Subaru Tribeca owners manual page 143

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3-14 Instruments and controls &Reardifferential oil . The rear differential oil will deterio-more of your tires is significantly under- temperature warning rate if its temperature increases en-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire light ough for the rear differential oil tem-pressure telltale illuminates, you should peraturewarninglighttoilluminate.Itisstop and check your tires as soon as CAUTION advisable to have the rear differentialpossible, and inflate them to the proper oil replaced as soon as possible.pressure. Driving on a significantly under- Reduce vehicle speed and park the inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and vehicle in a safe place as soon as&Lowtire pressurecanleadtotire failure. Under-inflation also possible if the R.DIFF TEMP lightwarning lightreduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, illuminates. Continued driving with and may affect the vehicle’s handling and this light illuminated can damageWhen the ignition switch is turned to thestopping ability. the rear differential and other parts“ON” position, the low tire pressure warn-Please note that the TPMS is not a of the powertrain. ing light will illuminate for approximately 2substitute for proper tire maintenance, seconds to check that the tire pressureand it is the driver’s responsibility to If this light illuminates when the engine ismonitoring system (TPMS) is functioningmaintain correct tire pressure, even if running, it may indicate that the rearproperly. If there is no problem and all tiresunder-inflation has not reached the level differential oil temperature is too hot.are properly inflated, the light will turn off.to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire If the light illuminates while driving, reduceEachtire, including the spare (if provided),pressure telltale. vehicle speed and stop the vehicle at theshould be checked monthly when coldYour vehicle has also been equipped with nearest safe place. and inflated to the inflation pressurea TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate recommended by the vehicle manufac-whenthesystemisnotoperatingproperly. Park the vehicle for several minutes. Afterturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflationThe TPMS malfunction indicator is com- the light turns off, you can start driving.pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires ofbined with the low tire pressure telltale. If the light does not turn off, contact thea different size than the size indicated onWhen the system detects a malfunction, nearest SUBARU dealer for service.the vehicle placard or tire inflation pres-the telltale will flash for approximately one NOTE sure label, you should determine theminute and then remain continuously proper tire inflation pressure for thoseilluminated. This sequence will continue . If the tire pressures are not correcttires.) uponsubsequentvehiclestart-ups as long and/or the tires are not all the same as the malfunction exists. When the size and brand, the rear differential willAs an added safety feature, your vehiclemalfunction indicator is illuminated, the be heavily loaded when the vehicle ishas been equipped with a tire pressuresystem maynotbeabletodetectorsignal driven, resulting in an abnormally highmonitoring system (TPMS) that illuminateslow tire pressure as intended. TPMS oil temperature. a low tire pressure telltale when one or

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