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Seite 99 Safety Controls factured. After installing a child seat, make Tire Pressure Monitor TPM sure that the indicator lamp for the front-seat passenger airbags lights up. This indicates The concept that the child seat has been detected and the The system monitors tire inflation pressure in front-seat passenger airbags are not activated. the four mounted tires. The system warns you if there is a significant loss of pressure in one Strength of the driver's and front-seat or more tires. For this purpose, sensors in the passenger airbag tire valves measure the tire inflation pressure The explosive power that activates driver's/ and tire temperature. front passenger's airbags very much depends on the positions of the driver's/front passeng‐ Hints er's seat. Tire damage due to external factors With a respective message appearing on Con‐ Sudden tire damage caused by external trol Display calibrate the front seats to keep circumstances cannot be recognized in ad‐ the accuracy of this function over the long- vance.◀ term. With use of the system observe further infor‐ Calibrating the front seats mation found under Tire inflation pressure, re‐ A corresponding message appears on the fer to page 163. Control Display. Functional requirements 1. Press the reel and move the respective The system must have been reset with the seat all the way forward. correct tire inflation pressure; otherwise, relia‐ 2. Press the reel forward again. The seat still ble signaling of tire inflation pressure loss is moves forward slightly. not assured. 3. Readjust the seat to the desired position. Reset the system after each adjustment of the The calibration procedure is completed when tire inflation pressure and after every tire or the message on the Control Display disap‐ wheel change. pears. Always use wheels with TPM electronics to If the message continues to be displayed, re‐ ensure that the system will operate properly. peat the calibration. If the message does not disappear after a re‐Status display peat calibration, have the system checked as The current status of the Tire Pressure Moni‐ soon as possible. tor TPM can be displayed on the Control Dis‐ play, e.g., whether or not the TPM is active. Unobstructed area of movement On the Control Display: Ensure that the area of movement of the seats is unobstructed to avoid personal injury 1. "Vehicle info" or damage to objects.◀ 2. "Vehicle status" 3. "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)" The status is displayed. 99 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 891 - II/15

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