Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) Malfunction Indicator - Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual

What to do in an emergency
If the telltale illuminates, immedi -
ately reduce your speed, avoid hard
cornering and anticipate increased
stopping distances. You should stop
and check your tires as soon as pos -
sible.
Inflate the tires to the proper pres -
sure as indicated on the vehicle's
placard or tire inflation pressure
label located on the driver's side
center pillar outer panel. If you can -
not reach a service station or if the
tire cannot hold the newly added air,
replace the low pressure tire with
the spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indica -
tor and the Low Tire Pressure tell -
tale may turn on and illuminate
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
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
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
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