Tire Care and Maintenance Wheel Configuration As an added safety feature, your vehicle has If you are installing new wheels or swapping been equipped with a TPMS that displays a them for different ones, update your vehicle's tire pressure telltale (Tire Pressure Warning) wheel configuration by touching Controls > on the instrument panel when one or more of Service > Wheel Configuration. This allows your tires is significantly under- or over- Model X to learn the new wheels and provide inflated. Accordingly, when the Tire Pressure more accurate status updates on your vehicle. indicator light displays on the instrument Select a wheel from the drop down menu that panel to alert you about tire pressure, stop matches the new wheels you plan to install on and check your tires as soon as possible, and Model X. Selecting new wheels in the wheel inflate them to the proper pressure (see configuration also changes the wheels that Maintaining Tire Pressures on page 183). appear on your vehicle's avatar on the Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire touchscreen. causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces range Ensure you are aware if your vehicle is efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect equipped with staggered wheels, meaning the the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. wheels are different sizes in the front and rear. Check the front and rear tire sizes marked on If Model X detects a fault with the the tire sidewall to see if they match or are TPMS, this indicator flashes for one different sizes. If the wheels are staggered, minute whenever you power on take extra precaution to ensure the new Model X. wheels you install are staggered in the same way as the previous wheels. Note: Installing accessories that are not Note: Changing your vehicle's wheel approved by Tesla can interfere with the configuration can impact range estimates, tire TPMS. pressure warning levels, and vehicle Warning: The TPMS is not a substitute for visualization. proper tire maintenance, including Warning: Only use Tesla-approved wheels manually checking tire pressures and when installing or swapping wheels. Using regularly inspecting the condition of tires. non Tesla-approved wheels can cause It is the driver's responsibility to maintain serious damage. Tesla is not liable for correct tire pressure, even if under- or damage caused by using wheels not over-inflation has not reached the level approved by Tesla. for the TPMS to trigger the Tire Pressure Warning on the instrument panel. Tire Pressure Monitoring Automatic Reset of TPMS Sensors Each tire should be checked monthly when After replacing one or more wheels (but not cold and inflated to the recommended after replacing a tire or rotating wheels), the pressures that are printed on the Tire and TPMS sensors are reset to ensure tire pressure Loading Information label located on the warnings are accurate. TPMS sensors reset driver‡s door pillar (see Maintaining Tire automatically after driving over 15 mph Pressures on page 183). If your vehicle has (25 km/h) for longer than 10 minutes. tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure Note: After replacing a wheel, false tire label, determine the proper tire inflation pressure warnings may display before you've pressure for those tires. driven 15 mph (25 km/h) for longer than 10 minutes. Replacing a Tire Sensor If the Tire Pressure warning indicator displays frequently, contact Tesla to determine if a tire sensor needs to be replaced. If a non-Tesla Service Center repairs or replaces a tire, the tire sensor may not work until Tesla performs the setup procedure. Maintenance 187