Premium system — if equipped – Ram Trucks 2015 Cargo Van Commercial - Owner Manual User Manual

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• If you install the compact spare tire in place of a road

tire that has a pressure below the low-pressure warn-

ing limit, upon the next ignition switch cycle, a chime

will sound, a “LOW TIRE PRESSURE” message will be

displayed and the “Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale

Light” will turn on.

• After driving for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph

(24 km/h), the “Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale

Light” will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then

remain on solid.

• For each subsequent ignition switch cycle, a chime will

sound, the “Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light”

will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on

solid.

• Once you repair or replace the original road tire and

reinstall it on the vehicle in place of the compact spare

tire, the TPMS will automatically update, and the “Tire

Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light” will turn off as

long as no tire pressure is below the low-pressure

warning limit in any of the four active road tires.

NOTE:

The vehicle may need to be driven for up to

20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) for the TPMS to

receive this information.

Premium System — If Equipped

The TPMS uses wireless technology with wheel rim-

mounted electronic sensors to monitor tire pressure levels.

Sensors mounted to each wheel as part of the valve stem

transmit tire pressure readings to the Receiver Module.
NOTE:

It is particularly important to regularly check

and maintain proper tire pressure in all the tires.
The Premium TPMS consists of the following components:

• Receiver Module
• Four TPMS Sensors

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