2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER flat tire

There
isarisk ofan accident .
Do not drive thevehicle. Contact aqualified
specialist workshop. G
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The tiresealant isharmful andcauses irrita-
tion. Itmust notcome intocontactwith your
skin, eyesorclothin gor be swallowe d.Do
not inhale TIREFIT fumes.Keeptiresealant
away fromchildren. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontactwith thetire seal-
ant, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe tire sealant fromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Ifthe tire sealant comesintocontactwith
your eyes, immediately rinsethem thor-
oughly withclean water.
R Iftire sealant isswallowe d,immediately
rinse yourmouth outthoroughly anddrink
plenty ofwater. Donot induce vomitin g,
and seek medical attentionimmediately.
R Immediately changeoutofclothin gwhich
has come intocontactwith tiresealant.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal atten tionimmediately.
! Do
not operate thetire inflation compres-
sor forlonger thaneight minutes atatime
without abreak. Itmay otherwise overheat.
The tireinflation compressor canbeoper-
ated again onceithas cooled down.
Comply withthemanufact urer’ssafety instruc-
tions onthe stick eron the tire inflation com-
pressor. Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remove anyforeign objectswhich
have penetr atedthetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,theaccom-
panying TIREFITstickerand thetire inflation
compressor fromthestowage wellunder-
neath thetrunk floor(Ypage 277).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREFIT stickerto the
instr ument cluster withinthedriver's fieldof
vision.
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREFIT stickernear the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Pull plug 0085with thecable andhose 0083out
of the housing.
X Scr ew hose 0083ontoflange 0084oftire sealant
bottle 0043.
X Place tiresealant bottle0043head down into
recess 0044ofthe tire inflation compressor .280
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X
Remo vethecap from valv e006B onthefault y
ti re.
X Sc rew filler hos e006C onto thevalv e.
X Inser tplug 0085intoth esoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh teror intoa12 Vpower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 126).
X Pre sson and offswit ch0087 onthetire infla-
ti on compr essortoI.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed.
Fir st,ti re sealan tis pump edintoth etire.
The pressur ecan brieflyriseto appr ox-
imat ely500kP a(5. 0bar/7 3psi) .
Do not swit choff thetire inflation com -
pr essor during this ph ase .
X Let thetire inflat ion compr essorrun fora
max imum offivemin utes.The tire sho uld
th en hav eatt ain ed apre ssur eof at least
18 0kP a(1. 8bar/ 26psi) .
If atire pre ssur eof 18 0kP a(1. 8bar/2 6psi)
has been attain ed afterfivemin utes:
(Y page 281).
If atire pre ssur eof 18 0kP a(1.8 bar/26 psi)
ha snot been atta inedafte rfiv eminu tes:
(Y page 281 ).
If tire sealant hasesca ped, cle an itoff affecte d
are asasquickl yas possi ble. Itis pre fera ble to
us ecle an water.
If yo ur clo thes aresoiled wi th tire sealant,
ha ve them cleane dwi th perchl oroethy lene ata
dry cleane ras soo nas possi ble. Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
apre ssu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)ha s
not been atta inedafte rfiv eminu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unscr ewthe fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesca pewhen you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Ver yslow lydri ve forw ardsor reve rse
ap pro xima tely30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama ximu mof fiveminu testhe tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t180 kPa(1.8 bar/
26 psi). G
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RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe specified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairthe
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
WARNI
NG
A tire tempo rarily sea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita ble for driving athig her
spe eds.The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.Do not excee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sealed wi th tire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea led wi th tire sealant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmus tbe
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou tof the fillerhos eafte rus e. Thi scou ld
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerhos ein the plasti c
ba gwhi chcontai nedtheTIREFIT kit. Fl
at tire
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Envir
onme ntalnote
Hav eth eused tiresealan tbot tledispo sed
of prof essio nally, e.g.at aqualifie dspec ial-
ist work shop.
If atir epres sure of18 0kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi)
ha sbe en achiev ed after ama xim um perio dof
ten minute s:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottle and thetire
inf latio ncomp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
mi nute sand checkthe tire pressu rewith
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reache d
af ter drivin gfor asho rtpe rio d,the tire istoo
ba dlyda ma ged. The tiresealant cann ot
rep airthe tire inthi sins tance .Dam aged
tire sand atire pressu retha tis too low can
si gni ficantl yim pairthe vehicle'sbra king and
dri vin gcha racteri stics. The reisaris kof
acc ident.
Do not conti nuedrivin g.Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op.
i In
cas essuch asthe one menti oned
ab ove ,conta ctan author izedMe rced es-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800 -FOR-MER Cedes
(i n the USA) or1-800 -387-0 100(in Ca nad a).
X Co rre ctthe tire pressu reifit is sti llat leas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). See theTire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdon the driver 's
si de B-pi llar or the tire pressu retab lein the
fu el fillerfla pfor values .
X To incre ase thetire pres sure :sw itch on
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor . X
To redu cethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 006Dnext topre ssu re
ga ge 006E.
X Wh enthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Scre wthe valve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealed tire .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outof the tire
inf latio ncomp ressor .
The fillerhos erem ains atta chedto the tire
se alant bottle .
X Driv eto the nearestqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh opand have the tire change dthe re.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced as
soo nas possi ble at aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye arsat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Batte
ry(veh icle ) Impo
rtant safety notes
Spe cialtoo lsand expertknow ledg ear e
req uired when working on the battery ,e.g .
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo usho uld the refore
ha ve allwo rkinv olvin gthe battery carriedou t
at aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. G
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Wo rkcar riedou tinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to asho rtcir cui tand
thu sda ma gethe vehicleelectro nics.Thi s
can lead tofunctio nres tric tions applying to
sa fety -releva ntsyste ms, e.g.the lighti ng
sy ste m, the ABS (anti-l ock braking syste m)
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram). 28
2 Battery
(veh icle )Break downass istanc e

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If you installwhee lsand tires withinc orrect
dime nsion s,theser vicebrak eor whee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsmay bedamag ed.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withon es
th at comply withth espec ificationsof the
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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NING
A flat tire will severelyaff ectth edriv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthest eer ing and
brak ingoftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notdriv eon withaflat tire.
R Chan getheflat tire imm ediat elywithan
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R Obs erveth einf orm ation and warn ing
no teson MOE xten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your
veh icleby Mer cedes- Benzor are notbein g
used correc tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand askabout :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 318). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dwhee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 303)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 145)
R in the"Tir epre ssur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gto oneside .This may indicat eth at
th ewhee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec tth at atire isdef ective, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos -
sible tocheckth ewhee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag eco uld also becaus ing
th eunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics .If you
fin dno sign sof damag e,hav eth etires and
whee lsch ecke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, drive
ove robs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag eth e
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
WAR
NING
Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof dam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. Op
era tion
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Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least
on ce amon th.Chec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay
part icular attentio nto damag esuc has:
R cut sin thetir es
R punc tures inthetir es
R tears inthetir es
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationor sev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole width
of all tires (Y page 294). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect
th evalv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingon to thevalv eot her than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notuse anyother valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tir epre ssur emon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es
part icular lyprio rto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir e
pre ssur eas neces sary (Ypage 296).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiretread, thetir etrac-
tio ndec reas es.The tiretread isno longer
able todiss ipatewate r.This increas esthe
ris kof hydr oplan ingwhen theroad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen theveh icle'sspee d
is no tadapt edtotheroad condi tions.Ther e
is aris kof an acc iden t.
When thetir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thetir etread. Therefore, regularly
ch eck thetir etread dept hand theco ndi tion
of thetread across thewhole widthof all
tir es. Min
imum tiretread dept hon :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thetir es rep lace d
bef ore they reac hth elegally prescribe dmin -
imum tiretread dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher eth ebar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedint oth etir e
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedon thetir e
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)ha sbe en
re ach ed. Ifth is isthecas e,thetir eis so worn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttir es and wheels ofthesame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun ta dif-
fer ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat
tir e. Obse rveth e"MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 278).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eon to the
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode ratespee dsfor
th efir st 60 miles (100km). Thenew tires
on lyreac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis
dist ance. 294
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R
Do not drive with tire swh ich have too little
trea dde pth .Thi ssigni ficantl yred uce sthe
tra ctio non wetroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresaf ter six ye arsat the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor
and onlyon wheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note son drivin gwi th MOExte ndedtire swi th a
fla ttire (Ypage 278 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyo ur veh iclewi nter-p roofed ataqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opatthe onse tof winter.
Ob ser vethe note sin the "Cha ngi ng awh eel"
sec tion(Y page 313 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below 45 ‡(+7 †),su mme r
tire slo se elas tici tyand therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tireson your veh i-
cle toM+S tires.Us ing su mmer tiresatvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isarisk ofaccide nt. Check
thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45 ‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lin add ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillall ow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yin winter. Thesetireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 299).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 301). Snow
chains G
WARNING
If snow chains areinstall edtothe front
whee ls,they maydrag against thevehicl e
body orchassi scomponents. Thiscould
cause damagetothe vehicl eor the tires.
There isarisk ofan accide nt. Winter
operation
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To
avoid hazardous situations:
R never install snowchains tothe front
wheels
R alway sinstall snowchains inpairs tothe
rear wheels.
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorrespon ding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Snow chains maynotbemounted onall
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 318).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
completely coveredbysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains.
R Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30 mph (50km/ h).
R On vehicles withActive Body Control (ABC),
if snow chains havebeen installed, youmust
drive ataraised vehicle level(Ypage 168).
You may wish todeactivate ESP®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed (Ypage 66).
You canthereby allowthewheels tospin ina
cont rolled manner ,achieving anincreased
driving force(cuttingaction). Tire
pressur e Tire
pressur especifications
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underinf latedoroverinflat edtires pose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear excessiv elyand/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
tract ion.
R the driving charact eristics, aswell as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginning along journey
R under different operating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If necessary, correctthe tire pressure.
The data onthe Tire andLoading Information
placard andtirepressure tableshown hereare
examples. Tirepressure specification sare
vehicle-spec ificand may deviate fromthedata
shown here.Thetirepressure specification s
that arevalid foryour vehicle canbefound on
the Tire andLoading Information placard and
tire pressure tableonthe vehicle.
General notes The
recomm endedtirepressures forthe tires
mounted atthe factor ycan befound onthe
labels described here.
Further informationontire pressures canbe
obtained ataqualified specialist workshop. 296
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires

Imp
ortant noteson tire pressu re G
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If th etire pre ssur edro psrep eatedly, the
whee l,valv eor tire may bedamag ed.Tire
pre ssur eth at istoolow may result inatire
blow- out.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
R Chec kth etire for foreign objects.
R Chec kwhet herthewhee lis losi ngair or
th evalv eis leak ing.
If you areunab leto rec tify thedamag e,con-
tac ta qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
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If you fituns uitable accessories onto tire
valv es,thetire valv esmay beove rloaded
and malf unction ,whic hcan caus etire pre s-
sur eloss .Due totheir desi gn,ret rofitte dtire
pre ssur emon itors keep thetire valv eopen .
This canalso result intire pre ssur eloss .
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
On lyscrew thest and ard valvecap orother
valv ecap sappr ovedby Mer cedes- Benzfor
your vehicleon to thetire valv e.
Use asuit able pressur egauge tocheckth e
ti re pre ssur e.The outerappear anceof atire
does notper mit any reliable conclusio nabout
th etire pre ssur e.On veh icles equipp edwith
th eelec tron ictire pre ssur emon itor, thetire
pre ssur ecan bechecke din theon -board com-
put er.
The tire tempe rature and pressur einc reas e
when theveh icleis in mot ion.This isdepe nd-
en ton thedriv ingspee dand theload.
Ther efore, you should onlyco rrec ttire pre s-
sur eswhen thetires are cold.
The tires are cold:
R ifth eveh iclehas been parkedwithth etires
out ofdire ctsun lightfor atleast three hour s
and
R ifth eveh iclehas notbeen drivenfurther
th an 1mile (1.6km)
The tire tempe rature chang esdepe nding on
th eout side tempe rature, theveh iclespee d
and thetire load. Ifth etire tempe rature
ch ang esby 18 ‡(10 †), thetire pre ssur e
ch ang esby appr oximat ely10kPa(0. 1bar/
1. 5psi) .Tak eth is int oacc oun twhen checkin g th
epre ssur eof warm tires .On lyco rrec tth e
ti re pre ssur eif it is toolow forthecur ren t
oper ating cond ition s.Ifyou checkth etire
pre ssur ewhen thetires are warm ,th eres ult-
ing value willbehigh erthan ifth etires were
co ld. This isno rm al. Do notred uce thetire
pre ssur eto thevalue specifiedfor cold tires .
The tire pre ssur ewould other wise betoolow.
Obs erveth erec omm ended tire pre ssur esfor
co ld tires :
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
R in thetire pre ssur etab leon theins ide ofthe
fuel filler flap Und
erinflated orover inflated tires
Und erinflated tires G
WAR
NING
Tir es wit hpre ssur eth at istoolow can over-
heat andburs tas aco nsequen ce.In addi-
ti on ,th ey also suffer from exce ssiv eand /or
irr egular wear,whic hcan severelyimpa irth e
brak ingproperties and thedriv ingcharac ter-
ist ics .Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Av oid tire pre ssur esthat are toolow inall
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R adve rselyaff ecthan dling
R wear exce ssiv elyand /orune venly
R hav ean adve rseeffecton fuel consumpt ion
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