Mercedes Benz SLK R172 owners manual page 319

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Tire pressure 317 shoulddeterminethepropertirepressureforIt is the driver's responsibility to set the tire those tires. pressure to that recommended for cold tires Asanaddedsafetyfeature, your vehicle haswhich is suitable for the operating situation beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring(Y page 311). Note that the correct tire pres- system(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepres-sure for the current operating situation must sure telltale when one or more of your tiresfirst be taught-in to the tire pressure monitor. are significantly underinflated. Accordingly,If there is a substantial loss of pressure, the whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleilluminates,warningthresholdforthewarningmessageis youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoonaligned to the reference values taught-in. tire pressu as possible, and inflate them to the properRestarttheremonitorafteradjust- pressure. Driving on a significantly underin-ing the pressure of the cold tires flated tire causes the tire to overheat and can(Y page 318). The current pressures are lead to tire failure. Underinflation alsosaved as new reference values. As a result, a reducesfuel efficiency and tire tread life, andwarning message will appear if the tire pres- mayaffect the vehicle's handling and stop-sure drops significantly. ping ability. The tire pressure monitor does not warn you Please note that the TPMS is not a substituteof an incorrectly set tire pressure. Observe for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv-the notes on the recommended tire pressure er's responsibility to maintain correct tire(Y page 311). pressure, even if underinflation has notThe tire pressure monitor is not able to warn reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationoftheyou of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if thetires TPMSlowtirepressure telltale. tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the Your vehicle has also been equipped with aevent of a sudden loss of pressure, bring theand TPMSmalfunction indicator to indicate if thevehicle to a halt by braking carefully. Avoid system is not operating properly. The TPMSabrupt steering maneuvers. malfunction indicator is combined with theThe tire pressure monitor has a yellow warn- low tire pressure telltale. When the systeming lamp in the instrument cluster for indicat-Wheels detects a malfunction, the warning lamp willing pressure loss or a malfunction. Whether flash for approximately a minute and thenthe warning lamp flashes or lights up indi- remain continuously illuminated. Thiscateswhetheratirepressureistooloworthe sequencewillberepeatedeverytimethevehi-tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning: cle is started as long as the malfunctionRif the warning lamp is lit continuously, the exists. tire pressure on one or more tires is signif- Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,icantlytoolow.Thetirepressuremonitoris thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignalnot malfunctioning. lowtire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunc-Rif the warning lamp flashes for around a tions may occur for a variety of reasons,minuteandthenremainslitconstantly,the including the installation of incompatibletire pressure monitor is malfunctioning. replacement or alternate tires or wheels onIn addition to the warning lamp, a message the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from func-appearsinthemultifunctiondisplay.Observe tioningproperly.AlwayschecktheTPMSmal-the information on display messages function telltale after replacing one or more(Y page 234). tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure thatIt may take up to ten minutes for a malfunc- thereplacementoralternatetiresandwheelstion of the tire pressure monitor to be indica- allow the TPMS to continue to function prop-ted.Amalfunctionwillbeindicatedbythetire erly. pressure warning lamp flashing for approx- Z

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