Dodge 2008 Sprinter User Manual

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Operation

Tires and wheels

4

Warning

G

The TPMS does not warn you against in-
correctly selected tire inflation pressure
and does not warn you when the tire pres-
sure is not properly selected for the re-
spective vehicle load. It warns you only
when the pressure of one or more tires
decreases significantly below the refer-
ence inflation pressure which was stored
at the time of calibration of the TPMS af-
ter you inflated the tires.

Always ensure that you recalibrate the
TPMS after you have inflated the tires to
the recommended cold inflation pressure.

Continued

Warning (Continued)

G

Always adjust the tire inflation pressure
according to the tire and loading informa-
tion placard on the driver’s door B-pillar.

Underinflated tires wear excessively and/
or unevenly, adversely affect handling and
fuel economy, and are more likely to fail
from being overheated.

Overinflated tires can adversely affect
handling and ride comfort, wear unevenly,
increase stopping distance, and result in
sudden deflation (blowout) because they
are more likely to become punctured or
damaged by road debris, potholes etc.

Continued

Warning (Continued)

G

The TPMS is not able to issue a warning
due to a sudden dramatic loss of pressure
(e.g. tire blowout caused by a foreign ob-
ject). In this case bring the vehicle to a
halt by carefully applying the brakes and
avoiding abrupt steering maneuvers.

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