2003 Pontiac Aztek Owner's Manual - Page 353

2003 Pontiac Aztek Manual

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To reset the system: Tire Inspection and Rotation Tires should be rotated every 7,500 miles (12 500 km). Any time you notice unusual wear, rotate your tires as soon as possible and check wheel alignment. Also check for damaged tires or wheels. See When It Is Time for New Tires on page 5-60 and Wheel Replacement on page 5-63 for more information. Make sure the spare tire is stored securely. Push, pull, and then try to rotate or turn the tire, If it moves, use the folding wrench to tighten the cable. See "Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools" in Changing a flat Tire on page 5-67. The purpose of regular rotation is to achieve more uniform wear for all tires on the vehicle. The first rotation is the most important. See "Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services," in Section 6, for scheduled rotation intervals. 1 . Turn the ignition to ON with the engine off. 2. Press the MODE button until the DIC reads TIRE PRESSURE LOW: CHECK TIRES. 3. Press and hold the SET button until TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL is displayed. You will hear three chimes and the LOW TIRE PRESSURE message will go off and the DIC will return to TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL. If the LOW TIRE PRESSURE message comes back on, the check tire pressure system has not reset. Repeat the procedure. The system completes the calibration process during driving. The system "learns" the pressure at each tire throughout the operating speed range of your vehicle. The system normally takes between 30 and 60 minutes of driving to learn the tire pressures. The system normally takes 10 to 20 minutes of driving in each speed range to "learn" tire pressures. The speed ranges are 20 to 40 mph (32 to 64 km/h), 40 to 60 mph (64 to 96 km/h) and above 60 mph (96 km/h). This time may be longer depending on your individual driving habits. The learning process does not need to be completed during a single trip. Once learned, the system will remember the tire pressures until the system is reset. 5-58

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To reset the system:
1.
Turn the ignition
to
ON with the engine
off.
2.
Press the MODE button until the
DIC
reads TIRE
3.
Press and hold the SET button until TIRE
PRESSURE LOW: CHECK TIRES.
PRESSURE NORMAL is displayed.
You will hear three chimes and the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE message will go
off
and the
DIC
will return
to
TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL. If the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE message comes back on,
the check tire
pressure system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.
The system completes the calibration process during
driving. The system “learns” the pressure at each
tire throughout the operating speed range of your
vehicle. The system normally takes between
30
and
60 minutes of driving
to
learn the tire pressures.
The system normally takes
10
to
20
minutes of driving
in each speed range
to
“learn” tire pressures. The
speed ranges are
20
to
40 mph
(32
to
64 km/h), 40
to
60 mph (64
to
96 km/h) and above 60 mph (96 km/h).
This time may be longer depending on
your individual
driving habits. The learning process does not need
to
be
completed during a single trip. Once learned, the
system will remember the tire pressures until the system
is
reset.
Tire Inspection
and
Rotation
Tires should be rotated
every
7,500
miles
(12
500
km).
Any time you notice unusual
wear,
rotate
your
tires
as
soon
as possible and
check
wheel
alignment.
Also
check for damaged tires
or
wheels.
See
When It
Is
Time
for
New Tires on page
5-60
and
Wheel
Replacement
on page
5-63
for
more information.
Make sure the spare tire
is
stored
securely.
Push,
pull,
and then try
to
rotate or turn the
tire,
If
it
moves,
use the folding wrench
to
tighten the cable.
See
“Storing
a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools” in
Changing a flat
Tire
on page
5-67.
The purpose of regular rotation is
to
achieve
more
uniform wear
for all tires
on
the vehicle. The
first
rotation
is the most important. See
“Part
A:
Scheduled
Maintenance Services,” in
Section
6,
for
scheduled
rotation intervals.
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