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What to do in an emergency Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS – Type A)
vehicle. This can interfere with normal
operation of the Tire Pressure Monitor
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ing System (TPMS).
Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire Pres
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sure will come on. Have the flat tire
repaired by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible or replace the flat tire
with the spare tire.
Repair Agents
Never use a puncture-repairing agent
not approved by Kia to repair and/or
inflate a low pressure tire. The tire seal
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ant not approved by Kia may damage
the tire pressure sensor.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire pres
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sure sensor mounted inside the tire
behind the valve stem. You must use
TPMS specific wheels. It is recom
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mended that you always have your tires
serviced by an authorized Kia dealer.
Even if you replace the low pressure tire
with the spare tire, the Low Tire Pressure
telltale will blink or remain on until the
low pressure tire is repaired and placed
on the vehicle. After you replace the low
pressure tire with the TPMS spare tire,
the Low Tire Pressure telltale may blink
or illuminate after a few minutes
because the TPMS sensor mounted on
the spare wheel is not initiated.
Once the low pressure tire is reinflated
to the recommended pressure and
installed on the vehicle or the TPMS sen
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sor mounted on the replaced spare
wheel is initiated by an authorized Kia
dealer, the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the low tire pressure telltale will
extinguish within a few minutes of driv
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ing.
If the indicator is not extinguished after
a few minutes of driving, please visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor on
the replaced spare wheel should be initi
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ated and the TPMS sensor on the origi
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nal mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on the
original mounted wheel located in the
spare tire carrier still activates, the tire
pressure monitoring system may not
operate properly. Have the tire with
TPMS serviced or replaced by an autho
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rized Kia dealer.
You may not be able to identify a low tire
by simply looking at it. Always use a
good quality tire pressure gauge to mea
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sure the tire's inflation pressure. Please
note that a tire that is hot (from being
driven) will have a higher pressure mea
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surement than a tire that is cold.
A cold tire means the vehicle has been
sitting for 3 hours and driven for less
than 1 mile (1.6 km) in that 3 hour period.
Allow the tire to cool before measuring
the inflation pressure. Always be sure
the tire is cold before inflating to the rec
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ommended pressure.
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe
and sudden tire damage caused by
external factors such as nails or road
debris.
If you feel any vehicle instability, imme
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diately take your foot off the accelerator,
apply the brakes gradually and with light
force, and slowly move to a safe position
off the road.
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