MG GS - Load Carrying

STARTING&DRIVING
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)
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TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksofthetyreconditionand
pressure.
Note:TPMSonlywarnsoflowtyrepressures,itdoes
notre-inatethetire.
SystemOperation
ThesystemiscontrolledbytheSCSsystem,
whichconstantlymonitorsthespeedofeachwheel.If,
duringnormaldrivingconditionswiththebrakesnot
applied,theSCSdetectsthatonewheelisrotatingfaster
thantheothers,itdeducesthatthepressureofthattyre
hasfallenbelowthepredenedlimitofthesystem.As
aresult,thewarninglightontheinstrumentpackwill
illuminate(alwaysyellow).
Checkyourtyresattheearliestopportunityandreinate
tothecorrectpressures.Referto‘T yrePressures(Cold)’.
SystemMalfunction
Thissystemisself-monitoring,ifamalfunctionisdetected,
theTPMSwarninglamp(yellow)ontheinstrumentpack
willashfor90secondsrstandthenilluminate.
Note:Whenapunctureisdetected,thesystemwill
requiresometimetoanaliseinformationpriorto
illuminatingthewarninglamp.
Undercertainconditionsthewarninglightmayilluminate
whenafaultisnotpresent.theseconditionsinclude:
•Drivingonicyorwetsurfaces.
•Frontaxlesliporexcessivelateralacceleration.
•Snowchainstted.
•Anonrecommendedtyretted(includingsparetyre).
•TPMSnotresetaftertyrereplacement.
•TPMSnotresetaftertyrepressureadjustment.
•Roughterraindrivingforexcessiveperiods.
•Bendingormountaintypeterraindrivingforexcessive
periods.
•Excessiveluggageweightchangefromwhenlastreset
carriedout.
•TPMSwillnotrespondimmediatelyifatyre'blowsout'.
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