What to do in an emergency
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
replace the low pressure tire with the
spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the Low Tire Pressure telltale may
turn on and appear after restarting and
about 20 minutes of continuous driving
before you have the low pressure tire
repaired and replaced on the vehicle.
In winter or cold weather, the low tire
pressure telltale may be illuminated if
the tire pressure was adjusted to the rec
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ommended tire inflation pressure in
warm weather. It does not mean your
TPMS is malfunctioning because the
decreased temperature leads to a pro
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portional lowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehicle from a
warm area to a cold area or from a cold
area to a warm area, or the outside tem
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perature is greatly higher or lower, you
should check the tire inflation pressure
and adjust the tires to the recommended
tire inflation pressure.
When filling tires with more air, condi
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tions to turn off the low tire pressure tell
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tale may not be met. This is because a
tire inflator has a margin of error in per
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formance. The low tire pressure telltale
will be turned off if the tire pressure is
above the recommended tire inflation
pressure.
Low Pressure Damage
Do not drive on low pressure tires. Sig
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nificantly low tire pressure can cause the
tires to overheat and fail making the
vehicle unstable resulting in increased
braking distances and a loss of vehicle
control.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) malfunction indicator
The low tire pressure telltale will appear
after it blinks for approximately one min
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ute when there is a problem with the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.
If the system is able to correctly detect
an underinflation warning at the same
time as system failure then it will illumi
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nate both the TPMS malfunction and low
tire pressure position telltales e.g. if
Front Left sensor fails, the TPMS mal
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function indicator appears, but if the
Front Right, Rear Left, or Rear Right tire
is under-inflated, the low tire pressure
position telltales may appear together
with the TPMS malfunction indicator.
Have the system checked by an autho
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rized Kia dealer as soon as possible to
determine the cause of the problem.
僅 The TPMS malfunction indicator may
appear if the vehicle is moving around
electric power supply cables or radios
transmitters such as at police stations,
government and public offices, broad
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casting stations, military installations,
airports, or transmitting towers, etc.
This can interfere with normal opera
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tion of the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS).
僅 The TPMS malfunction indicator may
appear if snow chains are used or
some separate electronic devices
such as notebook computer, mobile
charger, remote starter or navigation
etc., are used in the vehicle. This can
interfere with normal operation of the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).
Tire replacement with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire Pres
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sure telltale will come on. Have the flat
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