System - HOLDEN WN CAPRICE 2014 Owner's Handbook Manual

10-38 Vehicle Care
Check the air pressure of tyres
(including the spare) weekly, to
ensure occupant safety, as well
as reducing fuel consumption
and increasing the life of the
tyres.
Check pressures when the
vehicle has been stationary for
over 3 hours. If tyre pressures
must be checked immediately
after driving more than 2 km,
increase tyre placard pressure
by 10%.
Use a tyre pressure gauge to
check the tyres. Simply looking
at the tyres is not sufficient.
Replace any valve dust caps or
extensions.
Check the condition of the tyre
tread and inspect for stones or
abnormal wear.
For constant long distance or
rough road driving, daily
checking is recommended.
Tyre pressures may need to be
increased depending on the load
on the vehicle. See Vehicle
Weight on page 12-5.
If the vehicle is loaded to half
the maximum payload, the tyres
should be inflated half way
between the minimum and
maximum pressures given on
the tyre placard.
Low profile sports tyres
The vehicle may have low profile
tyres.
Low profile tyres are expected to
experience greater wear than
conventional tyres, depending on
driving conditions.
Follow the tyre care and
maintenance instructions to
maximise the life of the tyres.
Tyre Pressure Monitor

System

The vehicle may have a Tyre
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
It uses radio and sensor technology
to check tyre pressure levels. The
TPMS sensors monitor the air
pressure in your vehicle's tyres and
transmit tyre pressure readings to a
receiver located in the vehicle.
Each tyre, should be checked
monthly when cold and inflated to
the inflation pressure recommended
by the vehicle manufacturer on the
vehicle placard or tyre inflation
pressure label. (If your vehicle has
tyres of a different size than the size
indicated on the tyre placard, you
should determine the proper tyre
inflation pressure for those tyres.)
As an added safety feature, your
vehicle has been equipped with a
tyre pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tyre
pressure telltale when one or more
of your tyres is significantly
under-inflated.
Accordingly, when the low tyre
pressure telltale illuminates, you
should stop and check your tyres as
soon as possible, and inflate them
to the proper pressure. Driving on a