Tire pressure monitoring

Your vehicle can detect and indicate when the tire pressure is low. Tire pressure monitoring cannot be disabled. If the system is unable to detect low tire pressure, it will indicate that there's a malfunction.

For the tire pressure monitoring system to provide updated information, you need to drive the vehicle above 35 km/h (22 mph) for several minutes.

Tire pressure monitoring symbol

An indicator symbol lights up if a low tire pressure is detected in any of the tires. It will stay illuminated until the problem is resolved.

In addition to messages in the instrument panel, you can also find information about tire pressure monitoring in the center display vehicle status view.

 Warning

No advance warning possible

The system cannot give you any advance warning of potential tire damage.

Ensure correct tire pressure immediately

When the low tire pressure symbol is lit, stop and check the tire pressures as soon as possible. Driving with under-inflated tires can cause tire failure.

If the tire pressure monitoring system is not working correctly, the indicator symbol on the instrument panel will first flash for approximately one minute and then remain lit. A message also appears on the instrument panel. If the fault is permanent, service is required. You should go to an authorized Volvo workshop for any repair or service.

Remember:
  • The system does not replace the need for regular tire inspection and maintenance.
  • The low tire pressure symbol won't disappear until the low tire pressure has been corrected.
  • When you change wheels or loads, you may need to store a new tire pressure reference value.

 Note

Tire pressure monitoring sensors need to be mounted on all wheels, including winter tires. If you use a spare wheel or other wheel without the sensor, a fault message will appear in the instrument panel after a few minutes of driving. Remember to make sure that new wheels have the sensor to avoid a system malfunction warning.

Vehicle status

You will find information about any issues that the tire pressure monitoring system detects in the center display vehicle status view.

Red indicator symbolThe tire pressure is very low. Stop immediately and check the tires.
Yellow indicator symbolThe tire pressure is low. Stop and check the tires as soon as possible.
White warning triangleTire pressure monitoring system is unavailable.

System description

The following information is phrased according to external legal requirements.

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 underinflated. 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 fuel efficiency and tire tread life, 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.