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What to do in an emergency
after restarting and about 20 min -
utes of continuous driving before
you have the low pressure tire
repaired and replaced on the vehicle.
In winter or cold weather, the low
tire pressure telltale may be illumi -
nated if the tire pressure was
adjusted to the recommended tire
inflation pressure in warm weather.
It does not mean your TPMS is mal -
functioning because the decreased
temperature leads to a proportional
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 greatly
higher or lower, you should check
the tire inflation pressure and adjust
the tires to the recommended tire
inflation pressure.
When filling tires with more air, con -
ditions to turn off the low tire pres -
sure 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 inflation pres -
sure.
WARNING
Low pressure damage
Do not drive on low pressure tires.
Significantly low tire pressure can
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
cause the tires to overheat and fail
making the vehicle unstable result -
ing in increased braking distances
and a loss of vehicle control.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) malfunction indicator
The low tire pressure telltale will
illuminate after it blinks for approxi -
mately one minute when there is a
problem with the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System.
If the system is able to correctly
detect an underinflation warning at
the same time as system failure
then it will illuminate both the TPMS
malfunction and low tire pressure
position telltales e.g. if Front Left
sensor fails, the TPMS malfunction
indicator illuminates, but if the
Front Right, Rear Left, or Rear Right
tire is under-inflated, the low tire
pressure position telltales may illu -
minate together with the TPMS
malfunction indicator.
Have the system checked by an
authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible to determine the cause of
the problem.
The TPMS malfunction indicator
may be illuminated if the vehicle is
moving around electric power
supply cables or radios transmit -
ters such as at police stations,
government and public offices,
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