Suspension System

Description and Operation

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Description

Tread Lamp
  • Tire Inflation / Leak Warning
  1. Turn-on condition
    • When tire pressure is below the threshold
    • When the sensor detects a rapid leak.
  2. Turn-off condition
    • Under-inflation; when tire pressure is above (warning threshold + hysteresis).
    • Rapid leak; when tire pressure is above (leak warning threshold).
  3. Turn-on condition
    • At the same time as the TREAD Lamp.
    • Indicates the wheel location where insufficient inflation / leakage has occurred.
  4. Turn-off condition
    • At the same time as the TREAD Lamp.
    If the wheel locations change between ignition cycles, the system retains the previous Auto-Location position. Once Auto-Location is completed in the current ignition cycle, the correct lamp will illuminate.
  5. Turn-on condition
    • When the system detects a malfunction that is external to the receiver/sensor.
    • When the system detects a receiver malfunction.
    • When the system detects a sensor malfunction.
  6. Turn-off condition
    • If a malfunction is considered "critical," the lamp remains illuminated for the entire current ignition cycle (even if the DTC has been downgraded). This is because it is important to bring the problem to the driver's attention. In the next ignition cycle, the downgrade conditions will be re-checked. When the downgrade conditions occur, the lamp will turn off. It will remain on until the DTC downgrade check is performed.
    • "Non-critical" malfunctions are those that may occur temporarily, for example, due to low vehicle battery voltage. Therefore, the lamp turns off when the DTC downgrade condition occurs.
Wheel Location Malfunction Indicator
  • When driving at high altitude, atmospheric pressure naturally decreases. Therefore, check the tire pressure and add more air as necessary. Additionally, the required tire air pressure per km above sea level: 1.5 psi/km
  • Tire pressure may decrease naturally due to a drop in ambient temperature (especially in winter). In this case, inflate the tires to the specified pressure if the warning lamp is on, as this is a natural phenomenon.

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