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9. Start to drive. System limitations ty Initialization is completed while the car is on TPM cannot warn you in advance of sud- the move, without any feedback.den severe tire damage caused by out- Indication of a flat tire side influences.< safe The system does not work correctly if it has not The warning lamps come on in yellow been reset; for example, a flat tire may be indi- and red. A message appears on the cated even though the tire inflation pressures Control Display. In addition, an are correct. and acoustic signal sounds. There is a flat The system is inactive and cannot indicate a flat tire or substantial loss of tire pressure.tire if a wheel without TPM electronics has been 1. Reduce your speed and carefully stop the mounted, or if TPM is temporarily malfunction- car. Avoid sudden braking and steering ing due to other systems or devices using the maneuvers. same radio frequency. 2. Identify the damaged tire. To do so, check the tire pressure using the M Mobility Sys-Status indicator on the Control Display tem, refer to Producing the tire inflation The color of the tires represents the status of pressure on page214. the tires and the system. 3. Repair the flat tire with the M Mobility Sys-TPM takes into account that tire pressures tem, refer to page 214. change while the vehicle is being driven. The driving comfortMalfunction tire pressures do not need to be corrected unless the TPM instructs you to do so by means The warning lamps come on in yel-of color indicators. low. A message appears on the Con- trol Display. The Flat Tire Monitor has Green a malfunction or has failed. Have the The tire inflation pressure corresponds to the system checked as soon as possible.established target value. "TPM active" appears on the Control Display. chnology forTire Pressure Monitor TPM*One wheel yellow e The concept There is a flat tire or substantial loss of tire pres- TPM checks the inflation pressures of the four sure in the indicated tire. A message appears on T the Control Display. mounted tires. The system notifies you if there is a significant loss of pressure in one or more All wheels yellow tires. There is a flat tire or substantial loss of tire pres- Functional requirement sure in several tires. A message appears on the In order to assure the reliable reporting of a flat Control Display. tire, the system must be reset while all tire infla-Gray tion pressures are correct. The system cannot detect a puncture. Always use wheels with TPM electronics. Oth-Possible reasons for this: erwise, the system may malfunction. Each time a tire inflation pressure has > TPM is being reset been corrected or a wheel or tire has been > Temporary malfunction caused by systems changed, reset the system.< or devices using the same radio frequency > Malfunction 80

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