Tpms (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Malfunction Indicator - Kia Niro Owner's Manual

If either telltale illuminates, immediate‐
ly reduce your speed, avoid hard cor‐
nering and anticipate increased stop‐
ping distances. You should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible. In‐
flate the tires to the cold tire recom‐
mended pressure as indicated on the
vehicle's placard or tire inflation pres‐
sure label located on the driver's side
center pillar outer panel. Refer to "Tires
and wheels" on page 9-08. If you can‐
not reach a service station or if the tire
cannot hold the newly added air, please
use TMK to adjust tire pressure.
CAUTION
In winter or cold weather, the low
tire pressure telltale may illuminate
if the tire pressure was adjusted to
the recommended tire inflation pres‐
sure in warm weather. It does not
mean your TPMS is malfunctioning
because the decreased temperature
leads to a lowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehicle from a
warm area to a cold area or from a
cold area to a warm area, or the
outside temperature is higher or
lower, you should check the tire in‐
flation pressure and adjust the tires
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to the recommended tire inflation
pressure.
• When filling tires with more air,
conditions to turn off the low tire
pressure telltale may not be met.
This is because a tire inflator has a
margin of error in performance.
The low tire pressure telltale will
be turned off if the tire pressure is
above the recommended tire infla‐
tion pressure.
WARNING
n Low pressure damage
Significantly low tire pressure makes
the vehicle unstable and can contrib‐
ute to loss of vehicle control and in‐
creased braking distances.
Continued driving on low pressure
tires can cause the tires to overheat
and fail.
TPMS (Tire Pressure
Monitoring System)
malfunction indicator
The TPMS malfunction indi‐
cator will illuminate after it blinks for
approximately one minute when there
is a problem with the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System.
In this case, have the system checked
by a professional workshop to deter‐
mine the cause of the problem. Kia rec‐
ommends to visit an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
NOTICE
If there is a malfunction with the
TPMS, the low tire pressure position
telltale will not be displayed even
though the vehicle has an underin‐
flated tire.
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