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Low tire pressure telltale
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CAUTION:
WARNING-Lowpressure
Whenthetirepressuremonitoringsys-
tem warning telltale is illuminated, one
or more of your tires is significantly
under-inflated.
Inwinterorcoldweather,thelowtire
pressuretelltalemaybeilluminated
if the tire pressure was adjusted to
therecommendedtireinflationpres-
sure in warm weather. It does not
mean your TPMS is malfunctioning
becausethedecreasedtemperature
leads to a proportional lowering of
tirepressure.
When you drive your vehicle from a
warm area to a cold area or from a
cold area to a warm area, or the
outsidetemperatureisgreatlyhigher
or lower, you should check the tire
inflationpressureandadjustthetires
to the recommended tire inflation
pressure.
Significantlylowtirepressuremakes
thevehicleunstableandcancontrib-
ute to loss of vehicle control and
increasedbrakingdistances.Contin-
ueddrivingonlowpressuretireswill
cause the tires to overheat and fail.
Immediatelyreduceyourspeed,avoid
hardcorneringandanticipateincreased
stopping distances. You should stop
and check your tires as soon as pos-
sible. Inflate the tires to the proper
pressure as indicated on the vehicle’s
placard or tire inflation pressure label
locatedonthedriver’ssidecenterpillar
outer panel. If you cannot reach a ser-
vicestationorifthetirecannotholdthe
newly added air, replace the low pres-
sure tire with the temporary spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indicator
or the Low Tire Pressure telltale may
turn on after restarting and about 20
minutes of continuous driving before
youhavethelow-pressuretirerepaired
and reinstalled on the vehicle.
TPMS (Tire pressure moni-
toringsystem)malfunction
indicator
The TPMS malfunction indicator turns
onandstaysonwhenthereisaproblem
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem. If the system is able to correctly
detectanunder-inflationwarningatthe
same time as system failure then it will
illuminate both the TPMS malfunction
and the low tire pressure telltale, e.g. if
the Front Left sensor fails, the TPMS
malfunctionindicatorturnson,butifthe
FrontRight,RearLeft,orRearRighttire
is under-inflated, the low tire pressure
telltalemayturnonatthesametimeas
the TPMS malfunction indicator.
Alwayscheckyourtireinflationpres-
sureswhenthetiresarecold,before
you have driven on them.
| Categories | Hyundai Manuals, Hyundai Sonata Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Hyundai Sonata 2.4, Hyundai Sonata 3.3 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Hyundai, Sonata |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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