Nissan Qashqai II 2 owners manual page 181

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be able to detect or signal low tyre pressure asWARNING• Replacingtyreswiththosenotoriginallyspeci- intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a vari-fied by NISSANcouldaffecttheproperopera- ety of reasons including the installation of replace-• If the TPMS indicator light illuminates whiletion of the TPMS. mentoralternate tyres or wheels on the vehicle thatdriving:• TheGenuineNISSANEmergencyTyreRepair preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Always– avoid sudden steering manoeuvresSealant or equivalent can be used for tempo- check the TPMS indicator light after replacing onerarily repairing a tyre. Do not inject any other or more tyres or wheels on your vehicle to ensure– avoid abrupt brakingtyre liquid or aerosol tyre sealant into the that the replacement or alternate tyres and wheels– reducevehicle speedtyres, as this may cause a malfunction of the allow the TPMS to continue to function properly. tyre pressure sensors. • TheTPMSdoesnotmonitorthetyrepressureof– pull off the road to a safe location the spare tyre. – stopthevehicle as soon as possible• NISSAN recommends using only Genuine NISSAN Emergency Tyre Sealant provided • The TPMS will activate only when the vehicle is• Driving with under-inflated tyres may perma-with your vehicle. Other tyre sealants may drivenatspeedsabove25km/h(16MPH).Also,nentlydamagethetyresandincreasethelike-damagethevalvestemsealwhichcancause this system may not detect a sudden drop in tyrelihood of tyre failure. Serious vehicle damagethe tyre to lose air pressure. Visit a NISSAN pressure (for example a flat tyre while driving).could occur which may lead to an accidentdealer or qualified workshop as soon as pos- • The TPMS indicator light may not automaticallyand could result in serious personal injury.sible after using tyre repair sealant (for mod- turn off when the tyre pressure is adjusted. After• Checkthetyrepressurefor all four tyres. Ad-els equipped with the emergency tyre punc- thetyreisinflatedtotherecommendedCOLDjust the tyre pressure to the recommendedture repair kit). tyre pressure, drive the vehicle at speeds aboveCOLD tyre pressure shown on the tyre plac-CAUTION 25 km/h (16 MPH) to activate the TPMS. Seeard to turn the TPMS indicator light “OFF”. In• TheTPMSmaynotfunctionproperlywhenthe “TPMSsensorIDandpositionrecognition”latercase of a flat tyre, replace it with a spare tyrewheels are equipped with tyre chains or the in this section as soon as possible. (See “Flat tyre” in thewheels are buried in snow. • Following a change in the outside temperature,“6. In case of emergency” section for chang- the TPMS indicator light may illuminate even ifing a flat tyre.)• Donotplacemetalisedfilmoranymetalparts the tyre pressure has been adjusted properly.• When a spare tyre is mounted or a wheel is(antenna, etc.) on the windows. This may Adjust the tyre pressure to the recommendedreplaced, the TPMS will not function and thecause poor reception of the signals from the COLD tyre pressure again when the tyres areTPMS indicator light will flash for approxi-tyre pressure sensors, and the TPMS will not cold, and reset the TPMS.mately1minute.Thelightwillremainonafterfunction properly. Foradditionalinformation,see“[Checkcoldtyre]1minute.Besuretofollowallinstructionsfor message” later in this section.wheelreplacementandmounttheTPMSsys- temcorrectly. Starting and driving5-5

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