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Return the tires to the recommended cold tire inflation pressure when
high-speed driving has ended.
See Vehicle Load Limits 0 211 and Tire Pressure 0 356.
Tire Pressure Monitor System
The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) uses radio and sensor
technology to check tire pressure
levels. The TPMS sensors monitor the air pressure in your tires and transmit tire pressure readings to a receiver
located in the vehicle.
Each tire, including the spare (if
provided), should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the
inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the
vehicle placard or tire inflation
pressure label. (If your vehicle has
tires of a different size than the size
indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should
determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your
vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
that illuminates a low tire pressure
telltale when one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated.
Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you
should stop and check your tires as
soon as possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a
significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to
tire failure. Under-inflation also
reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's
handling and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a
substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to
maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the
level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped
with a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when the system is not
operating properly. The TPMS
malfunction indicator is combined
with the low tire pressure telltale.
When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approximately one minute and then
remain continuously illuminated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is
illuminated, the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire
pressure as intended. TPMS
malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including the installation of replacement or alternate tires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or more
tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or
alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
See Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
0 359.