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STARTING AND OPERATING
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)
• TPMSpressurewillfallswarnbelowyoutheofalow-pressurelowtirepressurewarningifthelimittire
foranyreason,includinglowtemperatureeffectsand
naturalpressurelossthroughthetire.
•
•
TheTPMSwillwarnyouofalowtirepressurebased
onthevehiclerecommendedcoldplacardpressure.
Thetirepressurewillvarywithtemperaturebyabout
•
TPMSwillcontinuetowarnyouoflowtirepressureas
longastheconditionexists,andwillnotturnoffuntil
thetirepressureisatorabovetherecommendedcold
placardpressure.Oncethelowtirepressurewarning
hasbeenilluminated,youmustincreasethetirepres-
sure to the recommended cold placard pressure in
orderfortheTirePressureMonitoringTelltaleLightto
turnoff.Thesystemwillautomaticallyupdateandthe
TPMS Telltale Light will turn off once the system
receives the updated tire pressures. The vehicle may
needtobedrivenforupto20minutesabove15mph
1
psi (7 kPa) for every 12°F (7°C). This means that
whentheoutsidetemperaturedecreases,thetirepres-
surewilldecrease.Tirepressureshouldalwaysbeset
basedoncoldinflationtirepressure.Thisisdefinedas
thetirepressureafterthevehiclehasnotbeendriven
for at least three hours, or driven less than 1 mile
(1.6
km) after a three-hour period. The cold tire
inflation pressure must not exceed the maximum
inflationpressuremoldedintothetiresidewall.Refer
tothe“Tires–GeneralInformation”inthissectionfor
information on how to properly inflate the vehicle’s
tires.Thetirepressurewillalsoincreaseasthevehicle
is driven - this is normal and there should be no
adjustmentforthisincreasedpressure.
(25
km/h) in order for the TPMS to receive this
information.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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