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SERVICE AND APPEARANCE CARE
A Tire and Loading Information Label,
attached to your vehicle, shows the size of
your vehicle's original equipment tires and
the correct inflation pressure for your vehi-
cle's tires when they are cold. Refer to
"Loading Your Vehicle" in "Your Driving,
the Road, and Your Vehicle" in the "Driving
Your Vehicle" section, for an example of
the Tire and Loading Information Label
and its location on your vehicle. Also refer
to "Inflation - Tire Pressure" in this section.
Your vehicle's TPMS can warn you about a
low tire pressure condition but it does not
replace normal tire maintenance. Refer to
"Tire Inspection and Rotation" and "Tires"
in this section.
CAUTION
Liquid tire sealants could damage the
Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)
sensors. Sensor damage caused by
using a tire sealant is not covered by
your warranty. Do not use liquid tire
sealants.
TPMS Malfunction Light and Message
The TPMS will not function properly if one
or more of the TPMS sensors are missing
or inoperable. When the system detects a
malfunction, the low tire warning light
flashes for about one minute and then
stays on for the remainder of the ignition
cycle. A DIC warning message is also dis-
played. The low tire warning light and DIC
warning message come on at each ignition
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cycle until the problem is corrected. Some
of the conditions that can cause the mal-
function light and DIC message to come
on are:
• One of the road tires has been replaced
with the spare tire. The spare tire does
not have a TPMS sensor. The TPMS
malfunction light and DIC message
should go off once you re-install the road
tire containing the TPMS sensor.
• The TPMS sensor matching process
was started but not completed or not
completed successfully after rotating the
vehicle's tires. The DIC message and
TPMS malfunction light should go off
once the TPMS sensor matching pro-
cess is performed successfully. Refer to
"TPMS Sensor Matching Process" later
in this section.
• One or more TPMS sensors are missing
or damaged. The DIC message and the
TPMS malfunction light should go off
when the TPMS sensors are installed
and the sensor matching process is per-
formed successfully. See your dealer for
service.
• Replacement tires or wheels do not
match your vehicle's original equipment
tires or wheels. Tires and wheels other
than those recommended for your vehi-
cle could prevent the TPMS from func-
tioning properly. Refer to "Buying New
Tires" in this section.
• Operating electronic devices or being
near facilities using radio wave frequen-
cies similar to the TPMS could cause the
TPMS sensors to malfunction.
If the TPMS is not functioning it cannot
detect or signal a low tire condition. See
your dealer for service if the TPMS mal-
function light and DIC message comes on
and stays on.
TPMS Sensor Matching Process
Each TPMS sensor has a unique identifi-
cation code. Any time you rotate your vehi-
cle's tires or replace one or more of the
TPMS sensors the identification codes will
need to be matched to the new tire/wheel
position. The sensors are matched, to the
tire/wheel positions, in the following order:
driver side front tire, passenger side front
tire, passenger side rear tire, and driver
side rear tire using a TPMS diagnostic tool.
See your SUZUKI dealer for service.
The TPMS sensors can also be matched
to each tire/wheel position by increasing or
decreasing the tire's air pressure. If
increasing the tire's air pressure, do not
exceed the maximum inflation pressure
indicated
on
the
tire's
decrease air- pressure out of a tire you can
use the pointed end of the valve cap, a
pencil-style air pressure gage, or a key.
You have two minutes to match the first
tire/wheel position, and five minutes overall
to match all four tire/wheel positions. If it
takes longer than two minutes, to match
the first tire and wheel, or more than five
sidewall.
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