MG HS PHEV - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

STARTING&DRIVING
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)
TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksoftyreconditionandpressures.
Usingequipmentthattransmitson
frequenciessimilartothatoftheTPMS
mayinterferewiththeoperationofthe
TyrePressureMonitoringSystem,thismay
illuminateawarningorregisteratemporary
fault.
Note:TPMSonlywarnsoflowtyrepressures,itdoes
notre-inatethetyre.
TPMSusespressuresensorsbuiltintotyrevalvesto
continuouslymonitorpressureandtransmitdatatothe
ECUinsidethevehicleusingRFsignals.Ifitdeducesthat
thepressureofthattyrehasfallenbelowthepredened
limitofthesystem,thewarninglightintheinstrument
packwillilluminate(alwaysyellow).Formoreinformation,
pleasereferto‘InstrumentPack’in‘Instrumentsand
Controls’section.Checkyourtyresattheearliest
opportunityandreinatetothecorrectpressure.Please
referto‘T yrePressure(Cold)’in‘T echnicalData’section.
IftheTPMSmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminates,andonsomemodels,isaccompaniedbythe
warningmessage"XXT yrePressureLow"displayed,itis
advisedthatyoupleasestopthecarassoonaspossible,
checkthetyrepressureandinatethetyretocorrect
pressurevalue.Overorunder-inatedtyreswearout
morerapidlyandalsohaveadetrimentaleffectonthecar’s
handlingcharacteristics.Under-inatedtyresincreasethe
rollingresistanceofthecarwhich,inturn,increasesfuel
consumption.Alwayscheck/adjusttyrepressureswhen
theyarecold.
TPMSSelf-learning
WhenreplacingaTPMSsensorandreceiver,orperforming
tyrerotation,TPMSself-learningisrequired,pleaseconsult
anMGAuthorisedRepairerfordetails.
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