2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN tire pressures

RThe tires maywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tire
traction.
RThe drivingc haracteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired.
#Comply wit hthe recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
Rat leas tonce amonth
Rwhen thel oad changes
Rbefor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
Rif operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
RSho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tires.
RCause increased tir edamage.
RAdverselya ffect handl ingc haracteristics and
th us dr ivingsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
insuf ficient tir epressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics.
#Av oid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Tire pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
RTire defectsasar esult ofoverheating.
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
RIncreased fuel consum ption
&
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessively hig hpressur ecan
burs tbecause they ared amaged mor eeasily
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics.
#Av oid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Excessively high tir epressur ecan result in:
RIncreased braking dis tance
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
RImpaired drivin gcom fort
RSusceptibility todamage
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On-boardcomputer:,Service.Tire Pressure
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
RCur rent tir epressur eofe achw heel:
RTire pressure will be displayed after driving a
few minutes
RTire Pressure Monito rActive:t heteach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yetcomple te. The tir
epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d.
#Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tir epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
ing condition (
→pa ge 314). Observ ethe
no tesont iret emperatur e(→page312).
% The values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet irep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by thep ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet irep ressure.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
Prerequisites
RThe recommended tir epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheels(
→pag e312). Re
star tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
RThe tir epressur ehaschanged.
RThe wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newl ymoun ted.
On-boar dcomputer:
,Service.Tire Pressure
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf orthei nstrument displa yinthe wide‐
screen cockpit (
→pag e195).
#Swip edownw ards on theT ouc hControl on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values messageisshown in them ulti‐
function displa y.
#Pressatoconfir mthe ne wstart.
The Tire Press. Monito rRestarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
th eh yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
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Wheels and tires

Aftery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
sure sarewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tir epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
Ra dio-type appr oval of thet irep ressure
moni toring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval number
Countr yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Canada
USA FCC ID: MRX
AG5SP4
FCC ID: MRXMFR
IC: 2546A -AG5SP4
Loading thev ehicle
Tire and Loading Information placard
&
WARNING Risk of accident from overloa‐
ded tires
Overloaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair thes teering and handling characteris‐
tic sa nd lead tobrak efailure.
#Obser vethel oad rating of thet ires.
#The load rating must be at leasthalf the
permissible axle load of thev ehicle.
#Nevero verload thet ires by exc eeding
th em aximum load.
The Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacar diso n
th eB -pillar on thed rive r's side of thev ehicle.
1Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
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%The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
The Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dshows :
RMaximum number of seats 2according to
th em aximum number of people permitted to
tr ave lint hevehicle
RMaximum permissible load 3comprises the
gross weight of all vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
RRe commended tir epressure 1forc old
tires. The recommended tir epressures are
va lid fort he maximum permissible load and
up tothem aximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please also no te:
RInformation on permissible weightsa nd loads
on thev ehicle identification plate
(
→pag e342).
RInformation on tir epressur eint he tir epres‐
sur etable (→pag e314).
Fu rther related subjects:
RDe term inin gthe maximum permissible load
(→pag e320)
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page312)
De term ining them aximum permissible load
The following steps ha vebeen de veloped as
re qu ired of all manufacturer sunder Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part57 5, pur‐
suant tothe" Na tional Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle
Saf etyA ct of 1966".
#Ste p1:Loca tethes tatement" The combined
we ight of occupant sand cargo should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs." ("The combined
we ight of occupant sand cargo should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs.") on your vehicle's
tir ea nd loading information table.
#Ste p2:De term ine thec ombined weight of
th ed rive ra nd passenger sthat will be riding
in your vehicle.
#Ste p3:Subtract thec ombined weight of the
driver and passenger sfromX XXkgor
XXX lbs.
#Ste p4:The resulting figur eequals thep er‐
missible load forc argo and lug gage .F or
ex ample: If "XXX"e quals 1400 lbs and there
ar ef iveo ccupantsiny ourvehicle wit ha
we ight of 150lbs each, them aximum cargo
and luggag eload capacity is 650 lbs (1400 -
75 0(5x1 50)= 650 lbs).
#Step5:De term ine thec ombined weight of
luggag eand cargo being car ried in thev ehi‐
cle. Fors afet yr easons, this we ight ma ynot
safel yexceed thea vailable cargo and lug‐
ga ge load capacity calculated in step 4.
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Wheels and tires

Tire s
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavailable *A
strongradio signal source is inter fering so that no signals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches itself on automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
h
Check Tires *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
h
Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected alossofp ressur einatl east one of thet ires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps