2011 Nissan Altima Owner's Manual - Page 311

2011 Nissan Altima Manual

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Additional information: ● The TPMS does not monitor the tire pressure of the spare tire. ● The TPMS will activate only when the vehicle is driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h). Also, this system may not detect a sudden drop in tire pressure (for example a flat tire while driving). ● The low tire pressure warning light does not automatically turn off when the tire pressure is adjusted. After all 4 tires are inflated to the recommended pressure, the vehicle must be driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h) to activate the TPMS and turn off the low tire pressure warning light. Use a tire pressure gauge to check the tire pressure. ● The CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning appears in the vehicle information display when the low tire pressure warning light is illuminated and low tire pressure is detected. The CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning turns off when the low tire pressure warning light turns off. ● The CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning does not appear if the low tire pressure warning light illuminates to indicate a TPMS malfunction. ● Tire pressure rises and falls depending on the heat caused by the vehicle's operation and the outside temperature. Low outside temperature can lower the temperature of the air inside the tire which can cause a lower tire inflation pressure. This may cause the low tire pressure warning light to illuminate. If the warning light illuminates in low ambient temperature, check the tire pressure for all four tires. ● The Tire and Loading Information label (also referred to as the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label) is located in the driver's door opening. For additional information, see "Low tire pressure warning light" in the "Instruments and controls" section and "Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)" in the "In case of emergency" section. tire failure. Serious vehicle damage could occur and may lead to an accident and could result in serious personal injury. Check the tire pressure for all four tires. Adjust the tire pressure to the recommended COLD tire pressure shown on the Tire and Loading Information label to turn the low tire pressure warning light OFF. If you have a flat tire, replace it with a spare tire as soon as possible. (See "Flat tire" in the "In case of emergency" section for changing a flat tire.) ● When a spare tire is mounted or a wheel is replaced, tire pressure will not be indicated, the TPMS will not function and the low tire pressure warning light will flash for approximately 1 minute. The light will remain on after 1 minute. Contact your NISSAN dealer as soon as possible for tire replacement and/or system resetting. ● Replacing tires with those not originally specified by NISSAN could affect the proper operation of the TPMS. ● Do not inject any tire liquid or aerosol tire sealant into the tires, as this may cause a malfunction of the tire pressure sensors. WARNING ● If the low tire pressure warning light illuminates while driving, avoid sudden steering maneuvers or abrupt braking, reduce vehicle speed, pull off the road to a safe location and stop the vehicle as soon as possible. Driving with underinflated tires may permanently damage the tires and increase the likelihood of 5-4 Starting and driving

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Additionalinformation:
The TPMS does not monitor the tire
pressureofthesparetire.
TheTPMSwillactivateonlywhenthevehicle
is driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25
km/h). Also, this system may not detect a
sudden drop in tire pressure (for example a
flattirewhiledriving).
Thelowtirepressurewarninglightdoesnot
automaticallyturnoffwhenthetirepressure
isadjusted.Afterall4tiresareinflatedtothe
recommendedpressure,thevehiclemustbe
driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h)
toactivatetheTPMSandturnoffthelowtire
pressure warning light. Use a tire pressure
gaugetocheckthetirepressure.
TheCHECKTIREPRESSUREwarningap-
pearsinthevehicleinformationdisplaywhen
the low tire pressure warning light is illumi-
natedandlowtirepressureisdetected.The
CHECKTIREPRESSUREwarningturnsoff
when the low tire pressure warning light
turnsoff.
The CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning
does not appear if the low tire pressure
warninglightilluminatestoindicateaTPMS
malfunction.
Tire pressure rises and falls depending on
the heat caused by the vehicle’s operation
and the outside temperature. Low outside
temperature can lower the temperature of
the air inside the tire which can cause a
lowertireinflationpressure.Thismaycause
the low tire pressure warning light to illumi-
nate. If the warning light illuminates in low
ambient temperature, check the tire pres-
sureforallfourtires.
TheTireandLoadingInformationlabel(also
referred to as the vehicle placard or tire
inflation pressure label) is located in the
driver’sdooropening.
Foradditionalinformation,see“Lowtirepressure
warning light” in the “Instruments and controls”
section and “Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)”inthe“Incaseofemergency”section.
WARNING
If the low tire pressure warning light
illuminates while driving, avoid sudden
steering maneuvers or abrupt braking,
reduce vehicle speed, pull off the road
to a safe location and stop the vehicle
assoonaspossible.Drivingwithunder-
inflatedtiresmaypermanentlydamage
the tires and increase the likelihood of
tire failure. Serious vehicle damage
could occur and may lead to an acci-
dent and could result in serious per-
sonalinjury.Checkthetirepressurefor
allfourtires.Adjustthetirepressureto
the recommended COLD tire pressure
shownontheTireandLoadingInforma-
tion label to turn the low tire pressure
warninglightOFF.Ifyouhaveaflattire,
replace it with a spare tire as soon as
possible.(See“Flattire”inthe“Incase
of emergency” section for changing a
flattire.)
Whenasparetireismountedorawheel
is replaced, tire pressure will not be
indicated, the TPMS will not function
and the low tire pressure warning light
will flash for approximately 1 minute.
The light will remain on after 1 minute.
ContactyourNISSANdealerassoonas
possible for tire replacement and/or
systemresetting.
Replacingtireswiththosenotoriginally
specified by NISSAN could affect the
properoperationoftheTPMS.
Do not inject any tire liquid or aerosol
tire sealant into the tires, as this may
causeamalfunctionofthetirepressure
sensors.
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