Service Ltpws Option - Chevrolet 1993 Corvette Owner's Manual

Features
&
Contro1.s
point more than 90"
from the valve stem
may damage the LTPWS sensors..
If this light stays on after the tire pressure
i s properly adjusted, see your dealer.
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Service LTPWS Light
(OPTION)
The SERVICE LTPWS light comes on
whenever a Low Tire PressureWrtming
System component is not working
properly. It may also come on during
law speed (less than
25
rnph,
40
I d h ) or. stop-and-go driving, even
though tire pressure is above 25 psi
(175 kPa-) in each tire. This light turns
o€f when the electronic receiver gets a
coded signal from each sensor..
.Check the system by turning the ignition
off, then on again. If'lhe system is
worling, the light should come on-and
then go out. See your dealer if the light
remains on or doesn'.t come on .at ail.
If your vehicle is operated for three
consecutive half-hour time periods
without being moved,
the
. .
SERVICE
LTPWS light will come
on.
Each time
the vehicle is started thereafter, the light
w i l l come mand stay on until the vehicle.
is moved. When the vehicle is moved, the-
SERVICE LTPWS light will go out.
This is a normal condition,
and does
not indicate anything-wrong with the
system. (If you would Iilre
to
permanently
clear the SERVICE LTPWS light from
your Driver Information Center, see
your dealer for assistance.)
The SERVICE LTPWS light will also
corne. on if.the vehicle is operated for
three consecutive half-hour periods-
when
,dl four
tires- have been replaced
with snow tires or aftermarket tires, or
if
all four LT-PWS sensors. are damaged
or missing. The
SERVICE LTPWS
light will stay o.n until the system
receives a sensor signal. I€ the light
'comes on and stays on even when the
vehicle is driven, this may .indicate a
problem. See your dealer for assistance.
To prevent damage to the sensor, follow
the instructions for mounting and
dismounting tires in the 1993 Corvette,
Service Manua.1.
LTPWS can warn you of a Idw tire
situation-or a system problem, but it
-does not substitute .foT.norrnal tire
maintenance. See the
Itzdex under Tires;