2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab Owner Manual - Page 428

STARTING AND OPERATING 427 The matching full size spare wheel and tire assembly (if equipped) has a TPM 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 low-pressure limit will not cause the TPM Telltale Light to illuminate or the chime to sound. turn off. The 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 If a system fault is detected, the TPM 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 switch is cycled, this sequence will repeat, providing the Tire Pressure Monitoring Low Pressure Warnings system fault still exists. The TPM Telltale Light will turn The TPM Telltale Light will illuminate in the off when the fault condition no longer exists. A system instrument cluster and a chime will sound when fault can occur due to any of the following: tire pressure is low in one or more of the four 1. Signal interference due to electronic devices or driving active road tires. Should this occur, you should stop as next to facilities emitting the same radio frequencies as soon as possible, check the inflation pressure of each tire the TPM sensors. on your vehicle, and inflate each tire to the vehicle's recommended cold placard pressure value. Once the 2. Installing aftermarket window tinting that contains system receives the updated tire pressures, the system materials that may block radio wave signals. will automatically update and the TPM Telltale Light will 5