lon gast he malfunction
exists. When th em alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystem may no tbea ble to detec tors ignal
low tire pressur easi ntended. TPM Sm alfunc -
tion sm ay occur for av ariet yofr easons,
includin gt he installation of incompatible
replacemen tora lternate tires or wheels on
th ev ehicl et ha tp reven tt he TPM Sf ro mf unc-
tioning properly. Always chec kt he TPM Sm al-
function telltale after replacing on eorm or e
tires or wheels on your vehicl etoe ns ur et ha t
th er eplacemen tora lternate tires and wheels
allow th eT PM Stoc ontin ue to function prop-
erly.
It is th ed river' sr esponsibilit yt os et th et ir e
pressur etot ha tr ecommended for cold tires
whic hiss uitable for th eo perating situation
( Y
page 258). Not et ha tt he correc tt ir ep ressur e
for th ec urren to perating situation must first be
taught-in to th et ir ep ressur em onitor. If there is
as ubstantial loss of pressure, th ew arning
threshold for th ew arning message is aligned to
th er eferenc ev alue st aught-in .R estart th et ir e
pressur em onitor after adjusting th ep ressur eo f
th ec ol dt ir es ( Y
page 264). The curren tp res-
sures are saved as ne wr eferenc ev alues. As a
result ,aw arning message will appear if th et ir e
pressur ed rops sign ifica ntly.
T he tire pressur em onitor does no tw arn you of
an incorrectl ys et tire pressure. Observ et he
note sont he recommended tire pressur e
( Y
page 258).
The tire pressur em onitor is no ta ble to warn you
of as udde nl oss of pressure, e.g. if th et ir ei s
penetrated by af oreign object. In th ee vent of a
sudde nl oss of pressure, brin gt he vehicl etoa
halt by braking carefully. Avoid abrup ts te ering
movements.
The tire pressur em onitor has ay ellow warning
lamp in th ei nstrumen tc luste rf or indicating
pressur el oss or am alfunction .W hether th e
warning lamp flashes or lights up indicates
whether at ir ep ressur eist oo low or th et ir e
pressur em onitor is malfunctioning :R
if th ew arning lamp is lit continuously, th et ir e
pressur eono ne or mor et ir es is significantly
to ol ow. The tire pressur em onitor is no tm al-
functioning . R
if th ew arning lamp flashes for aroun da
minute and then remain sl it constantly, th e
tire pressur em onitor is malfunctioning .Tire pressure 263
Wheels and tires Z
