Tire Care And Maintenance - Tesla S Owner's Manual

Tire Care and Maintenance

Maintaining Tire Pressures
Keep tires inflated to the pressures shown on
the Tire and Loading Information label, even if
it differs from the pressure printed on the tire
itself. The Tire and Loading Information label
is located on the center door pillar and is
visible when the front door is open.
The Tire Pressure indicator
light on the instrument
panel alerts you if one or
more tires is under- or
over-inflated.
The Tire Pressure indicator light does not
immediately turn off when you adjust tire
pressure. After inflating the tire to the
recommended pressure, you must drive over
25 km/h for more than 10 minutes to activate
the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS),
which turns off the Tire Pressure indicator
light.
If the indicator light flashes for one minute
whenever you power on Model S, a fault with
the TPMS is detected (see
on page 183).
On newer vehicles, you can display tire
pressures on the instrument panel by
choosing to display Car Status using the right
or left steering wheel buttons (see
Steering Wheel Buttons on page 45
Right Steering Wheel Buttons on page
You can also choose whether you want to
display tire pressures using BAR or PSI by
touching Controls > Display > Tire Pressure.
180
TPMS Malfunction
Using Left
or Using
46).
WARNING: Under-inflation is the most
common cause of tire failures and can
cause a tire to overheat, resulting in
severe tire cracking, tread separation,
or blowout, which causes unexpected
loss of vehicle control and increased
risk of injury. Under-inflation also
reduces the vehicle's range and tire
tread life.
WARNING: Check tire pressures using
an accurate pressure gauge when tires
are cold. It takes only about 1.6 kms of
driving to warm up the tires
sufficiently to affect tire pressures.
Parking the vehicle in direct sunlight
or in hot weather can also affect tire
pressures. If you must check warm
tires, expect increased pressures. Do
not let air out of warm tires in an
attempt to match recommended cold
tire pressures. A hot tire at or below
the recommended cold tire inflation
pressure is dangerously under-inflated.
WARNING: Do not use any tire sealant
other than the type provided in a Tesla
tire repair kit. Other types can cause
tire pressure sensors to malfunction. If
your Model S did not include a tire
repair kit, you can purchase one from
Tesla.
Checking and Adjusting Tire Pressures
Follow these steps when tires are cold and
Model S has been stationary for over three
hours:
1. Refer to the Tire and Loading Information
label located on the driver's center door
pillar for the target tire pressure.
2. Remove the valve cap.
3. Firmly press an accurate tire pressure
gauge onto the valve to measure
pressure.
4. If required, add or remove air to reach the
recommended pressure.
NOTE: You can release air by pressing the
metal stem in the center of the valve.
5. Re-check pressure using the accurate tire
gauge.
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary until
the tire pressure is correct.
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