2014 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 316

314 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 7. Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light - If Equipped overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect Each tire, including the spare (if provided), the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended by Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires of maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle not reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should deter- low tire pressure telltale. mine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS 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 malfunction indicator 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.