Mercedes Benz SL R230 owners manual page 307

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Operation Tires and wheels The TPMS only functions on wheels that Warning!G overheat and can lead to tire failure. are equipped with the proper electronic sensors. It monitors the tire inflation pres- Underinflation also reduces fuel efficiency sure, as selected by the driver, in all four Each tire, including the spare (if provided), and tire tread life, and may affect the vehi- tires. A warning is issued to alert you to a should be checked monthly when cold and cles handling and stopping ability. Please decrease in pressure in one or more of the inflated to the inflation pressure recom-note that the TPMS is not a substitute for tires. mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the proper tire maintenance, and it is the Tire and Loading Information placard on the drivers responsibility to maintain correct Warning! G drivers door B-Pillar or, if available, the tire tire pressure, even if underinflation has not inflation pressure label on the fuel filler flap. reached the level to trigger illumination of The TPMS does not indicate a warning for If your vehicle has tires of a different size the TPMS low tire pressure telltale. wrongly selected inflation pressures. Always than the size indicated on the Tire and Your vehicle has also been equipped with a adjust tire inflation pressure according to Loading Information placard or, if available, TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate the Tire and Loading Information placard on the tire inflation pressure label, you should when the system is not operating properly. the drivers door B-pillar or, if available, the determine the proper tire inflation pressure The TPMS malfunction indicator is com- supplemental tire inflation pressure infor-for those tires.bined with the low tire pressure telltale. mation on the inside of the fuel filler flap.As an added safety feature, your vehicle has When the system detects a malfunction, the been equipped with a tire pressure monitor-telltale will flash for approximately The TPMS is not able to issue a warning due ing system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire one minute and then remain continuously to a sudden dramatic loss of pressure (e.g. pressure telltale when one or more of your illuminated. This sequence will continue tire blowout caused by a foreign object). In tires is significantly underinflated. Accord-upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as long this case bring the vehicle to a halt by care-ingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illu-as the malfunction exists. When the mal- fully applying the brakes and avoiding minates, you should stop and check your function indicator is illuminated, the system abrupt steering maneuvers.tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to may not be able to dete ct or signal low tire the proper pressure. Driving on a signifi-pressure as intended. cantly underinflated tire causes the tire to 306

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