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.
Changing tires with a TPMS
Eachroadtireisequippedwith
atirepressuresensorlocated
insidethetire/wheelcavity.The
pressuresensorisattachedto
thevalvestem.Thepressure
sensoriscoveredbythetireand
isnotvisibleunlessthetireis
removed.Caremustbetaken
whenchangingthetiretoavoid
damagingthesensor.Itis
recommendedthatyoualwayshave
yourtiresservicedbyanauthorizeddealer.
Thetirepressureshouldbecheckedperiodically(atleastmonthly)using
anaccuratetiregauge,refertoInflatingyourtiresinthischapter.
Understanding your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemmeasurespressureinyourfourroad
tiresandsendsthetirepressurereadingstoyourvehicle.Thelowtire
pressurewarninglightwillturnonifthetirepressureissignificantlylow.
Oncethelightisilluminated,yourtiresareunder-inflatedandneedtobe
inflatedtothemanufacturer’srecommendedtirepressure.Evenifthelight
turnsonandashorttimelaterturnsoff,yourtirepressurestillneedsto
bechecked.Visitwww.checkmytires.orgforadditionalinformation.
Whenyourtemporarysparetireisinstalled
Whenoneofyourroadtiresneedstobereplacedwiththetemporaryspare,
theTPMSwillcontinuetoidentifyanissuetoremindyouthatthedamaged
roadwheel/tireneedstoberepairedandputbackonyourvehicle.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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