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Spare Wheel Auto-Detect

SPARE WHEEL AUTO-LOCATE (5-TIRE TPM SYSTEM ONLY)
If the spare tire is mounted on the vehicle, the EVIC will detect the move and determine from the sensor transmit intervals, which wheels are mounted and which one is now the spare. The spare tire sensor/transmitter transmits once per hour. The sensor/transmitters in the mounted wheels transmit once per minute when the vehicle is moving at 40 km/h (25 mph).

REMOVE MAGNET FROM SPARE (5-TIRE TPM SYSTEM ONLY)
A magnet is used to initiate a sensor ID transmission. In the EVIC training procedure, the spare wheel is the last in the sequence. If the magnet is left on the wheel, the sensor/transmitter will continue its ID transmission. If the EVIC detects 20 transmissions from the spare wheel in 60 seconds and the vehicle speed is above 40 km/h (25 mph), it will:
- request a chime.
- display "REMOVE MAGNET FROM SPARE" for 60 seconds per ignition-ON cycle.

TIRE PRESSURE UNAVAILABLE
The EVIC can detect high radio noise interference. When the noise level is too high to distinguish a transmission from a sensor/transmitter, it will:
- display "TIRE PRESSURE UNAVAILABLE" for 5 seconds.
- request a chime
- switch back to previous screen.

TIRE PRESSURE NOW AVAILABLE
If the "TIRE PRESSURE UNAVAILABLE" message was displayed because of radio noise interference, the EVIC will:
- display "TIRE PRESSURE NOW AVAILABLE" for 5 seconds.
- request a chime when the noise level no longer interferes with sensor/transmitter transmissions.