Low Tire Pressure Warning Light

When the Tire Pressure Monitoring System warning lamp is illuminated, one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated.

If the warning light illuminates, immediately reduce speed, avoid sharp turns, and anticipate increased braking distance. You should stop and check your tires as soon as possible. Inflate the tires to the proper pressure specified on the vehicle certification label or the tire pressure label located on the driver side center pillar. If you cannot reach a service station or if the tire cannot hold the added air, replace the under-inflated tire with the spare tire.

The low tire pressure warning lamp may then flash for approximately one minute and then remain continuously illuminated after restarting and for approximately 20 minutes of continuous driving until you repair or replace the low-pressure tire on the vehicle.

In winter or in cold weather, the low tire pressure warning light may illuminate if the tire pressure was adjusted to the recommended tire pressure in warm weather. This does not mean that your TPMS is malfunctioning, as a decrease in temperature causes a proportional decrease in tire pressure.

When you drive the vehicle from a warm region to a cold region, or from a cold region to a warm region, or when the outside air temperature changes significantly, you should check the tire pressure and adjust the tires to the recommended tire pressure.

When inflating tires with a large amount of air, the conditions for the low tire pressure warning light to turn off may not be met. This is because the tire inflation pump has an error in performance. The low tire pressure warning light will turn off if the tire pressure exceeds the recommended tire pressure.

WARNING! Damage due to low pressure

Do not drive on underinflated tires. Significantly low tire pressure can cause the tires to overheat and fail, making the vehicle unstable, which leads to increased braking distance and loss of vehicle control.