2008 Suzuki Forenza Owner's Manual - Page 103

INSTRUMENT PANEL tire pressure monitoring system is functioning properly. WARNING (Continued) Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale. WARNING When the malfunction indicator is illuminated, the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including the installation of replacement or alternate tires or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function properly. In this situation, please have the system inspected by an authorized service facility. If you replace one or more tires and the TPMS warning light goes off during driving, there is no problem. However, if the warning light does not go off, or if it flashes again when the vehicle is driven, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized service facility. WARNING Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label and this manual. (If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle label or tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as possible and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. (Continued) WARNING If the tire pressure monitoring system warning light does not illuminate when the ignition key is turned to the "ON" position, have the system inspected by an authorized service facility. If the warning light flashes while driving, check to see whether the warning light goes off after a few minutes of driving. Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction indictor to indicate when the system is not operating properly. The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire pressure telltale. When the system detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash for approximately one minute and then remain continuously illuminated. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists. 3-27