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What to do in an emergency
In winter or cold weather, the low tire
pressure telltale may be illuminated if
the tire pressure was adjusted to the rec-
ommended tire inflation pressure in
warm weather. It does not mean your
TPMS is malfunctioning because the
decreased temperature leads to a pro-
portional 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 tem-
perature 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, condi-
tions to turn off the low tire pressure tell-
tale may not be met. This is because a
tire inflator has a margin of error in per-
formance. The low tire pressure telltale
will be turned off if the tire pressure is
above the recommended tire inflation
pressure.
WARNING
Low pressure damage
Do not drive on low pressure tires. Sig-
nificantly low tire pressure can cause the
tires to overheat and fail making the
vehicle unstable resulting in increased
braking distances and a loss of vehicle
control.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) (Type B)
TPMS (Tire Pressure Moni-
toring System) malfunction indi-
cator
The low tire pressure telltale will illumi-
nate after it blinks for approximately 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 illuminate together
with the TPMS malfunction indicator.
Have the system checked by an autho-
rized Kia dealer as soon as possible to
determine the cause of the problem.
僅 The TPMS malfunction indicator may
be illuminated if the vehicle is moving
around electric power supply cables
or radios transmitters such as at
police stations, government and pub-
lic offices, broadcasting stations, mili-
tary installations, airports, or
transmitting towers, etc. This can
interfere with normal operation of the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).
僅 The TPMS malfunction indicator may
be illuminated if snow chains are used
or some separate electronic devices
such as notebook computer, mobile
charger, remote starter or navigation
etc., are used in the vehicle. This can
interfere with normal operation of the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).
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