Porsche Panamera 970 owners manual page 129

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Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) Danger! f Sealing the tire with tire sealant is only an Risk of serious personal injury or death.emergency repair so you can drive to the Each tire should be checked monthly when cold Driving the vehicle with low tire pressure nearest specialist workshop. and inflated to the inflation pressure increases the risk of a tire failure and The permitted top speed is 50 mph recommended by Porsche on the tire inflation resulting loss of control. Furthermore, low (80 km/h). pressure label. tire pressure increases rate of wear of the f Do not drive with tires in which the tire For information on the tire inflation pressure label:affected tires.pressure drops again very quickly. In case of f Please see the chapter “TIRES AND WHEELS” Please note that the Tire Pressure Monitoring doubt, have tires checked by a specialist on page 280. is not a substitute for proper tire workshop. maintenance, and it is the driver's f Defective tires must be replaced immediately As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been responsibility to maintain correct tire at an authorized Porsche dealer. equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system pressure, even if under-inflation has not Tires must never be repaired under any (TPM) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale reached the level to trigger illumination of circumstances. (warning light) when one or more of your tires is Tire Pressure Monitoring low tire pressure significantly under-inflated.telltale. Low tire pressure reduces the road f If Tire Pressure Monitoring is defective Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale safety of the vehicle and destroys the tire and (e.g. defective wheel transmitter), contact an illuminates, you should stop and check your tires wheel.authorized Porsche dealer immediately and as soon as possible, and inflate them to the Tire Pressure Monitoring gives a warning have the damage repaired. proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-about tire damage caused by a natural loss The tire pressure will not be monitored at all inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can in pressure as well as about a gradual loss of or will be monitored only partially when Tire lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces pressure caused by foreign objects.Pressure Monitoring is defective. fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect Tire Pressure Monitoring cannot warn you For information on warning messages on the multi- the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.about tire damage that occurs suddenly (e.g. function display: However, the tire pressure must still be set flat tire due to abrupt external effects).f Please see the chapter “OVERVIEW OF manually on the wheel. f When a red tire pressure warning appears, WARNING MESSAGES” on page 152. f Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE FOR stop immediately in a suitable place and check f Incomplete entries or selection of the wrong COLD TIRES (68 °F/20 °C)” on page 326.the tires for damage. If necessary, remedy the tires on the multi-function display affect the damage with a tire sealant.accuracy of warnings and messages. f Do not by any means continue to drive with The settings in the tire pressure menu must be defective tires. updated following a wheel change or changes in vehicle loading. Instrument Panel and Multi-Function Display127

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