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Dodge 2015 Dart - Owner Manual User Manual

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The TPMS will warn the driver of a low tire pressure if

the tire pressure falls below the low-pressure warning

limit for any reason, including low temperature effects, or

natural pressure loss through the tire.
The TPMS will continue to warn the driver of low tire

pressure as long as the condition exists, and will not turn

off until the tire pressure is at or above the recommended

cold placard pressure. Once the low tire pressure warn-

ing (Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light) illuminates,

you must increase the tire pressure to the recommended

cold placard pressure in order for the Tire Pressure

Monitoring Telltale Light to turn off. The system will

automatically update and the Tire Pressure Monitoring

Telltale Light will turn off once the system receives the

updated tire pressures. The vehicle may need to be

driven for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) in

order for the TPMS to receive this information.

For example, your vehicle may have a recommended

cold (parked for more than three hours) placard pressure

of 30 psi (207 kPa). If the ambient temperature is 68°F

(20°C) and the measured tire pressure is 27 psi (186 kPa),

a temperature drop to 20°F (-7°C) will decrease the tire

pressure to approximately 23 psi (158 kPa). This tire

pressure is sufficiently low enough to turn ON the Tire

Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light. Driving the vehicle

may cause the tire pressure to rise to approximately 27

psi (186 kPa), but the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale

Light will still be ON. In this situation, the Tire Pressure

Monitoring Telltale Light will turn OFF only after the

tires are inflated to the vehicle’s recommended cold

placard pressure value.

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