KIA Magentis 2007 User Manual

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In case of an emergency

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NOTICE

The TPMS malfunction indicator

may be illuminated if the vehicle is

moving around electric power sup-

ply cable or radio transmitter such

as police stations, government and

public offices, broadcasting stations,

military installations, airports, or

transmitting tower, etc. which can

interfere with normal operation of

the Tire Monitoring System

(TPMS).

Changing a tire with TPMS

If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure indicator will come on.
Have the flat tire repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible or replace the flat tire with
the compact spare tire.

NOTICE

NEVER use a puncture-repairing

agent to repair and/or inflate a low

pressure tire. If used, you will have

to replace the tire pressure sensor.

Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer as soon as possible.

After you replace the low pressure
tire with the compact spare tire, the
TPMS malfunction indicator may illu-
minate after restarting and about 20
minutes

of continuous driving

because the compact spare tire does
not have a sensor.
Once the low pressure tire is re-inflat-
ed to the recommended pressure
and installed on the vehicle, the
TPMS malfunction indicator and the
low tire pressure indicator will be
extinguished. If the low pressure and
TPMS malfunction indicators are not
extinguished after about 20 minutes
of continuous driving, please visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
You may not be able to identify a low
tire by simply looking at it. Always use
a good quality tire pressure gauge to
measure the tire's inflation pressure.
Please note that a tire that is hot
(from being driven) will have a higher
pressure measurement than a tire
that is cold (from sitting stationary for
at least 3 hours and driven less than
1.6 km (1 mile) during that 3 hour
period). Allow the tire to cool before
measuring the inflation pressure.

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