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In case of an emergency
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Low tyre pressure
telltale
Low tyre pressure
position telltale
The low tyre pressure and the low
tyre pressure position telltales illumi-
nate when one or more tyres is
under inflated. The low tyre pressure
position telltale indicates which tyre
or tyres are under inflated.
Immediately reduce your speed,
avoid hard cornering and anticipate
increased stopping distances. You
should stop and check your tyres as
soon as possible when the tyres are
cool. And inflate the tyres to the
proper pressure as indicated on the
vehicle’s placard or tyre inflation
pressure label located on the driver’s
side centre pillar outer panel. If you
cannot reach a service station or if
the tyre cannot hold the newly added
air, replace the low pressure tyre with
the spare tyre.
However, if you replace the low pres-
sure tyre with the spare tyre or other
tyres, the low tyre pressure and posi-
tion telltales will go off and the TPMS
malfunction indicator will go on after
a few minutes. For the spare tyre or
other tyres are not equipped with a
tyre pressure monitoring sensor.
TPMS (Tyre Pressure
Monitoring System) malfunc-
tion indicator
The TPMS malfunction indicator
comes on and stays on when there is
a problem with the Tyre Pressure
Monitoring System. If Front Left sen-
sor fails, the TPMS malfunction indica-
tor comes on, but if Front Right, Rear
Left, or Rear Right tyre is under-inflat-
ed, the low tyre pressure and position
telltales may come on together with
the TPMS malfunction indicator.
Have the system checked by an
authorised Kia dealer as soon as pos-
sible to determine the cause of the
problem.
CAUTION
In winter or cold weather, the
low tyre pressure telltale may be
illuminated if the tyre pressure
was adjusted to the recom-
mended tyre inflation pressure
in warm weather. It does not
mean your TPMS is malfunction-
ing because the decreased tem-
perature leads to a proportional
lowering of tyre pressure.
When you drive your vehicle
from a warm area to a cold area
or from a cold area to a warm
area, or the outside temperature
significantly increases or
decreases, you should check
the tyre inflation pressure and
adjust the tyres to the recom-
mended tyre inflation pressure.
WARNING
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Low tyre
pressure
Significantly low tyre pressure
makes the vehicle unstable and
can contribute to loss of vehicle
control and increased braking
distances.
Continued driving on low pres-
sure tyres will cause the tyres to
overheat and fail.