Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) - SMART fortwo coupe Operator's Manual

Tires and wheels
Checking tire inflation pressure electroni
cally with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
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T P M S
The ire ressure onitoring ystem
(TPMS) is equipped with a combination low tire
pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale in the
instrument cluster ( page 34). Depending on
how the telltale illuminates, it indicates a low
tire pressure condition or a malfunction in the
TPMS system itself:
• If the telltale illuminates continuously,
one or more of your tires is significantly
underinflated. There is no malfunction in
the TPMS.
• If the telltale flashes for 60 seconds and
then stays illuminated, the TPMS system
itself is not operating properly.
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>> Operation
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USA only:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow
ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful inter
ference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
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Canada only:
This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
The TPMS only functions on wheels that are
equipped with the proper electronic sensors.
It monitors the tire inflation pressure in all
four tires. A warning is issued to alert you to
a decrease in pressure in one or more of the
tires.
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Warning!
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) does not indicate a warning for
wrongly selected inflation pressures.
Always adjust tire inflation pressure
according to the Tire and Loading Infor
mation placard on the driver's door
B pillar.
The TPMS is not able to issue a warning
due to a sudden dramatic loss of
pressure (e.g. tire blowout caused by a
foreign object). In this case bring the
vehicle to a halt by carefully applying the
brakes and avoiding abrupt steering
maneuvers.