Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual page 163

The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) uses
wireless technology with wheel rim mounted
electronic sensors to monitor tire pressure lev-
els. Sensors, mounted to each wheel as part of
the valve stem, transmit tire pressure readings
to the Receiver Module.
NOTE:
It is particularly important for you to check
the tire pressure in all of the tires on your
vehicle regularly and to maintain the proper
pressure.
The TPMS consists of the following compo-
nents:
• Receiver Module
• Four Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors
• Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light
The Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will
illuminate in the instrument cluster, and an
audible chime will be activated when one or
more of the four active road tire pressures are
low. Should this occur, you should stop as soon
as possible, check the inflation pressure of
each tire on your vehicle, and inflate each tire to
the vehicle's recommended cold placard pres-
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sure value. The system will automatically up-
date and the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale
Light will extinguish once the updated tire pres-
sures have been received. The vehicle may
need to be driven for up to 20 minutes above
15 mph (25 kph) to receive this information.
The Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will
flash on and off for 75 seconds, and remain on
solid when a system fault is detected. The
system fault will also sound a chime. If the
ignition key is cycled, this sequence will repeat,
providing the system fault still exists. The Tire
Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will turn off
when the fault condition no longer exists. A
system fault can occur by any of the following
scenarios:
1. Jamming due to electronic devices or driv-
ing next to facilities emitting the same Radio
Frequencies as the TPMS sensors.
2. Installing some form of aftermarket window
tinting that affects radio wave signals.
3. Lots of snow or ice around the wheels or
wheel housings.
4. Using tire chains on the vehicle.
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5. Using wheels/tires not equipped with TPMS
sensors.
NOTE:
Your vehicle is equipped with a compact
spare wheel and tire assembly.
1. The compact spare tire does not have a tire
pressure monitoring sensor. Therefore, the
TPMS will not monitor the tire pressure in the
compact spare tire.
2. If you install the compact spare tire in place
of a road tire that has a pressure below the
low-pressure warning limit, upon the next igni-
tion key cycle, a chime will sound and the Tire
Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will still turn
ON due to the low tire.
3. However, after driving the vehicle for up to
20 minutes above 15 mph (25 km/h), the Tire
Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light will flash on
and off for 75 seconds and then remain on
solid.
4. For each subsequent ignition key cycle, a
chime will sound and the Tire Pressure Moni-
toring Telltale Light will flash on and off for
75 seconds and then remain on solid.
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