These instructions apply to the Kia Stonic Mk1 (YB) 2017-Present.
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The Kia Stonic (YB, 2017–present) uses a direct TPMS — a sensor in each wheel — that relearns automatically as you drive once the pressures are right. There’s no reset button or menu step, so if the light has come on after topping up the tyres or changing a wheel, it usually just needs correct pressures and a short drive to clear. It is a normal calibration, not a sign of a fault. Here’s how to clear the light.
How the Stonic’s TPMS Works
Each wheel carries its own battery-powered sensor that measures the actual pressure and transmits it to the car, so the dash can show which corner is low rather than just warning that something is off. Because it reads real pressures, there is nothing to calibrate manually: you correct the pressures, drive, and the system confirms the new figures and drops the warning. That also means a persistent light points to a real cause — a genuinely soft tyre, or a sensor that isn’t reporting.
First, a Few Checks
- Check the tyres cold — before driving, or a good while after the car has stood.
- Use the figures on the driver’s door-pillar label, matching a laden figure if you’re carrying a full load.
- Set all four corners, not just the one the dash is flagging.
- Look over each tyre for an obvious nail or damage while the gauge is out.
- Plan a short steady drive rather than a quick move on the driveway — the system needs road speed to confirm.
How to Clear the Warning
- Set all four tyres to the correct pressure (cold) — the figure is on the driver’s door-pillar label.
- Drive for about 10–20 minutes at a steady speed above 25 km/h (15 mph).
- The system reads the corrected pressures and the warning goes out.
If the Light Stays On
- Re-check every tyre — one slightly low corner keeps the light on.
- Give it a longer drive — a very short trip may not be enough for the system to confirm.
- Check the spare if a full-size wheel has been rotated into use and is under-inflated.
- Cold weather can pull every tyre a few psi low overnight; top up cold and drive again.
- Suspect a slow puncture if one corner keeps dropping — find and fix the leak rather than re-driving.
- A steady-flashing TPMS light (about a minute at start-up) means a sensor fault — a flat sensor battery, or a sensor not matched after a wheel change — and needs a tyre shop’s tool.
Once It’s Done
With the pressures right and the drive done, the warning clears and stays off for normal running, and the per-wheel display goes back to showing healthy figures. Because the sensors read live pressure, the light is a useful early warning — if it returns soon after a reset, treat it as a real drop and check the tyres rather than assuming a glitch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I reset the tyre pressure light on a Kia Stonic?
Set all four tyres to the correct cold pressure from the door-pillar label and drive for about 10–20 minutes above 25 km/h (15 mph). There is no button; the direct system relearns on the move and the warning goes out once it reads the corrected pressures.
Is there a reset button?
No — the Stonic’s direct TPMS clears itself once the pressures are right. Unlike some cars there is no menu step or dashboard button to press; getting all four tyres to spec and driving a short distance is the whole procedure.
Why won’t the light go out after pumping the tyres up?
Either a tyre is still slightly off, or the car needs a few more miles to confirm the new pressures. Re-check all four cold, including the corner the dash flagged, and drive a little further. A steady flash at start-up, rather than a solid light, means a sensor fault instead.
Do I need a tool?
Not for a normal reset — only if a sensor was replaced or swapped between wheels. A new or moved sensor may need matching to the car with a TPMS tool before it will report, which is why a fault-type flashing light won’t clear just by driving.
The light came on in cold weather — is that normal?
Yes. Air contracts as it cools, so a cold morning can lower every tyre enough to trip the warning even with no leak. Top each tyre back up to the label figure while cold and drive; the light should stay off once the real pressures are back to spec.
Does the display show which tyre is low?
On versions with the per-wheel readout, yes — because each wheel has its own sensor, the cluster can highlight the specific low corner and its pressure. That makes it easy to target the right tyre; set it to spec, then drive to clear the warning.
If a fault code is stored, look it up on autodtcs.com. To clear a service reminder, see our Stonic service reset.
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