2010 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 353

352 STARTING AND OPERATING The matching full-size spare wheel and tire assembly (if equipped) has a tire pressure monitoring sensor. The matching full-size spare can be used in place of any of the four road tires. The TPMS will only monitor the pressure in the full-size spare when it is used in place of a road tire. Otherwise, a spare with a pressure below the lowpressure limit will not cause the "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" to illuminate or the chime to sound. vehicle may need to be driven for up to 20 minutes above 15 mph (25 km/h) in order for the TPMS to receive this information. Check TPMS Warning When a system fault is detected, the "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid. The system fault will also sound a chime. If the ignition key is cycled, this Tire Pressure Monitoring Low Pressure Warnings sequence will repeat, providing the system fault still The "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will exists. The "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will illuminate in the instrument cluster and a chime turn off when the fault condition no longer exists. A will sound when tire pressure is low in one or system fault can occur due to any of the following: more of the four active road tires. Should this occur, you 1. Jamming due to electronic devices or driving next to should stop as soon as possible, check the inflation facilities emitting the same radio frequencies as the TPMS pressure of each tire on your vehicle, and inflate each tire sensors. to the vehicle's recommended cold placard pressure value. Once the system receives the updated tire pres- 2. Installing some form of aftermarket window tinting sures, the system will automatically update and the "Tire that affects radio wave signals. Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will turn off. The