2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE tyre pressure

438 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Tyre
pressure
Check tyr e(s) The
pressure in one or more tyres has
dro pped signific antly. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Rep airthe tyre or cha ngethe wheel
( = page 483). * Check tyr
e(s) The
pressure ina tyr eha sdropped. The
tyre concerne dis displayed in the in-
str um entcl us ter. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Repairor change th ewhe el (=pag e483). Wh
eelse nsor (s)
mi ssing Th
ewhe else nsor for one or mor ety res
ha sfailed. No pressure value is dis-
played in th e instru me ntclus ter for the
ty re conc erne d. 6
Have thefa ulty wh eel se nsorreplaced at a
qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Cauti
on,
tyr ede fect A tyre
isde flat ing qui ckly. Th etyr eco n-
ce rned is displ ayed intheinst rume nt
cluster. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Repairor change th ewhe el (=pag e483). Rect
ify tyre
pr essu re(s) There is
insu fficie ntpre ssurein on eor
mo re tyres or the tyre pressures on in-
dividual wh eelsdiffer too mu ch. 6
Check the tyre pressure san dco rrect them
if ne cessa ry (
=pag e382). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
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449
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Sugges
tedso luti ons X
* Th
ey ello w tyre pressure
mo nitor* warnin glamp is
on. The tyre
pressure monitor has detecte d a
sudden or sign ific ant pressure los sin at
lea stone of the tyres. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making any sud-
de nst ee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at te ntion to the traff iccondi tions.
6 Observe the addition alme ssag es in the
mu lti-fu nctio ndis play. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp lights upfor approx-
im ately 6second safter
st ar ting the engine. 1 The
seat belt warning la mpremi nd sy ou
and th efront passenger to fasten yo urseat
bel ts. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244). < A warning tone sou
ndsfor
a max imum of6 se conds
af ter yo usta rt th een-
gine. 1 G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver hasnot fastened hi s/her seat
bel t. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ewa rning to neceases. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp goe son as so onas
the driver ’s doo rorfront-
passeng erdoor isclosed
af ter st arting the eng ine. G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver or fron tp asse nge rhas not fa s-
tened his/ herse at belt. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Risk of inju ry
There areob ject son the fr ont-passe nger
seat. 6
Remov ethe ob jects from thefron t-pa s-
se ng er seat and stow them at a secu re
pla ce.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 216_
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485
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Th ere are two typ esofair pu mpthat may
be supplied with yourvehicle.Ve rsion 1
ca nb e id entifie dby th eflap , beh ind wh ich
the tube with the pressure gaug ean d ca ble
ar el oc ated ; version 2 hasap ressure
ga ug ese t in the electricair pu mp.
Th efo llowing description applies to both
vers ions. Di fferen cesbetwe enthe two ver-
si ons are in dicat ed. Ve
rsion 1
1 TIREFIT filler bottle
2 Recess
3 On/off swi tch
4 Conne ctor wi thcable
5 Elec tricair pu mphose
6 Flange
7 Flap Ve
rsion 2
1 TIREF ITfiller bottle
2 Rece ss
3 On/off swi tch
4 Connector with cab le
5 Elec tric air pump hose
6 Flange
6 Version 2:op en flap 7 onthe el ectric
ai rpump.
6 Pull connector with ca ble 4 and
hose 5ofthe electri cairpu mp outof
the ho using.
6 Screw hose 5onthe electri cair
pu mp onto flange 6onTIRE FIT filler
bottle 1. G
Risk of inju ry Compl
ywith themanufac turer’ssafety in-
struction ssho wnonthes tick er on the elec-
tric air pump. P
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486 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Inse rtTIRE FIT filler bottle 1with the
he ad pointing dow nwards into
re ce ss 2 onthe electric air pum p.
8 Filler hose
9 Valve
6 Uns crew the valve cap fr om va lve9
on the faulty tyr e. Ve
rsion 1
a Pressure releas es crew
b Pres su re gauge
6 Ver sion 1: make sure pressure releas e
screw aonpressure gauge bisfully
close d.
6 Screw filler hose 8 onto valve 9.
6 Plug conne ctor 4 into th ecigar ette
ligh ter socket or into a12 Vsocket* in
the vehicle.
6 Turn the ignition key to po sition 1. 6
Pres son /o ff swi tch3 onthe electric
air pu mptoI.
Th eele ctric air pu mpissw itchedon.
Th ety re ispumped up.
i At first,th ese alan tispu mp edinto th ety re s.
The pressure may ris ebriefl yto approximat ely
5b ar in theprocess.Do not swit choff thec om-
press orduring this phase.
6 Run th ecompre ssor for five minute s.
Th etyres mustthen have a pressure of
at leas t1.8bar.
! Donoto perat eth e el ectric air pu mpfor
lon gerth an 8m inutes withou ta break, othe rwise
it ma yover heat. Th eair pump can be used again
on ce itha sc ooled dow n.
If a tyre pressure of 1. 8baris not rea ched
af ter five minu tes:
6 switch offth eele ctric air pu mp,re-
mo veitan d dri vethe vehicle abou t
10 mforwards and ba ckwards.
Th isdistr ibutestheTIRE FITsealant
mor eeve nly.
6 Rem ove the filler bott lefrom the ele c-
tri cairpu mp .
6 Pum pup the tyr eag ain.
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
After achie ving atyre pressure of 1. 8bar:
6 Press 0on theelect ric ai rp um psw itch.
Th e electri cairpu mp issw itch ed on.
6 Remo vethe electri cairpu mp.
6 Pullaway immediat ely.
Th isdist rib utes the TIREF ITsealan t in
th etyr e.
6 Stop after driving forap prox imatel y
10 minutes and check the tyr epres-
sure using the electr icair pu mp. Ve
rsion 2
a Release button
b 6Pres sure gauge
6 Correct the tyre pressure if it isstill at
le as t1. 3b ar(see fue lfiller flap forval-
ues).
6 Toincr ea se the ty repres sure:
sw itch on the elect ric air pu mp.
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion1): open pressure relea se
screw aon pressure ga ugeb .
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion2): open pressure relea se
screw anext to pressu re
ga ug eb . G
Risk of accide nt If
apressu reof 1.8 barstill cannot be at-
tain edafter afurther five minutes, thety re is
to o badly da maged.
Do notdr ive any fu rthe r.Co nsult a qualif ied
spe cial ist work shop which has theneces-
sary spe cial ist knowledg eand tools tocarry
out the workrequ ired .Me rced es-Ben zre c-
om mends that youuseaMercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre fort hisp urpo se.In particu-
lar, work relevant tosafety or on safety-re-
late dsys tems mu stbe carried outata
qu alifie dsp ecia list work shop. G
Risk ofaccide nt If
th ety re press urei sbe low 1.3b ar, the tyre
is to o badly da maged.
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualified
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich has theneces-
sary spec iali st knowledge and too lsto car ry
out the wor kre qu ired .Me rced es-Benz rec-
om mendsthat you useaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. ==216_R
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492 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn the jack back to the ou t-of-us epo-
si tion.
6 Stow th ewhe elwre nch, centrin g pin
an d jack in the ve hicle tool kit in the
boot.
The MOExtend ed run-flat syste mmayonly
be used incomb inat ion with th etyr epres-
sure loss warning syste m.
! The max imum distance yo umay driv ein ru n-
flat mode depends onthelo ad in theve hicle. Itis
approxi mately 50 km if theve hicle is partially
laden and approximat ely 30 km iffully laden.
The max imum distanc et obe driven in run-f lat
mo de begins from themo me ntthety re pressure
loss warning appears in themu lti-f un ction dis-
play.
Yo um ustno tex ce ed a max imum spee d of
80 km /h. i
By using TIRE FIT before startin gthe run-flat
mo de, the ma ximu mdistan cecanbe in creased
co nsiderably .If TIRE FITca nn ot sealthety re due
to the ty pe of damage, you may still continue
dri ving up to the maximum possible distanc ein
run-flat mode.
iIf you chang eone or all of the tyres, ma ke
sure that you only use tyres lab elled "MOE xtend-
ed" in the size specified for the veh icle. G
Risk of acc ident Ha
vethe ti ghtening torq uechecke dimmed i-
at elyafter a wheel isch anged. Thewheels
co uld work lo oseifthey are nottightened to
a to rque of150 Nm . MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* G
Risk of accident The han
dlingcharact eristics of your vehicle
de teriorate in run-flat mo de, for exam ple:
! when cornering
! when brakin g
! when acce lerati ngrapidly
You mus tthere fore adap tyou rdrivi ngstyle
ac cordi nglyan dav oid su dden chan ges indi-
re ction oracceleration, aswell asdriving
ov er obsta cles (ker bs, pot holes , of f-ro ad).
This is particu larlythe cas ewhen the vehicle
is heav ily la de n.
Th edist ance that canb edr iven in ru n-flat
mode depe ndsto alarg e ext enton the lo ads
exe rted on the vehi cle. Itca n therefore be
much less duet os peed,lo ad ,d rivi ng ma-
noeu vres ,ro ad surface condition, ou tside
tempe rature,et c. or also grea terif you drive
care fully. Run-
flat mode must be ended if:
! youhear bang ingn oises
! the vehi cles tart sto sh ake
! smok e iscreated and ther ei sa sm ellof
ru bber
! ESP®
is interve ningconstantly
! there aretear sin the side walls ofthe
ty re
After driving in run-flat mo de,you mu sthave
th ewh eel checked for damage ataqu alifie d
spe cial ist workshop whichha s th ene ces-
sary spe cial ist know ledge and tools to car ry
out the workrequire d. Thefault ytyremu st
alwa ysbe repla ced.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
po se.In pa rticular, work relevant to saf ety
or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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512 Te
chnic aldata
Tyres andwh eels
! For safet yreasons, Mercedes -Benz recom-
me nds that you only use tyres whic hhave been
speciall yapproved by Mercedes-Benz foryo ur
ve hicle. Th esety res are spe cially adapt edto
driving charac teristics, comfo rt,wear and the
co ntrol systems, such asABSor
ESP ®
and are
mark edasfollow s:
! MO =Me rcede s-Be nz Original
! MOE= Mercedes-Benz Orig inal Ex tended
(wit hrun-flat charact eristic s)
If you use ot herty res ,Merce de s-Be nz cannot ac-
ce pt any responsibili tyfor da mage whic hmay
oc cur.Info rmation abou tty res canbe obtained
from any Merced es-B enzSe rvice Centre.
! Ifyo ufit ty re sot he rth an thos et ested and
recom mended by Mercedes-Benz ,ch ara cter is-
ti cs such ashandling ,noise emiss ions, fuelcon-
su mp tion or wear, et c.ma ybeadver sely
af fe cted. Inadditio n,wh en driving wi tha load, di-
mensional variations and dif ferent tyre deforma-
ti on charact eristics co uld cau sethet yres to
ma kecontac tw ith th eb ody work and axle com-
po nent s.This may damag ethe tyre or the vehi-
cl e. i
Further information can be obtained from
any Merced es-Benz Service Ce ntre.
You will find a table oftyre pressures on the in-
side of your vehicle’s fuel filler flap. Youwi llfind
furt her informat ion abo uttyre pressures inthe
"Operat ion" sec tion ( =
page 382). Tyr
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