Tesla X owners manual page 133

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Tire Care and Maintenance Maintaining Tire Pressures Checking and Adjusting Tire Pressures If you are not towing a trailer, keep tiresFollow these steps when tires are cold and inlated to the pressures shown on the TireModel X has been stationary for over three and Loading Information label, even if it difershours: from the pressure printed on the tire itself. The1.Remove the valve cap. Tire and Loading Information label is located2.Firmly press an accurate tire pressure on the center door pillar and is visible whengauge onto the valve to measure pressure. the drivers door is open. 3.If required, add air to reach the If you are towing a trailer, do not use the tirerecommended pressure. pressures printed on the Tire and Loading4.Re-check pressure by removing and re- Information Label. Instead, see Towing aattaching the tire gauge. Trailer on page 67. 5.If you added too much air, release air by pressing the metal stem in the center of the valve. 6.Recheck the pressure with the tire gauge and adjust if necessary. 7.Replace the valve cap to prevent dirt from entering. Periodically check the valve for damage and leaks. Warning: Under-inlation is the most common cause of tire failures and can cause a tire to overheat, resulting in severe tire cracking, tread separation, or blowout, which causes unexpected loss of vehicle control and increased risk of injury. Under-inlation also reduces Battery range and tire tread life. Warning: Check tire pressures using an accurate pressure gauge when tires are cold. It takes only about 1.6 kms of driving The Tire Pressure indicator light onto warm up the tires suiciently to afect the instrument panel alerts you iftire pressures. Parking the vehicle in one or more tires is under- or over-direct sunlight or in hot weather can also inlated. afect tire pressures. If you must check warm tires, expect increased pressures. The Tire Pressure indicator light does notDo not let air out of warm tires in an immediately turn of when you adjust tireattempt to match recommended cold tire pressure. After inlating the tire to thepressures. A hot tire at or below the recommended pressure, you must drive overrecommended cold tire inlation pressure 40 km/h for more than 10 minutes to activateis dangerously under-inlated. the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS),Warning: Do not use any tire sealant which turns of the Tire Pressure indicatorother than the type provided in a Tesla light. tire repair kit. Other types can cause tire If the indicator light lashes for one minutepressure sensors to malfunction. If your whenever you power on Model X, a fault withModel X did not include a tire repair kit, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) isyou can purchase one from Tesla. detected (see TPMS Malfunction on page 137). Maintenance 133

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