What to do in an emergency
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
If the telltale illuminates, immediately
reduce your speed, avoid hard cornering
and anticipate increased stopping dis
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tances. You should stop and check your
tires as soon as possible.
Inflate the tires to the proper pressure as
indicated on the vehicle's placard or tire
inflation pressure label located on the
driver's side center pillar outer panel. If
you cannot reach a service station or if
the tire cannot hold the newly added air,
replace the low pressure tire with the
spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the Low Tire Pressure telltale may
turn on and illuminate after restarting
and about 20 minutes of continuous
driving before you have the low pres
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sure 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.
You should check the tire inflation pres
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sure and adjust the tires to the recom
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mended tire inflation pressure when
driving your vehicle in the following con
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ditions.
僅 from a warm area to a cold area
僅 from a cold area to a warm area
僅 the outside temperature is extremely
high or low
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.
TPMS malfunction indicator
The low tire pressure telltale will illumi
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nate after it blinks for approximately one
minute when there is a problem with the
TPMS.
If the system is able to correctly detect
an underinflation warning at the same
time as system failure, it will illuminate
both the TPMS malfunction and the low
tire pressure position telltales. For exam
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ple, if the Front Left sensor fails, the
TPMS malfunction indicator illuminates,
but if the Front Right, Rear Left, or Rear
Right tire is underinflated, the low tire
pressure position telltales may illuminate
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
be illuminated if the vehicle is moving
around electric power supply cables
or radios transmitters such as at
police stations, government and pub
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lic offices, broadcasting stations, mili
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tary installations, airports, or
transmitting towers, etc. This can
interfere with normal operation of the
TPMS.
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