Subaru XV Crosstrek owners manual page 441

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7-38 Starting and operating/Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) (U.S.–spec. models) cing speed. Then slowly pull off thedamage and a fast leak that causes road to a safe place. Otherwise anthetire to lose air rapidly. If you have accident involving serious vehiclea flat tire, replace it with a spare tire damageandseriouspersonal injuryas soon as possible. could occur. When a spare tire is mounted or a Check the pressure for all four tireswheel rim is replaced without the andadjustthepressuretotheCOLDoriginal pressure sensor/transmitter tire pressure shown on the tirebeing transferred, the low tire pres- placard on the door pillar on thesure warning light will illuminate driver’s side. steadily after blinking for approxi- Even when the vehicle is driven amately one minute. This indicates very short distance, the tires getthe TPMS is unable to monitor all Lowtire pressure warning light (type B)warm and their pressures increasefour road wheels. Contact your The tire pressure monitoring system pro-accordingly. Be sure to let the tiresSUBARUdealerassoonaspossible vides the driver with a warning messagecool thoroughly before adjustingfor tire and sensor replacement and/ by sending a signal from a sensor that istheir pressures to the standardor system resetting. installed in each wheel when tire pressurevalues shown on the tire placard.When a tire is repaired with liquid is severely low. Refer to “Tires and wheels” F11-22.sealant, the tire pressure warning The tire pressure monitoring system willThetirepressuremonitoringsystemvalve and transmitter may not oper- activate only when the vehicle is driven atdoes not function when the vehicleate properly. If a liquid sealant is speeds above 20 mph (32 km/h). Also,is stationary. After adjusting the tireused, contact your nearest SUBARU this system may not react immediately to apressures, increase the vehicledealer or other qualified service sudden drop in tire pressure (for example,speed to at least 20 mph (32 km/h)shop as soon as possible. Make a blow-out caused by running over ato start the TPMS re-checking of thesure to replace the tire pressure sharp object). tire inflation pressures. If the tirewarning valve and transmitter when pressures are now above the severereplacing the tire. You may reuse the WARNING low pressure threshold, the low tirewheel if there is no damage to it and pressure warning light should turnifthe sealant residue is properly If the low tire pressure warning lightoff a few minutes later.cleaned off. If the light illuminates illuminates while driving, never steadily after blinking for approxi- Ifthis light still illuminates while brake suddenly and keep drivingdriving after adjusting the tire pres-mately one minute, promptly con- straight ahead while gradually redu-sure, a tire may have significanttact a SUBARU dealer to have the

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