Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 324

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322 Tire pressure Further information can be found on TPMSmalfunctiontelltale after replacing one (Y page 237). or more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensurethatthereplacementoralternateTires If the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning, and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to it maytakemorethantenminutesforthetire function properly. pressure warning lamp to inform you of the malfunctionbyflashingforapproximatelyone It is the driver's responsibility to set the tire minuteandthenremaininglit.Whenthemal- pressure to that recommended for cold tires function has been rectified, the tire pressure which is suitable for the operating situation warninglampgoesoutafterafewminutesof (Y page 317). Note that the correct tire pres- driving. sure for the current operating situation must The tire pressure values indicated by the on- first be taught-in to the tire pressure monitor. boardcomputermaydifferfromthosemeas- If there is a substantial loss of pressure, the ured at a gas station with a pressure gauge. warningthresholdforthewarningmessageis The tire pressures shown by the on-board aligned to the reference values taught-in. computer refer to those measured at sea Restartthetirepressuremonitorafteradjust- level. At high altitudes, the tire pressure val- ing the pressure of the cold tires uesindicated by a pressure gauge are higher (Y page 323). The current pressures are thanthoseshownbytheon-boardcomputer. savedasnewreferencevalues.Asaresult,a In this case, do not reduce the tire pressures. warning message will appear if the tire pres- Theoperationofthetirepressuremonitorcan sure drops significantly. tires be affected by interference from radio trans- The tire pressure monitor does not warn you mitting equipment (e.g. radio headphones, of an incorrectly set tire pressure. Observe two-way radios) that may be being operated and the notes on the recommended tire pressure in or near the vehicle. (Y page 317). The tire pressure monitor is not able to warn Checkingthetire pressure electroni- you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the cally Wheels tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the event of a sudden loss of pressure, bring theXMakesurethattheSmartKeyisinposition vehicle to a halt by braking carefully. Avoid2intheignition lock (Y page 141). abrupt steering maneuvers. XPressthe=or;buttononthesteer- The tire pressure monitor has a yellow warn-ing wheel to select the ServiceService menu. ing lamp in the instrument cluster for indicat- XPressthe9or:buttontoselect ing a pressure loss or malfunction. Whether TireTire PressurePressure. the warning lamp flashes or lights up indi- XPresstheabutton. cateswhetheratirepressureistooloworthe The current tire pressure of each tire is tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning: showninthemultifunction display. Rif the warning lamp is lit continuously, the If the vehicle was parked for longer than tire pressure on one or more tires is signif- 20minutes, the TireTire pressurepressure willwill bebe icantlytoolow.Thetirepressuremonitoris displayeddisplayed afterafter drivingdriving aa fewfew not malfunctioning. minutesminutes message is shown. Rif the warning lamp flashes for around a After a teach-in process, the tire pressure minuteandthenremainslitconstantly,the monitorautomaticallydetectsnewwheelsor tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning. newsensors. As long as a clear allocation of In addition to the warning lamp, a mes-the tire pressure value to the individual i sage appears in the multifunction display.wheels is not possible, the TireTire PressurePressure

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