MG MG4 - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

STARTING&DRIVING
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)
TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksofthetyreconditionand
pressure.
Usingequipmentthattransmitson
frequenciessimilartothatoftheTPMS
mayinterferewiththeoperationofthe
TyrePressureMonitoringSystem,this
mayilluminateawarningorregistera
temporaryfault.
TPMSusespressuresensorsbuiltintotyrevalvesto
continuouslymonitorpressureandtransmitdatatothe
ECUinsidethevehicleusingRFsignals.Ifitdeduces
thatthepressureofthattyrehasfallenbelowthe
predenedlimitofthesystem,thewarninglightinthe
instrumentpackwillilluminate(alwaysyellow).For
moreinformation,pleasereferto‘InstrumentPack’in
‘InstrumentsandControls’section.TPMScanremindyou
oflowtyrepressure,butitcannotreplacenormaltyre
maintenance.Fortyremaintenance,pleasereferto‘Tyres’
in‘Maintenance’chapter.
Note:TPMSonlywarnsoflowtyrepressures,itdoes
notre-inatethetyre.
IftheTPMSmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminates,andthewarningmessage"XXTyrePressure
Low"isdisplayed,itisadvisedthatyoupleasestopthecar
assoonaspossible,checkthetyrepressurewhentheyare
coldandinatethetyretothestandardpressurevalue.
ThetyrepressurelabelattachedtotheBpillarindicates
thestandardpressurevaluerequiredbyyourvehicletyres
whentheyarecold.
Drivingwithunder-inatedtyresmayoverheatandcause
tyrefault.Overorunder-inatedtyreswearoutmore
rapidlyandalsohaveadetrimentaleffectonthecar’s
handlingcharacteristics.Under-inatedtyresincrease
therollingresistanceofthecarwhich,inturn,increases
powerconsumption.
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