TirePressureMonitorOperation
Thelowtirepressurewarninglightmaycomeonincool
weatherwhenthevehicleisfirststarted, andthenturn
offasyoustarttodrive.Thiscouldbeanearlyindicator
thattheairpressureinthetire(s) aregettinglowand
needtobeinflated totheproperpressure.
ThisvehiclemayhaveaTirePressure MonitorSystem
(TPMS).TheTPMSisdesignedtowarnthedriverwhen
alowtirepressurecondition exists. TPMSsensorsare
mountedontoeachtireandwheelassembly,excluding
thesparetireandwheelassembly,ifthevehiclehas
one.TheTPMSsensorsmonitortheairpressure inthe
vehicle's tiresandtransmits thetirepressurereadings
toareceiver locatedinthevehicle.
ATireandLoadingInformation label,attached toyour
vehicle, showsthesizeofyourvehicle's original
equipment tiresandthecorrectinflation pressure for
yourvehicle's tireswhentheyarecold.SeeLoadingthe
Vehicleon page 5‑23 foranexampleoftheTireand
LoadingInformation labelanditslocation onyour
vehicle. AlsoseeInflation -TirePressure on
page 6‑60.
Whenalowtirepressure
condition isdetected, the
TPMSilluminates thelow
tirepressurewarninglight
locatedontheinstrument
panelcluster.
Yourvehicle's TPMScanwarnyouaboutalowtire
pressure condition butitdoesnotreplacenormaltire
maintenance. SeeTireInspection andRotation on
page 6‑67 andTiresonpage6‑52.
Notice: Usingnon‐approved tiresealants could
damagetheTirePressureMonitorSystem(TPMS)
sensors. TPMSsensordamagecausedbyusingan
incorrect tiresealantisnotcoveredbythevehicle
warranty.AlwaysusetheGMapproved tiresealant
available throughyourdealer/retailer.
Atthesametimeamessagetocheckthepressure ina
specific tireappearsontheDriverInformation Center
(DIC)display.Thelowtirepressurewarninglightand
theDICwarningmessagecomeonateachignition
cycleuntilthetiresareinflated tothecorrect inflation
pressure. UsingtheDIC,tirepressure levelscanbe
viewedbythedriver.Foradditional information and
detailsabouttheDICoperation anddisplays seeDIC
Operation andDisplays on page 4‑70 andDIC
WarningsandMessagesonpage4‑76.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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