2012 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 488

486 STARTING AND OPERATING The "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will flash on and off for 75 seconds, and remain on solid when a system fault is detected. The system fault will also sound a chime. If the ignition switch is cycled, this sequence will repeat, providing the system fault still exists. The "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will turn off when the fault condition no longer exists. A system fault can occur with any of the following scenarios: Vehicles With Compact Spare 1. The compact spare tire (if equipped) does not have a TPMS sensor. Therefore the TPMS will not monitor the pressure in the compact spare tire. 2. If you install the compact spare tire in place of a road tire that has a pressure below the low-pressure warning limit, upon the next ignition switch cycle, a chime will sound, a "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" message will be 1. Jamming due to electronic devices or driving next to displayed and the "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale facilities emitting the same radio frequencies as the TPMS Light" will turn on. sensors. 3. After driving for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph 2. Installing some form of aftermarket window tinting (24 km/h), the "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" that affects radio wave signals. will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on 3. Accumulation of excessive snow and/or ice around solid. the wheels or wheel housings. 4. For each subsequent ignition switch cycle, a chime will 4. Using tire chains on the vehicle. sound, the "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid. 5. Using wheels/tires not equipped with TPMS sensors.