When Inflating Your Tires; How Temperature Affects Your Tire Pressure - Lincoln 2011 Town Car Owner's Manual

Low tire Possible
pressure cause
warning light
Flashing warning Spare tire in
light use
TPMS
malfunction

When inflating your tires

When putting air into your tires (such as at a gas station or in your
garage), the tire pressure monitoring system may not respond
immediately to the air added to your tires.
It may take up to two minutes of driving over 20 mph (32 km/h) for the
light to turn off after you have filled your tires to the recommended
inflation pressure.

How temperature affects your tire pressure

The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) monitors tire pressure in
each pneumatic tire. While driving in a normal manner, a typical
passenger tire inflation pressure may increase approximately 2 to 4 psi
(14 to 28 kPa) from a cold start situation. If the vehicle is stationary
over night with the outside temperature significantly lower than the
daytime temperature, the tire pressure may decrease approximately 3 psi
(21 kPa) for a drop of 30° F (17°C) in ambient temperature. This lower
pressure value may be detected by the TPMS as being significantly lower
than the recommended inflation pressure and activate the TPMS warning
for low tire pressure. If the low tire pressure warning light is on, visually
check each tire to verify that no tire is flat. (If one or more tires are flat,
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Tires, Wheels and Loading
Customer action required
Your temporary spare tire is in use.
(This includes the optional full-sized
matching wheel and tire). Repair the
damaged road wheel and re-mount it
on the vehicle to restore system
functionality. For a description of
how the system functions under
these conditions, refer to When your
temporary spare tire is installed in
this section.
If your tires are properly inflated and
your spare tire is not in use and the
TPMS warning light still flashes, have
the system inspected by your
authorized dealer.
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