Low Tire Pressure Telltale - Kia K5 2021 Owner's Manual

What to do in an emergency

Low tire pressure telltale

Low tire pressure position telltale
When the TPMS warning indicators
are illuminated, one or more of your
tires is significantly under-inflated.
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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-
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
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.
You should check the tire inflation
pressure and adjust the tires to the
recommended tire inflation pressure
when driving your vehicle in the fol-
lowing conditions.
from a warm area to a cold area
from a cold area to a warm area
the outside temperature is
extremely high or low
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.