Tires, Wheels and Loading
LowTire
Possible
cause
CustomerActionRequired
Pressure
WarningLight
FlashingWarning
Light
Sparetirein
use
Yourtemporarysparetireisin
use.Repairthedamagedroad
wheelandre-mountitonthe
vehicletorestoresystem
functionality.Foradescriptionof
howthesystemfunctionsunder
theseconditions,refertoWhen
yourtemporarysparetireis
installedinthissection.
TPMS
malfunction
Ifyourtiresareproperlyinflated
andyoursparetireisnotinuse
andtheTPMSwarninglightstill
flashes,havethesysteminspected
byyourauthorizeddealer.
Wheninflatingyourtires
Whenputtingairintoyourtires(suchasatagasstationorinyour
garage),theTirePressureMonitoringSystemmaynotrespond
immediatelytotheairaddedtoyourtires.
Itmaytakeuptotwominutesofdrivingover20mph(32km/h)forthe
lighttoturnOFFafteryouhavefilledyourtirestotherecommended
inflationpressure.
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Ifthevehicleisstationary
overnightwiththeoutsidetemperaturesignificantlylowerthanthe
daytimetemperature,thetirepressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi
(20.7
kPa)foradropof30°F(16.6°C)inambienttemperature.This
lowerpressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantly
lowerthantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMS
warningforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightis
ON,visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormore
tiresareflat,repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.If
anytireisunder-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearest
locationwhereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestothe
recommendedinflationpressure.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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