Black plate (213,1)
As a driver assistance feature, your
vehicle has a tyre pressure monitoring
system. A warning lamp will illuminate
when one or more of the tyres are
significantly under-inflated. If the low tyre
pressure warning lamp illuminates, you
should stop your vehicle as soon as it is
safe to do so, check the tyres and inflate
them to the correct pressure.
Driving on under-inflated tyres can:
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Cause them to overheat.
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Lead to tyre failure.
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Reduce fuel efficiency.
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Reduce tyre life.
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Affect vehicle handling or stopping
ability.
The system is not a substitute for correct
tyre maintenance.
You must maintain the correct tyre
pressures, even if low tyre pressure has
not illuminated the warning lamp.
The tyre pressure monitoring system has a
system malfunction indicator to warn you
when the system is not operating
correctly. The malfunction indicator and
low tyre pressure warning lamp have a
combined function. When the system
detects a malfunction, the warning lamp
will flash for approximately one minute
and then remain illuminated. This
sequence will occur every time you switch
the ignition on while the malfunction
remains. The system has detected a fault
that requires service.
When the malfunction indicator is
illuminated, the system may not be able to
detect or signal low tyre pressures. A
malfunction may occur for a variety of
reasons, including the installation of a
replacement tyre or wheel that prevents
the system from functioning correctly.
Always check the tyre pressure
monitoring system malfunction warning
after replacing one or more tyres or
wheels on your vehicle. Make sure the
replacement tyres or wheels allow the
system to continue to function correctly.
See
When the Temporary Spare Tyre is
Installed
in this section.
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How Temperature Affects the
Tyre Pressures
Under normal driving conditions tyre
pressures may increase by up to 0.3 bar
(0.4 psi) from a cold start situation.
If the vehicle is stationary overnight and
the temperature is significantly lower than
the daytime temperature, tyre pressures
may decrease by up to 0.2 bar (0.3 psi)
when there is a drop in the ambient
temperature of 17 °C (63 °F) or more. The
system detects this pressure decrease as
being significantly below the correct
inflation pressure and the warning lamp
illuminates.
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