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Ram Trucks 2015 Cargo Van Commercial - 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

threshold for any reason, including low temperature

effects, or natural air 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 recommended

cold tire placard pressure. Once the low tire pressure

warning has been illuminated, the tire pressure must be

increased to the recommended cold tire placard pressure

in order for the “Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light”

to be turned off.
NOTE:

When filling warm tires, the tire pressure may

need to be increased up to an additional 4 psi (30 kPa)

above the recommended cold placard pressure in order

to turn the Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light off.

The system will automatically update and the “Tire

Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light” will extinguish once

the updated tire pressures have been received.
NOTE:

The vehicle may need to be driven for up to

20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) to receive this

information.
For example, your vehicle may have a recommended

cold (parked for more than three hours) tire placard

pressure of 35 psi (241 kPa). If the ambient temperature is

68°F (20°C) and the measured tire pressure is 30 psi

(207 kPa), a temperature drop to 20°F (-7°C) will decrease

the tire pressure to approximately 26 psi (179 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 approxi-

mately 30 psi (207 kPa), but the “Tire Pressure Monitor-

ing Telltale Light” will still be on. In this situation, the

“Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light” will turn off

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