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What to do in an emergency Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
cle placard or tire inflation pressure
label, you should determine the proper
tire inflation pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle
has been equipped with a tire pressure
monitoring system (TPMS) that illumi
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nates a low tire pressure telltale when
one or more of your tires is significantly
under-inflated. Accordingly, when the
low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you
should stop and check your tires as soon
as possible, and inflate them to the
proper pressure. Driving on a signifi
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cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire
to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel effi
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ciency and tire tread life, and may affect
the vehicle's handling and stopping abil
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ity.
Please note that the TPMS is not a sub
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stitute for proper tire maintenance, and
it is the driver's responsibility to maintain
correct tire pressure, even if under-infla
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tion has not reached the level to trigger
illumination of the TPMS low tire pres
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sure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped
with a TPMS malfunction indicator to
indicate when the system is not operat
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ing properly. The TPMS malfunction
indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system
detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one minute and
then remain continuously illuminated.
This sequence will continue upon subse
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quent vehicle start-ups as long as the
malfunction exists. When the malfunc
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tion indicator is illuminated, the system
may not be able to detect or signal low
tire pressure as intended. TPMS mal
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functions may occur for a variety of rea
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sons, including the installation of
replacement or alternate tires or wheels
on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction tell
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tale after replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that
the replacement or alternate tires and
wheels allow the TPMS to continue to
function properly.
NOTICE
If any of the below happens, have the
system checked by an authorized Kia
dealer.
1. The low tire pressure telltale/TPMS
malfunction indicator does not appear
for 3 seconds when the ENGINE
START/STOP button is turned to the
ON position or engine is running.
2. The TPMS malfunction indicator
remains appear after blinking for
approximately 1 minute.
3. The Low tire pressure position telltale
remains appear.
Low tire pressure telltale
Low tire pressure position telltale
When the TPMS warning indicators
appear, one or more of your tires is sig
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nificantly under-inflated.
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