Kia EV6 - Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS); 僅 Checking the Tire Pressure

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What to do in an emergency Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys -
tem (TPMS)
Checking the tire pressure
1 Low tire pressure telltale/Tire Pres -
sure Monitoring System (TPMS) mal -
function indicator
2 Low tire pressure position telltale
Operation
僅 Press the cluster menu button ( ) on
the steering wheel.
僅 Select 'Information mode' from the
LCD display modes.
INFORMATION
Information
僅 You can change the tire pressure unit
in the user settings mode on the clus
-
ter.
- psi, kpa, bar (Refer to "LCD display
modes" on page 5-47.)
僅 Each tire should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to the inflation
pressure recommended by the vehi
-
cle manufacturer on the vehicle plac -
ard 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 pres
-
sure label, you should determine the
proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehi
-
cle 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. Accord
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ingly, when the low tire pressure tell -
tale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible,
and inflate them to the proper pres -
sure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to over
-
heat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces electric
energy efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling
and stopping ability.
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 oper
-
ating 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 1 minute and
then remain continuously illuminated.
This sequence will continue upon sub
-
sequent vehicle start-ups as long as
the malfunction exists. When the
TPMS malfunction indicator remains
illuminated after blinking for approxi
-
mately 1 minute, the system may not
be able to detect or signal low tire
pressure as intended.
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