Emergency situations
8-10
Tyre pressure monitoring system
 WARNING
Over-inflation or under-inflation can 
reduce tyre life, adversely affect vehicle 
handling, and lead to sudden tyre 
failure that may cause loss of vehicle 
control resulting in an accident.
Each tyre, 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 tyre inflation pressure label. (If your 
vehicle has tyres of a different size 
than the size indicated on the vehicle 
placard or tyre inflation pressure label, 
you should determine the proper tyre 
inflation pressure for those tyres.)
As an added safety feature, your 
vehicle has been equipped with a tyre 
pressure monitoring system (TPMS) 
that illuminates a low tyre pressure 
telltale when one or more of your tyres is 
significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, 
when the low tyre pressure telltale 
illuminates, you should stop and check 
your tyres as soon as possible, and inflate 
them to the proper pressure. Driving on 
a significantly under-inflated tyre causes 
the tyre to overheat and can lead to tyre 
failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel 
efficiency and tyre tread life, and 
may affect the vehicle’s handling and 
stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a 
substitute for proper tyre maintenance, 
and it is the driver’s responsibility to 
maintain correct tyre pressure, even if 
under-inflation has not reached the level 
to trigger illumination of the TPMS low 
tyre 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 
tyre 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 tyre pressure as 
intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur 
for a variety of reasons, including the 
installation of replacement or alternate 
tyres or wheels on the vehicle that 
prevent the TPMS from functioning 
properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction 
telltale after replacing one or more tyres 
or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that 
the replacement or alternate tyres and 
wheels allow the TPMS to continue to 
function properly.
NOTICE
If any of the below happens, we 
recommend that you have the system 
checked by an authorised Retailer of 
Genesis Branded Products.
1.  The Low Tyre 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 
approximately 1 minute.
3.  The Low Tyre Pressure Position 
Telltale remains illuminated.