Forde Edge II owners manual page 319

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Wheels and Tires • Drive cautiously. If you hear the cables As an added safety feature, your vehicle rub or bang against the vehicle, stop has been equipped with a Tire Pressure and re-tighten them. If this does not Monitoring System (TPMS) that work, remove the cables to prevent illuminates a low tire pressure telltale vehicle damage. when one or more of your tires is • Remove the cables when you no longer significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, need them. Do not use cables on dry when the low tire pressure telltale roads. illuminates, you should stop and check • If a temporary spare tire is mounted on your tires as soon as possible, and inflate your vehicle, do not use snow chains them to the proper pressure. Driving on a on the axle with the temporary spare significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire. tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency If you have any questions regarding snow and tire tread life, and may affect the chains or cables, please contact an vehicle’s handling and stopping ability. authorized dealer. Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING it is the driver’s responsibility to maintain SYSTEM correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the level to trigger WARNING illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale. The tire pressure monitoring system Your vehicle has also been equipped with is not a substitute for manually a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate checking tire pressure. The tire when the system is not operating properly. pressure should be checked periodically The TPMS malfunction indicator is (at least monthly) using a tire gauge, see combined with the low tire pressure Inflating your tires in this chapter. Failure telltale. When the system detects a to properly maintain your tire pressure malfunction, the telltale will flash for could increase the risk of tire failure, loss approximately one minute and then remain of control, vehicle rollover and personal continuously illuminated. This sequence injury. will continue upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists. Each tire, including the spare (if When the malfunction indicator is provided), should be checked illuminated, the system may not be able monthly when cold and inflated to detect or signal low tire pressure as to the inflation pressure recommended by intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle for a variety of reasons, including the placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If installation of replacement or alternate your vehicle has tires of a different size tires or wheels on the vehicle that prevent than the size indicated on the vehicle the TPMS from functioning properly. placard or tire inflation pressure label, you Always check the TPMS malfunction should determine the proper tire inflation telltale after replacing one or more tires or pressure for those tires.) wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function properly. 316 Edge/Galaxy/S-MAX (CDQ) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing

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