Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
The TPMS monitors the air pressure of each tire and if it decreases below the specified value, the system notifies the driver by turning on the TPMS warning light in the instrument cluster and indicating a message on the multi-information display.
For the TPMS, the air pressure data sent from the tire pressure sensors installed on each wheel via radio signal is received by the receiver unit in the vehicle to monitor the tire pressures.
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Tire pressure sensors
In addition, the current tire pressures can be checked using the center display.
Refer to the Vehicle Status Monitor section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
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When the ambient temperature is low, the tire temperatures also decrease. If the tire temperatures decrease, the air pressure in the tires will also decrease which could turn on the TPMS warning light.
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Before driving, visually inspect the tires for abnormalities. Additionally, inspect the tire pressures monthly. A digital type air pressure gauge is recommended for inspecting the tire pressures.
The TPMS is not a substitute for your own periodic inspection of the tires. Always inspect the tires yourself periodically.
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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. (If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard 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 tire tread life and increases energy consumption, and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability.
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.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS 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. 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.
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To avoid false readings, the system samples for a little while before indicating a problem. As a result it will not instantaneously register a rapid tire deflation or blow out.
