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Ti re pressur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Fu nction of th et ir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng sys‐
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DA NG ER Risk of acciden td ue to incor‐
re ct tir ep re ssure
Ever yt ire, including th es par e( if pr ov ided),
should be ch ec ke dw hen cold at leas to nc ea
mont ha nd inflated to th ep re ssur er ecom‐
mended by th ev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dont he
B-pi llar on th ed ri ve r’ ss ide or th et ir ep re s‐
sur el abel on th ei nside of th ef uel fi ller fl ap
of yo ur ve hicle). If yo ur ve hicle has tires of a
dif fe re nt size th an th es ize indicated on th e
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dort he tir ep re ssur et able, yo un ee dtod et ermine
th ep ro per tir ep re ssur ef or th ose tires.
As an added saf et yf eature, yo ur ve hicle has
been equipped wit hat ir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em (TPMS) th at illuminates al ow tire
pressur ei ndicator lam pw hen on eorm or eo f
yo ur tires ar es ign if icantl yu nderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ift he lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator
lam pl ights up, yo us hould st op and ch eck
yo ur tires as soo nasp ossible, and inflate
th em to th ep ro per pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ec auses th et ire
to ove rh eat and can lead to tir ef ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and re duces tir et re ad life, and may
af fe ct th ev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no te th at th eT PMS is no tas ubsti‐
tut ef or proper tir em aintenance, and it is th e
driver's re sponsibility to maintain cor re ct tire
pressure, eve nifu nderinflatio nh as not
re ached th el ev el to trig ge ri llumination of
th eT PMS lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp.
Yo ur ve hicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicat ew hen th es ys te misn ot operating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es ys te md et ects am alfunction, th ei ndica‐
to rl amp wil lf lash fo ra pp ro xima te ly am inute
and th en re main continuously illumina te d.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle st art-ups as lon gast he malfunction
ex ists.
When th em alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, th es yst em ma yn ot be able to de te ct or
signal lo wt ir ep re ssur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yo ccu rf or av ariety of re a‐
sons, includin gt he ins ta llation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr eve nt th eT PMS from
functioning properly.
Alw ay sc hec kt he TPMS malfunction wa rn ing
lam pa ft er re placing one or mor et ires or
wheels on yo ur ve hicle to ensur et hat th e
re placemen tora lternat et ires and wheels
allo wt he TPMS to continu etof unction prop‐
er ly . Wheels and tires 359
