Suzuki Jimny, Manual

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
78RB1-01E
Low tyre pressure warning light
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Each tyre should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to the inflation pres-
sure recommended by the vehicle manu-
facturer on the vehicle placard or tyre
pressure label. (If your vehicle has tyres of
a different size than the size indicated on
the vehicle placard or tyre pressure label,
you should determine the proper tyre pres-
sure for those tyres.)
As an added fuel efficiency feature, your
vehicle has been equipped with a tyre
pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that
illuminates a low tyre pressure telltale
when one or more of your tyres is signifi-
cantly under-inflated.
Accordingly, when the low tyre pressure
telltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tyres as soon as possible, and
inflate them to the proper pressure.
Driving on a significantly under-inflated
tyre causes the tyre to overheat and can
lead to tyre failure. Under-inflation also
reduces fuel efficiency and tyre tread life,
and may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substi-
tute for proper tyre maintenance, and it is
the driver’s responsibility to maintain cor-
rect tyre pressure, even if under-inflation
has not reached the level to trigger illumi-
nation of the TPMS low tyre pressure tell-
tale.
WARNING
Relying only on the tyre pressure
monitoring system to determine
when it is necessary to add air to the
tyres can result in loss of control or
an accident.
Check tyre pressures monthly when
the tyres are cold. If necessary,
adjust them to the recommended
inflation pressure as specified on the
vehicle’s tyre information placard
and in this owner’s manual. Refer to
“Tyres” in “INSPECTION AND MAIN-
TENANCE” section.
WARNING
Failure to take corrective action when
the low tyre pressure warning light is
not working or when it comes on and
blinks while driving can lead to an
accident.
If the low tyre pressure warning light
does not come on for 2 seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position, or comes on and blinks
while driving, have your vehicle
inspected by a SUZUKI dealer. Even if
the light turns off after blinking, indi-
cating that the monitoring system
has recovered, you should still have
the system checked by a SUZUKI
dealer.