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Seite 163 Wheels and tires Mobility Wheels and tires Only check the tire inflation pressure when the Vehicle features and options tires are cold. This means after driving no more This chapter describes all standard, country- than 1.25 miles/2 km or when the vehicle has specific and optional features offered with the been parked for at least 2 hours. series. It also describes features that are not The displays of inflation devices may under- necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to read by up to 1.45 psi/0.1 bar. the selected options or country versions. This For Flat Tire Monitor: after correcting the tire also applies to safety-related functions and inflation pressure, reinitialize the Flat Tire systems. The respectively applicable country Monitor. provisions must be observed when using the respective features and systems. For Tire Pressure Monitor: after correcting the tire inflation pressure, reset the Tire Pressure Monitor. Tire inflation pressure Tire inflation pressure specifications Safety information The tire inflation pressure table, refer to The tire characteristics and tire inflation pres‐page 164, contains all tire inflation pressure sure influence the following: specifications for the specified tire sizes at the ambient temperature. Tire inflation pressure ▷ The service life of the tires. specifications apply to approved tire sizes and ▷ Road safety. recommended tire brands. This information ▷ Driving comfort. can be obtained from your service center. To identify the correct tire inflation pressure, Checking the tire inflation pressure please note the following: Check the tire inflation pressure regularly ▷ Tire sizes of your vehicle. Regularly check the tire inflation pres‐ ▷ Maximum permitted driving speed. sure, and correct it as needed: at least twice a month and before a long trip. If you fail to ob‐ Tire inflation pressures up to serve this precaution, you may be driving on 100 mph/160 km/h tires with incorrect tire pressures, a condition For speeds of up to 100 mph/160 km/h and for that may not only compromise your vehicle's optimum driving comfort, note the pressure driving stability, but also lead to tire damage values in the tire inflation pressure table, refer and the risk of an accident.◀ to page 164, and adjust as necessary. Tires have a natural, consistent loss of tire in‐ flation pressure. Tires heat up while driving, and the tire infla‐ tion pressure increases along with the tire's temperature. The tire inflation pressure speci‐ fications relate to cold tires or tires with the ambient temperature. 163 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 891 - II/15

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