MG RX5 - Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Starting&Driving
TirePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)
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TPMScannotreplaceroutinemaintenance
andchecksofthetyreconditionand
pressure.
Note:TPMSonlywarnsoflowtirepressures,itdoes
notre-inatethetire.
SystemOperation
ThesystemiscontrolledbytheSCSsystem,
whichconstantlymonitorsthespeedofeachwheel.If,
duringnormaldrivingconditionswiththebrakesnot
applied,theSCSdetectsthatonewheelisrotatingfaster
thantheothers,itdeducesthatthepressureofthattire
hasfallenbelowthepredenedlimitofthesystem.As
aresult,thewarninglightontheinstrumentpackwill
illuminate(alwaysyellow).
Checkyourtiresattheearliestopportunityandreinate
tothecorrectpressures.Referto‘TirePressures(Cold)’.
SystemMalfunction
Thissystemisself-monitoring,ifamalfunctionisdetected,
theTPMSwarninglamp(yellow)ontheinstrumentpack
willashfor90secondsrstandthenilluminate.
Note:Whenapunctureisdetected,thesystemwill
requiresometimetoanaliseinformationpriorto
illuminatingthewarninglamp.
Undercertainconditionsthewarninglightmayilluminate
whenafaultisnotpresent.theseconditionsinclude:
•Drivingonicyorwetsurfaces.
•Frontaxlesliporexcessivelateralacceleration.
•Snowchainstted.
•Anonrecommendedtiretted(includingsparetire).
•TPMSnotresetaftertirereplacement.
•TPMSnotresetaftertirepressureadjustment.
•Roughterraindrivingforexcessiveperiods.
•Bendingormountaintypeterraindrivingforexcessive
periods.
•Excessiveluggageweightchangefromwhenlastreset
carriedout.
•TPMSwillnotrespondimmediatelyifatire'blowsout'.
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