Tesla MODEL 3 2012 - Tire Care and Maintenance

Displaying Tire Pressures
Display tire pressures on the touchscreen by
touching Controls > Service. The pressure of
each tire displays in the visualization of your
Model 3. You can choose whether you want to
display tire pressures using Bar or PSI by
touching
Controls > Display > Tire Pressure.
NOTE: You may need to drive briefly before
the visualization displays the tire pressure
values.
Maintaining Tire Pressures
Keep tires inflated to the pressures shown on
the Tire Information label, even if it
diers
from the pressure printed on the tire itself.
The Tire and Loading Information label is
located on the center door pillar and is visible
when the front door is open.
NOTE: If your Model 3 is fitted with Tesla
accessory wheels or tires, some information
may be
dierent from the labels on the
vehicle.
The Tire Pressure indicator
light on the touchscreen
alerts you if one or more
tires is under- or over-
inflated.
The Tire Pressure indicator light does not
immediately turn o when you adjust tire
pressure. After inflating the tire to the
recommended pressure, you must drive over
25 km/h for a short amount of time to
activate the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), which turns o the Tire Pressure
indicator light.
If the indicator light flashes for one minute
whenever you power on Model 3, a fault with
the TPMS is detected (see TPMS Malfunction
on page 202).
NOTE: Your vehicle’s tire pressures will drop
in cold ambient temperatures. If the TPMS
indicator light appears,
inflate the tires before
driving. The tires will lose one PSI for every 6°
C drop in outside temperature. Proper tire
pressures help protect tires from potholes
and improve range when properly
inflated.
WARNING: Under-inflation is the most
common cause of tire failures and can
cause a tire to overheat, resulting in
severe tire cracking, tread separation,
or blowout, resulting in unexpected
loss of vehicle control and increased
risk of injury. Under-inflation also
reduces the vehicle's range and tire
tread life.
WARNING: Check tire pressures using
an accurate pressure gauge when tires
are cold. It takes only about 1.6 kms of
driving to warm up the tires
suciently to aect tire pressures.
Parking the vehicle in direct sunlight
or in hot weather can also aect tire
pressures. If you must check warm
tires, expect increased pressures. Do
not let air out of warm tires in an
attempt to match recommended cold
tire pressures. A hot tire at or below
the recommended cold tire inflation
pressure is dangerously under-inflated.
Checking and Adjusting Tire Pressures
Follow these steps when tires are cold and
Model 3 has been stationary for over three
hours:
1. Refer to the Tire Information label located
on the front passenger center door pillar
for the target tire pressure.
2. Remove the valve cap.
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