Kia EV6 2024 Owner's Manual page 475

What to do in an emergency
tire repaired by an authorized Kia dealer
as soon as possible or replace the flat
tire with the spare tire.
CAUTION
Repair Agents
Never use a puncture-repairing agent
not approved by Kia to repair and/or
inflate a low pressure tire. The sealant
not approved by Kia may damage the
tire pressure sensor.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire pres-
sure sensor mounted inside the tire
behind the valve stem. You must use
TPMS specific wheels. It is recom-
mended that you always have your tires
serviced by an authorized Kia dealer.
Even if you replace the low pressure tire
with the spare tire, the Low Tire Pressure
telltale will remain on until the low pres-
sure tire is repaired and placed on the
vehicle.
After you replace the low pressure tire
with the spare tire, the TPMS malfunc-
tion indicator may appear after a few
minutes because the TPMS sensor
mounted on the spare wheel is not initi-
ated.
Once the low pressure tire is inflated
again to the recommended pressure and
installed on the vehicle or the TPMS sen-
sor mounted on the replaced spare
wheel is initiated by an authorized Kia
dealer, the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the low tire pressure telltale will turn
off within a few minutes of driving.
If the indicator has not disappeared after
a few minutes of driving, please visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor on
the replaced spare wheel should be initi-
ated and the TPMS sensor on the origi-
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
nal mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on the
original mounted wheel located in the
spare tire carrier still activates, the tire
pressure monitoring system may not
operate properly. Have the tire with
TPMS serviced or replaced by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.
You may not be able to identify a low tire
by simply looking at it. Always use a
good quality tire pressure gauge to mea-
sure the tire's inflation pressure. Please
note that a tire that is hot (from being
driven) will have a higher pressure mea-
surement than a tire that is cold (from
sitting stationary for at least 3 hours and
driven less than 1 mile (1.6 km) during
that 3 hour period).
Allow the tire to cool before measuring
the inflation pressure. Always be sure
the tire is cold before inflating to the rec-
ommended pressure.
A cold tire means the vehicle has been
sitting for 3 hours and driven for less
than 1 mile (1.6 km) in that 3 hour period.
Never use tire sealant if your vehicle is
equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitor-
ing System. The liquid sealant can dam-
age the tire pressure sensors.
僅 The TPMS cannot alert you to severe
and sudden tire damage caused by
external factors such as nails or road
debris.
僅 If you feel any vehicle instability,
immediately take your foot off the
accelerator, apply the brakes gradu-
ally and with light force, and slowly
move to a safe position off the road.
NOTICE
Protecting TPMS
Tampering with, modifying, or disabling
the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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