Tires, Wheels and Loading
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemcomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
rulesandwithRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
WARNING:TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemisNOTa
substituteformanuallycheckingtirepressure.Thetirepressure
shouldbecheckedperiodically(atleastmonthly)usingatiregauge,
seeInflatingyourtiresinthischapter.Failuretoproperlymaintain
yourtirepressurecouldincreasetheriskoftirefailure,lossofcontrol,
vehiclerolloverandpersonalinjury.
ChangingtireswithTPMS
Eachroadtireisequippedwith
atirepressuresensorlocated
insidethetire/wheelcavity.The
pressuresensorisattachedto
thevalvestem.Thepressure
sensoriscoveredbythetireand
isnotvisibleunlessthetireis
removed.Caremustbetaken
whenchangingthetiretoavoid
damagingthesensor.Itis
recommendedthatyoualwayshaveyourtiresservicedbyanauthorized
dealer.
Thetirepressureshouldbecheckedperiodically(atleastmonthly)using
anaccuratetiregauge,refertoInflatingyourtiresinthischapter.
Understanding your Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmeasurespressureinyourfour
roadtiresandsendsthetirepressurereadingstoyourvehicle.TheLow
TirePressureWarningLampwillturnONifthetirepressureis
significantlylow.Oncethelightisilluminated,yourtiresareunder
inflatedandneedtobeinflatedtothemanufacturer’srecommendedtire
pressure.EvenifthelightturnsONandashorttimelaterturnsOFF,
yourtirepressurestillneedstobechecked.Visitwww.checkmytires.org
foradditionalinformation.
Whenyourtemporarysparetireisinstalled
Whenoneofyourroadtiresneedstobereplacedwiththetemporary
spare,theTPMSsystemwillcontinuetoidentifyanissuetoremindyou
thatthedamagedroadwheel/tireneedstoberepairedandputbackon
yourvehicle.
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