Emergency Towing; Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) With Tire Fill Assist; Tire Fill Assist; Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) - Required Federal Explanation - Honda ODYSSEY 2020 Owner's Manual

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Emergency Towing

Call a professional towing service if you need to tow your vehicle.
Flat bed equipment: The operator loads your vehicle on the back of a truck. This
is the only way to transport your vehicle. Any other towing method will damage
the vehicle's drive system.
Trying to lift or tow your vehicle by the bumpers will cause serious damage. The
bumpers are not designed to support the vehicle's weight.
Improper towing such as towing behind a motorhome or other motor vehicle
can damage the transmission.
Never tow your vehicle with just a rope or chain. It is very dangerous since
ropes or chains may shift from side to side or break.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire Fill Assist

Monitors the tire pressure while you are driving.
If your vehicle's tire pressure becomes
significantly low, the Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS indicator comes on and a message
appears on the driver information interface.
Tire Pressures Low is displayed when a tire
has significantly low pressure. The specific
tire is displayed on the screen.
What to Do
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If the indicator comes on and stays on, stop your vehicle in a safe place.
Check the tire pressure and adjust the pressure to the specified level. The
specified tire pressure is on a label on the driver's doorjamb.
If the indicator blinks, have the tire inspected by a dealer as soon as
possible. If the compact spare tire causes the indicator to blink, change the
tire to full-size tire. The indicator goes off after driving for a few miles
(kilometers).
Driving on an extremely underinflated tire can cause it to overheat.
An overheated tire can fail.
Always inflate your tires to the prescribed level.
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Tire Fill Assist

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The TPMS audibly and visually informs you of changes in tire pressure of
the individual tire that you are adjusting using audible and visual indications.
The TPMS audibly and visually informs you of changes in tire pressure of
the individual tire that you are adjusting using audible and visual indications.
If a change in tire pressure has been significant, the system beeps and the
hazard lights flash continuously for five seconds when the specified tire
pressure is reached. Stop filling the tire.
If you replace a flat tire with the spare tire, the low tire pressure/TPMS
indicator comes on while you are driving. After driving for a few miles
(kilometers), Tire Pressure Monitor Problem will appear on the driver
information interface and the indicator will start blinking for a short time and
then stay on; however, this is normal and is no cause for concern.
If you replace the tire with a full-size tire, the warning message on the driver
information interface and the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator will go off
after a few miles (kilometers).
Use the TPMS specific wheels. Each is equipped with a tire pressure sensor
mounted inside the tire behind the valve stem.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required Federal Explanation

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U.S. models
Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended 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 significantly 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
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