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What to do in an emergency Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
僅 The TPMS malfunction indicator may
appear if the vehicle is equipped with
snow chains or some personal elec
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tronic devices (such as a laptop com
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puter, mobile charger, remote starter
or navigation) are being used in the
vehicle. This can interfere with normal
operation of the TPMS.
Tire replacement with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire Pres
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sure telltale will come on. Have the flat
tire repaired by an authorized Kia dealer
as soon as possible or replace the flat
tire with the spare tire.
CAUTION
Repair agents
Never use a puncture-repairing agent
not approved by Kia to repair and/or
inflate a low pressure tire. Sealant that is
not approved by Kia may damage the
tire pressure sensor.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire pres
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sure sensor mounted inside the tire
behind the valve stem. You must use
TPMS specific wheels. Have always your
tires serviced by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Even if you replace the low pressure tire
with the spare tire, the Low Tire Pressure
telltale will remain on until the low pres
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sure tire is repaired and placed on the
vehicle.
After you replace the low pressure tire
with the spare tire, the TPMS malfunc
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tion indicator may appear after a few
minutes. This is because the TPMS sen
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sor mounted on the spare wheel is not
yet activated.
Once the low pressure tire is inflated
again to the recommended pressure and
installed on the vehicle or the TPMS sen
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sor mounted on the replaced spare
wheel is initiated by a professional work
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shop, the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the low tire pressure telltale will turn
off within a few minutes of driving.
If the indicator has not disappeared after
a few minutes of driving, please visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor on
the replaced spare wheel should be initi
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ated and the TPMS sensor on the origi
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nal mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on the
original mounted wheel located in the
spare tire carrier still activates, the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System may not
operate properly. Have the tire with
TPMS serviced or replaced by an autho
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rized Kia dealer.
You may not be able to identify a low tire
by simply looking at it. Always use a
good quality tire pressure gauge to mea
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sure the tire's inflation pressure. Please
note that a tire that is hot (from being
driven) will have a higher pressure mea
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surement than a tire that is cold (from
sitting stationary for at least 3 hours and
driven less than 1.6 km (1 mile) during
that 3 hour period).
Allow the tire to cool before measuring
the inflation pressure. Always be sure
the tire is cold before inflating to the rec
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ommended pressure.
A cold tire means the vehicle has been
sitting for 3 hours and driven for less
than 1.6 km (1 mile) in that 3 hour period.
Never use tire sealant if your vehicle is
equipped with a TPMS. The liquid seal
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ant can damage the tire pressure sen
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sors.
僅 The TPMS cannot alert you to severe
and sudden tire damage caused by