Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 321

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Tire pressure 319 malfunction, which can cause tire pressure loss. Due to their design, retrofitted tire pres- sure monitors keep the tire valve open. This canalsoresultintirepressureloss.Thereisa risk of an accident. Only screw the standard valve cap or other valve caps approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle onto the tire valve. Useasuitable pressure gauge to check the tire pressure. The outer appearance of a tire If the tire pressures have been set to the doesnotpermitanyreliableconclusionabout lower values for lighter loads and/or lower the tire pressure. roadspeeds,thepressuresshouldberesetto The tire temperature and pressure increase the higher values: whenthevehicleisinmotion.Thisisdepend- Rif you want to drive with an increased loadent on the driving speed and the load. and/or Therefore, you should only correct tire pres- Rif you want to drive at higher road speedssures when the tires are cold. The tires are cold: iThetirepressuresforincreased loads and/or higher road speeds, shown in theRif the vehicle has been parked without tires tire pressure table, may have a negativedirectsunlightonthetiresforatleastthree effect on driving comfort. hours and and Rif the vehicle has not been driven further If the tire pressure is not set correctly, this than 1 mile (1.6 km) canleadtoanexcessivebuildupofheatand a sudden loss of pressure. The tire temperature changes depending on the outside temperature, the vehicle speed Formoreinformation,contactaqualifiedspe- Wheels and the tire load. If the tire temperature cialist workshop. changes by 18 ‡ (10 †), the tire pressure changes by approximately 10 kPa (0.1 bar/ Important notes on tire pressure 1.5 psi). Take this into account when check- ing the pressure of warm tires. Only correct GWARNING thetirepressureifitistoolowforthecurrent If the tire pressure drops repeatedly, theoperating conditions. If you check the tire wheel, valve or tire may be damaged. Tirepressure whenthetiresarewarm,theresult- pressure that is too low may result in a tireing value will be higher than if the tires were blow-out. There is a risk of an accident.cold. This is normal. Do not reduce the tire pressure to the value specified for cold tires. RCheckthetirefor foreign objects. Thetirepressurewouldotherwisebetoolow. RCheckwhetherthewheelislosingairorthe Observetherecommendedtirepressuresfor valve is leaking. cold tires: If you are unable to rectify the damage, con- tact a qualified specialist workshop.RontheTireandLoadingInformationplacard ontheB-pillar on the driver's side GWARNING Rinthetirepressuretableontheinsideofthe If you fit unsuitable accessories onto tirefuel filler flap valves, the tire valves may be overloaded and Z

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