2016 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

What to do in an emergency
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 recom-     nance,  and it is the driver’s responsi-
mended   pressure   by  the   vehicle     bility   to  maintain  correct  tire  pres-
manufacturer on  the vehicle placard      sure, even  if under-inflation  has not
or tire inflation pressure label. (If your    reached the  level to trigger  illumina-
vehicle  has tires  of  a  different size      tion of  the  TPMS low  tire  pressure
than the size indicated on the vehicle
placard   or   tire  inflation   pressure
label,   you   should   determine   the
proper   tire   inflation   pressure   for
those tires.)
indicator.
Your vehicle has also been equipped
with a TPMS malfunction indicator to
indicate   when  the   system   is  not
operating  properly. The  TPMS  mal-
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As  an   added  safety  feature,   your     function  indicator  is  combined  with
vehicle has been equipped with a tire    the  low tire pressure indicator. When
pressure monitoring  system (TPMS)     the  system  detects   a  malfunction,
that  illuminates  a low  tire  pressure     the  indicator  will  flash  for  approxi-
indicator when  one or  more of  your     mately one  minute and  then remain
tires  is   significantly  under-inflated.
continuously
illuminated.
This
Accordingly, when  the low  tire pres-     sequence will  continue upon  subse-
sure indicator illuminates, you should     quent  vehicle  start-ups  as  long  as
stop and check your tires as soon as     the   malfunction   exists.  When   the
possible,  and   inflate   them  to   the     malfunction  indicator  is illuminated,
proper pressure. Driving on a signifi-      the system may not be able to detect
cantly under-inflated  tire causes  the     or signal low tire pressure as intend-
tire to  overheat and  can lead to  tire     ed.  TPMS  malfunctions  may  occur
failure. Under-inflation  also  reduces     for a variety of reasons, including the
fuel efficiency and tire  tread life, and     installation  of  replacement  or alter-
may affect the vehicle’s handling and     nate  tires or  wheels  on the  vehicle
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TPMS malfunction indicator
Low tire pressure indicator
(Shown on the LCD display)
stopping ability.
that prevent the TPMS from function-
ing properly.
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