Tire
andLoadin gInfor matio nplacard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionp laca rd ison
the B-pillar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 280 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionp laca rd con-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pre ssu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pre ssu res are
va lidf or the maxim um permi ssiblel oa da nd up
to the maxim um permi ssiblev ehicles peed.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the insideo fthe
fu el fillerf lap. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spermi tted atthe factory forthisv ehicle;
see illu stra tion(exam ple) . The
tirepressu retab leconta insthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtiresfor vario us
op era ting cond itions, i.e.d iffe rin gloa da nd
sp ee dc ond itions.
If at ire size pre ced esatire pre ssu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinfo rma tioniso nlyv alid
for thattire size; see illu stra tion(exam ple) . The
load cond itions "partia llyl ad en "a nd "ful ly
la de n" ared efine dint he tab lefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .The actu alnum bero fseats ma ydiffe r. Some
tirepressu retab less howo nlyt he rim
di am ete rsins tea dofthe fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri md iame terisp arto fthe tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 284 ).
If the tire pressu res have been set tothe lowe r
va lues for lighte rloa ds and /or lowe rroa d
sp ee ds,the pre ssu res shouldb ereset to the
hi ghe rvalues :
R ifyo uw anttod rive with an incr eased load
and /or
R ifyo uw anttod rive athighe rroa ds peeds
The tirepressu res forincr eased load sa nd/or
hi ghe rroa ds peeds, showninthe tire pressu re
tab le,m ayhave an egati ve effect ondrivin g
comf ort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorr ectly,thi sc an
le ad toan exce ssive build-u pofheata nd a
su dd en loss ofpre ssu re.
For mor einfo rma tion,conta ctaq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. 27
2 Tire
pres sureWhe elsa nd tire s
pressure
losswarning system" section
(Y page 275).
Impor tantsafet ynotes The
tirepressure warningsystemdoesnot
warn youofan inco rrectlyset tire pressure.
Observe thenoteson the recom mended tire
pressure (Ypage 271).
The tirepressure losswarning doesnot
replace theneed toregularly checkthe tire
pressure. Aneven lossofpressure onseveral
tires atthe same timecannotbe detec tedby
the tire pressure losswarning system.
The tirepressure monitorisnot able towarn
you ofas udden lossofpressure, e.g.ifthe
tire ispenet rated byaforeign object.In the
event ofas udden lossofpressure, bringthe
vehicle toah alt bybrakin gcarefully. Avoid
abrupt steeringmoveme nts.
The func tion ofthe tire pressure losswarning
system islimited ordelayed if:
R snow chains aremount edon your vehicle's
tires.
R road condition sarewintr y.
R you aredriving onsand orgravel.
R you adopt avery sport ydriving style(corner-
ing athigh speeds ordriving withhigh rates
of accelerat ion).
R you drive withaheavy load.
Resta rting the tirep ressure losswarn-
ing system Restart
thetire pressure losswarning system
if you have:
R chang edthe tire pressure
R chang edthe wheels ortires
R mount ednew wheels ortires
X Befor erest artin g,make surethatthetire
pressures aresetproperly onallfour tires
for the respect iveoperatin gcondition s.
The recom mended tirepressure canbe
found onthe Tire andLoading Informat ion
placard onthe B-pillar .Addit ionally, atire
pressure tableisattac hedtothe fuel filler
flap. Thetirepressure losswarning system
can only givereliable warningsify ou have
set the corr ecttire pressure. Ifan incorrec ttire
pressure isset, these incorrectvalues
will bemonit ored.
X Also observe thenotesinthe sect ionontire
pressures (Ypage 271).
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0048 inthe ignit ionlock (Ypage 118).
X Press the0059 or0065 buttononthe steer -
ing wheel toselect theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttontos elect
Tire Pressu re Tire
Pressu re.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indica torActive Press Run
Flat Indica torActive Press
'OK' toRestar t 'OK'
toRestar tmessage appearsinthe
multifun ction display.
If you wish toconfirm therest art:
X Press the0076 button.
The Tire Pressu reNow OK? Tire
Pressu reNow OK?message
appears inthe multifun ction display.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttontos elect
Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indica torRestar ted Run
Flat Indica torRestar tedmes-
sage appears inthe multifun ction display.
Aft erateach -inperiod, thetire pressure
loss warning systemwillmonit orthe settire
pressures ofall four tires.
If you wish tocancel therest art:
X Press the0038 button.
or X Ifthe Tire Pressu reNow OK? Tire
Pressu reNow OK?message
appears, usethe0063 or0064 buttonto
select Cancel Cancel
.
X Press the0076 button.
The tirepressure valuesstoredatthe last
rest artwill continue tobe monit ored. Tir
ep ressure monitor
General notes If
at ire pressure monitorisinst alled, thevehi-
cle's wheels havesensor sthat monit orthe tire
pressures inall four tires. Thetirepressure
monit orwarns youifthe pressure dropsinone
or more ofthe tires. Thetirepressure monitor
only functionsifthe corr espondin gsensor s
are installed inall wheels.
Inf ormat ionontire pressures isdisplayed in
the multifun ction display. Afterafew minut es
of driving ,the curren ttire pressure ofeach tire Tir
ep ressure
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