STARTINGANDDRIVING
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem(
TPMS)
TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksofthetyreconditionand
pressure.
Usingequipmentthattransmitson
frequenciessimilartothatoftheTPMS
mayinterferewiththeoperationofthe
TyrePressureMonitoringSystem,this
mayilluminateawarningorregistera
temporaryfault.
TPMSmonitorsthetyrepressurethroughradiowaveand
sensingtechnique.TPMSsensorcanmonitorthepressure
ofvehicle'styreandsendittoareceiverinthevehicle.
Y oucanviewthetyrepressureviatheinstrumentpack
oron-boardentertainmentdisplay.TPMScanremindyou
oflowtyrepressure,butitcannotreplacenormaltyre
maintenance.Fortyremaintenance,pleasereferto'T yres'
in'Maintenance'chapter.
Note:TPMSonlygivesthedriverawarningwhenthe
tyrepressureislow,anditwillnotinatethetyre.
IftheTPMSmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminates,andthewarningmessage"XXT yrePressure
Low"isdisplayed,itisadvisedthatyoupleasestopthecar
assoonaspossible,checkthetyrepressurewhentheyare
coldandinatethetyretothestandardpressurevalue.
Thetyrepressurelabelattachedtothepillarontheleftof
thedriverindicatesthestandardpressurevaluerequired
byyourvehicletyreswhentheyarecold.
Drivingwithunder-inatedtyresmayoverheatandcause
tyrefault.Inaddition,under-inatedtyreswearoutmore
rapidlyandalsohaveadetrimentaleffectonthecar's
handlingcharacteristicsandbrakeperformancewhich,in
turn,increasespowerconsumption.
TPMSSelf-learning
WhenreplacingaTPMSsensorandreceiver,orperforming
tyrerotation,theTPMSself-learningisrequired,please
consultalocalAuthorisedRepairerfordetails.
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