2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Owners Manual

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)
Each tire including  the spare (if  pro-     Please note  that the TPMS  is not  a
vided),  should  be checked  monthly     substitute   for   proper   tire  mainte-
when cold and inflated to the inflation    nance, and it is the driver’s responsi-
pressure recommended by  the vehi-     bility  to  maintain  correct  tire   pres-
cle manufacturer on the vehicle plac-     sure, even  if under-inflation  has not
ard or tire inflation  pressure label. (If     reached the  level to trigger  illumina-
your  vehicle has  tires  of a  different     tion  of the  TPMS  low  tire pressure
size  than the  size  indicated  on the
vehicle placard  or tire inflation  pres-
sure label, you should determine the
proper   tire   inflation   pressure   for
those tires.)
telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped
with  a TPMS  malfunction  telltale to
indicate   when  the   system   is  not
operating  properly. The  TPMS  mal-
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As  an   added  safety  feature,   your     function telltale is combined  with the
vehicle has been equipped with a tire    low  tire  pressure  telltale. When  the
pressure monitoring  system (TPMS)     system  detects  a   malfunction,  the
that  illuminates  a low  tire  pressure     telltale  will   flash  for  approximately
telltale  when  one  or  more  of  your     one minute and then remain continu-
tires  is   significantly  under-inflated.      ously illuminated. This sequence will
Accordingly, when  the low  tire pres-     continue   upon  subsequent  vehicle
sure  telltale illuminates,  you  should     start-ups as  long as the  malfunction
stop and check your tires as soon as     exists. When  the malfunction telltale
possible,  and   inflate   them  to   the     is illuminated, the system may not be
proper pressure. Driving on a signifi-      able to detect or signal low tire pres-
cantly under-inflated  tire causes  the     sure as intended.
tire to  overheat and  can lead to  tire
(1)
Low Tire Pressure Telltale/
TPMS Malfunction telltale
WARNING
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Over-inflation or under-inflation
can  reduce  tire  life,  adversely
affect   vehicle    handling,   and
lead  to sudden  tire failure  that
may cause  loss of vehicle  con-
trol resulting in an accident.
failure. Under-inflation  also  reduces
fuel efficiency and tire  tread life, and
may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability.
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