Lotus Evora 2011 Owner's Handbook Manual page 69

The text on this page is a legislative requirement by the
Federal authorities:
Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked
monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire
inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires of a different
size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation
pressure label, you should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped
with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that illuminates
a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your tires is sig-
nificantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure
telltale illuminates, you should stop and check your tires as soon
as possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving
on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel
efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling
and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain
correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached
the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure
telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction
indicator to indicate when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system detects a malfunction, the
telltale will flash for approximately one minute and then remain
continuously illuminated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated, the system may
not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended.
TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, includ-
ing the installation of replacement or alternate tires or wheels
on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing
one or more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement for alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to
continue to function properly.
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