2013 Dodge Durango Owner's Manual - Page 530

528 STARTING AND OPERATING • Seasonal temperature changes will affect tire pressure, A tire pressure monitoring sensor is located in the spare and the TPMS will monitor the actual tire pressure in wheel, if the vehicle is equipped with a matching full-size spare wheel and tire assembly. The matching full-size the tire. spare tire can be used in place of any of the four road Base System tires. A low spare tire will not cause the "Tire Pressure The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) uses wireless Monitoring Telltale Light" to illuminate, a warning mestechnology with wheel rim-mounted electronic sensors to sage to appear, or the chime to sound. monitor tire pressure levels. Sensors, mounted to each The "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will wheel as part of the valve stem, transmit tire pressure illuminate in the instrument cluster, a "LOW TIRE readings to the Receiver Module. PRESSURE" message will display in the instrument NOTE: It is particularly important, for you to regularly cluster for a minimum of five seconds, and an audible check the tire pressure in all of your tires, and to maintain chime will be activated, when one or more of the four the proper pressure. active road tire pressures are low. Should this occur, you should stop as soon as possible, check the inflation The TPMS consists of the following components: pressure of each tire on your vehicle, and inflate each tire • Receiver Module to the vehicle's recommended cold placard pressure value. The system will automatically update and the • Four Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors "Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light" will extinguish, • Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light once the updated tire pressures have been received.