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Tire Pressure Monitoring 
System
 
Over-inflation or under-inflation can 
reduce tire life, adversely affect vehicle 
handling, and lead to sudden tire failure 
that may cause loss of vehicle control 
resulting in an accident.
 
Each tire, including the spare (if 
provided), should be checked monthly 
when cold and inflated to the inflation 
pressure recommended by the vehicle 
manufacturer on the vehicle placard or 
tire inflation pressure label. (If your 
vehicle has tires of a different size than 
the size indicated on the vehicle placard 
or tire inflation pressure label, you should 
determine the proper tire inflation 
pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle 
has been equipped with a tire pressure 
monitoring system (TPMS) that 
illuminates a low tire pressure telltale 
when one or more of your tires is 
significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, 
when the low tire pressure telltale 
illuminates, you should stop and check 
your tires as soon as possible, and inflate 
them to the proper pressure. Driving on a 
significantly under-inflated tire causes 
the tire to overheat and can lead to tire 
failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel 
efficiency and tire tread life, and may 
affect the vehicle's handling and stopping 
ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a 
substitute for proper tire maintenance, 
and it is the driver's responsibility to 
maintain correct tire pressure, even if 
under-inflation has not reached the level 
to trigger illumination of the TPMS low 
tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with 
a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate 
when the system is not operating 
properly. The TPMS malfunction indicator 
is combined with the low tire pressure 
telltale. When the system detects a 
malfunction, the telltale will flash for 
approximately one minute and then 
remain continuously illuminated. This 
sequence will continue upon subsequent 
vehicle start-ups as long as the 
malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is 
illuminated, the system may not be able 
to detect or signal low tire pressure as 
intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur 
for a variety of reasons, including the 
installation of replacement or alternate 
tires or wheels on the vehicle that prevent 
the TPMS from functioning properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction 
telltale after replacing one or more tires or 
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the 
replacement or alternate tires and wheels 
allow the TPMS to continue to function 
properly.
 
If any of the below happens, have the 
system checked by an authorized retailer 
of Genesis Branded products.
1. The Low Tire Pressure Telltale/ TPMS 
Malfunction Indicator does not 
illuminate for 3 seconds when the 
Engine Start/Stop button is pressed to 
the ON position or when the engine is 
running.
2. The TPMS Malfunction Indicator 
remains illuminated after blinking for 
about 1 minute.
3. The Low Tire Pressure Position Telltale 
remains illuminated.
 
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