Tires, Wheels and Loading
LowTire
Pressure
Warning
Light
Possiblecause CustomerActionRequired
Flashing
Warning
Light
Sparetireinuse Yourtemporarysparetireisinuse.
Repairthedamagedroadwheeland
re-mountitonthevehicletorestore
systemfunctionality.Foradescription
ofhowthesystemfunctionsunder
theseconditions,refertoWhenyour
temporarysparetireisinstalledin
thissection.
TPMSmalfunc- Ifyourtiresareproperlyinflatedand
tion
yoursparetireisnotinuseandthe
TPMSwarninglightstillflashes,con-
tactyourauthorizeddealerassoonas
possible.
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
(21
kPa)foradropof30°F(17°C)inambienttemperature.Thislower
pressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantlylower
thantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMSwarning
forlowtirepressure.IfthelowtirepressurewarninglightisON,visually
checkeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormoretiresareflat,
repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.Ifanytireis
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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