Suzuki Grand Vitara II 2 owners manual page 141

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE when the tires acold. Tires thatre on the tire information placard should cause the low tire pressure warning light toappear to be at the specified pressureWARNING turn off. when checked after driving, when the The TPMS malfunction indicator is tires are warm, could have pressure If the light turns on again shortly after combined with the low tire pressure below the specification when the tires adjusting the pressure in your tires, you telltale. When the system detects a may have a flat tire. If you have a flat tire,cool down. Also, tires that are inflated tomalfunction, the telltale will flash for the specified pressure in a warm garage replace it with the spare tire. Refer to approximately one minute and then may have pressure below the specifica- “Jacking Instructions” in the “EMER- remain continuously illuminated. tion when the vehicle is driven outside in GENCY SERVICE” section. Refer to This sequence will continue upon “Replacing Tires and/or Wheels” forvery cold temperature. If you adjust the tire pressure in a garage that is warmer subsequent vehicle start-ups as long instructions on how to restore normal oper- as the malfunction exists. than the outside temperature, you ation of the tire pressure monitoring sys- tem after you have had a flat tire.should add 1 psi to the recommended cold tire inflation pressure for every 10°FWhen you turn off the engine, however, the malfunction indicator resets. It takes about NOTE: difference between garage temperature and outside temperature. ten minutes after restarting the engine for • When the tire inflation pressure is adjusted in high altitude areas, the low the malfunction to be detected again and For tire inflation pressure information, referfor the light to start flashing. tire pressure light may not turn off even to “Tire Inflation Pre ssure” in the “INSPEC- after tire inflation pressure adjustment. WARNING In this case, adjust the inflation pressureTION AND MAINTENANCE” section. to a slightly higher pressure than is When the malfunction indicator is shown on the tire information placard.TPMS Malfunction Indicatorilluminated, the system may not be • The low tire pressure warning light mayWARNING able to detect or signal low tire pres- turn off temporarily after coming on. This sure as intended. TPMS malfunctions could be due to surface temperature may occur for a variety of reasons, Your vehicle has also been equippedincluding the installation of replace- increases after long distance driving or with a TPMS malfunction indicator toment or alternate tires or wheels on traveling to a high temperature area. indicate when the system is not oper-the vehicle that prevent the TPMS Even if the tire pressure warning light ating properly. from functioning properly. Always turns off after coming on, make sure to check the TPMS malfunction telltale check the inflation pressure of all tires. after replacing one or more tires or • To reduce the chance that the low tire wheels on your vehicle to ensure that pressure warning light will come on due the replacement or alternate tires and to normal changes in temperature and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to atmospheric pressure, it is important to function properly. check and adjust the tire pressures 3-40 79K21-03E

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