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Seite 98 Controls Safety ▷ TPM was unable to complete the reset. Required tire inflation pressure check message Reset the system again. A Check Control message is displayed in the▷ Interference through systems or devices following situations with the same radio frequency: after leav‐ ing the area of the interference, the system ▷ The system has detected a wheel change, automatically becomes active again. but no reset was done. ▷ Inflation was not carried out according to Declaration according to NHTSA/ specifications. FMVSS 138 Tire Pressure Monitoring ▷ The tire inflation pressure has fallen below System the level of the last confirmation. Each tire, including the spare (if provided) In this case: should be checked monthly when cold and in‐ ▷ Check the tire pressure and correct as flated to the inflation pressure recommended needed. by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your ▷ Carry out a reset of the system after a tire vehicle has tires of a different size than the size change. indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the System limits proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) The system does not function properly if a re‐ As an added safety feature, your vehicle has set has not been carried out, e.g., a flat tire is been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring reported though tire inflation pressures are system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pres‐ correct. sure telltale when one or more of your tires is The tire inflation pressure depends on the significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when tire's temperature. Driving or exposure to thethe low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you sun will increase the tire's temperature, thusshould stop and check your tires as soon as increasing the tire inflation pressure. The tirepossible, and inflate them to the proper pres‐ inflation pressure is reduced when the tiresure. Driving on a significantly under-inflated temperature falls again. These circumstancestire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to may cause a warning when temperatures fall tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel ef‐ very sharply. ficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. Please Malfunction note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's The yellow warning lamp flashes and responsibility to maintain correct tire pressure, then lights up continuously. A Check even if under-inflation has not reached the Control message is displayed. No flat level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire or loss of tire inflation pressure can be de‐ tire pressure telltale. Your vehicle has also tected. been equipped with a TPMS malfunction indi‐ Display in the following situations: cator to indicate when the system is not oper‐ ating properly. The TPMS malfunction indica‐ ▷ A wheel without TPM electronics is fitted: tor is combined with the low tire pressure have the service center check it if needed. telltale. When the system detects a malfunc‐ ▷ Malfunction: have the system checked by tion, the telltale will flash for approximately one your service center. minute and then remain continuously illumi‐ nated. This sequence will continue upon sub‐ 98 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 865 - II/15

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