Tires, Wheels and Loading
Lowtirepressure
warninglight
Possible
cause
Customeractionrequired
Flashingwarning
light
Sparetirein
use
Yourtemporarysparetireisinuse.
Repairthedamagedroadwheeland
re-mountitonthevehicleto
restoresystemfunctionality.Fora
descriptionofhowthesystem
functionsundertheseconditions,
refertoWhenyourtemporary
sparetireisinstalledinthis
section.
TPMS
malfunction
Ifyourtiresareproperlyinflated
andyoursparetireisnotinuse
andtheTPMSwarninglightstill
flashes,contactyourauthorized
dealerassoonaspossible.
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
lightforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightison,
visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormoretires
areflat,repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.Ifany
tireisunder-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearestlocation
whereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestothe
recommendedinflationpressure.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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