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Tire pressure 391 Important safety notes minated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetect GWARNING or signal low tire pressure as intended. Each tire, including the spare (if provided),TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof should be checked at least once every tworeasons, including the installation of incom- weekswhencoldandinflatedtothepressurepatible replacement or alternate tires or recommendedbythevehiclemanufacturerwheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS ontheTire and Loading Information placardfrom functioning properly. Always check the onthedriver's door B-pillar or the tire pres-TPMSmalfunctiontelltale after replacing one surelabelontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap.Ifor more tires or wheels on your vehicle to your vehicle has tires of a different size thanensurethatthereplacementoralternateTires the size indicated on the Tire and Loadingandwheelsallow the TPMS to continue to Information placard or, if available, the tirefunction properly. pressure label, you should determine theIt is the driver's responsibility to set the tire proper tire pressure for those tires.pressure to that recommended for cold tires Asanaddedsafetyfeature, your vehicle haswhich is suitable for the operating situation beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring(Ypage387).Notethatthecorrecttirepressure system(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepres-for the current operating situation must first be sure telltale when one or more of your tirestaught-in to the tire pressure monitor. If there is are significantly underinflated. Accordingly,a substantial loss of pressure, the warning threshold for the warning message is aligned to whenthelowtire pressure telltale lights up,the reference values taught-in. Restart the tireres i youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoonpressuremonitorafteradjustingthepressureoft as possible, and inflate them to the properthe cold tires (Y page 392). The current pres- pressure. Driving on a significantly underin-sures are saved as new reference values. As aand flated tire causes the tire to overheat and canresult, a warning message will appear if the tire lead to tire failure. pressure drops significantly. ito The tire pressure monr does not warn you of Underinflation also reduces fuel efficiencyan incorrectly set tire pressure. Observe theWheels andtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehicle'snotes on the recommended tire pressure handlingandstoppingability.Pleasenotethat(Y page 387). the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tireThetirepressuremonitorisnotabletowarnyou mainte ndit is the driver's responsi-of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the tire is nance, a penetratedbyaforeignobject.Intheeventofa bility to maintain correct tire pressure, even ifsudden loss of pressure, bring the vehicle to a underinflation has not reached the level tohalt by braking carefully. Avoid abrupt steering trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pres-movements. sure telltale. The tire pressure monitor has a yellow warning Your vehicle has also been equipped with alamp in the instrument cluster for indicating TPMSmalfunction indicator to indicate whenpressure loss or a malfunction. Whether the the system is not operating properly. Thewarning lamp flashes or lights up indicates TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwithwhether a tire pressure is too low or the tire the low tire pressure telltale. When the sys-pressure monitor is malfunctioning: temdetects a malfunction, the warning lampRifthewarninglampislitcontinuously,thetire will flash for approximately a minute and thenpressure on one or more tires is significantly remain continuously illuminated. Thistoo low. The tire pressure monitor is not mal- functioning. sequencewillberepeatedeverytimethevehi-Rif the warning lamp flashes for around a cle is started as long as the malfunctionminute and then remains lit constantly, the exists. When the malfunction indicator is illu-tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning. In addition to the warning lamp, a message appears in the multifunction display. Observe Z

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