Starting&Driving
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem
( (
(
TPMS) )
)
*
TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksofthetyreconditionand
pressure.
Ifradiotransmissiondevicessuchasmobile
telephonesorwirelessheadsetsareusedin
closeproximitytothevehicleitmayresult
ininterferencewiththeTPMSandcould
registerasafault.
Note:TPMSonlywarnsoflowtyrepressure,itdoes
notre-inatethetyre.
TPMSdetectsthetyrepressurethroughradiowaveand
sensingtechnique.TPMSsensorcanmonitorthepressure
ofvehicle'styreandsendittoareceiverinthevehicle.
Y oucanviewthetyrepressureviathevehicleinformation
menuofinstrumentpack.TPMScanremindyouoflow
tyrepressurecondition,however ,itcan'tsubstitutethe
normaltyremaintenance,pleasereferto"T yreInspection"
in"ServiceandMaintenance"chapter .
IftheTPMSmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminates,andthewarningmessage"XXT yreLow
Pressure"willbedisplayedonsomemodels;inthiscase,
pleasestopthecarassoonaspossible,checkthetyre
pressureandinatethetyretocorrectpressurevalue.It
willcausethetyreoverheatingandresultintyrefailureif
drivingwithtyreofobviouslyinsufcientinationpressure.
Inaddition,insufcientinationwillalsodecreasefuel
economy,shortenthelifeofwheeltrack,andmayaffect
theoperationalperformanceandbrakeperformanceof
thevehicle.Thetyrepressurelabelattachedtothevehicle
indicatesthecorrectinationamountrequiredbyyour
vehiclewhentyresarecooled.
TPMSSelf-learning
WhenreplacingaTPMSsensorandreceiver,orperforming
tyrerotation,theTPMSself-learningisrequired,please
consultalocalMGAuthorisedRepairerfordetails.
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