Mercedes GLA W212 X156 owners manual page 333

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Tire pressure 331 Information on air pressure for the tires onYoucanrecognizethetirepressurelosswarn- your vehicle can be found: ing in the multifunction display in the Serv.Serv. menu,bytheRunRun FlatFlat IndicatorIndicator ActiveActive Ronthevehicle's Tire and Loading Informa- PressPress'OK''OK'totoRestartRestart message. Further tion placard on the B-pillar information on the message display can be Ronthetirepressure label on the fuel filler foundunder"Restartingthetirepressureloss flap warning system" (Y page 331). Rinthe"Tire pressure information" section Important safety notes Checkingtire pressures manually The tire pressure warning system does not To determine and set the correct tire pres- warn you of an incorrectly set tire pressure. sure, proceed as follows: Observe the notes on the recommended tire XRemovethevalvecapofthetirethatistopressure (Y page 328). be checked. The tire pressure loss warning does not XPressthetirepressuregaugesecurelyontoreplace the need to regularly check the tire the valve. pressure.Anevenlossofpressureonseveral tires at the same time cannot be detected by XReadthetirepressureandcompareitwith the tire pressure loss warning system. the recommended value on the Tire and LoadingInformationplacardontheB-pillarThe tire pressure monitor is not able to warn onthedriver's side of your vehicle.you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the tires tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the XIf necessary, increase the tire pressure to event of a sudden loss of pressure, bring the the recommended value (Y page 328). vehicle to a halt by braking carefully. Avoidand XIfthetirepressureistoohigh,releaseairby abrupt steering maneuvers. pressing down the metal pin in the valve Thefunctionofthetirepressurelosswarning using the tip of a pen, for example. Then, system is limited or delayed if: checkthetirepressureagainusingthetire Wheels pressure gauge. R snowchainsaremountedonyourvehicle's XScrewthevalvecapontothevalve. tires. X Rroadconditions are wintry. Repeat these steps for the other tires. Ryouaredriving on sand or gravel. Ryouadoptaverysportydriving style (cor- Tire pressure loss warning system nering at high speeds or driving with high (Canadaonly) rates of acceleration). Ryouaredriving with a heavy load (in the General notes vehicle or on the roof). While the vehicle is in motion, the tire pres- sure loss warning system monitors the set Restarting the tire pressure loss warn- tire pressureusingtherotationalspeedofthe ing system wheels. This enables the system to detect Restartthetirepressurelosswarningsystem significant pressure loss in a tire. If the speed if you have: of rotation of a wheel changes as a result of a loss of pressure, a corresponding warningR changed the tire pressure messagewill appear in the multifunction dis- Rchangedthewheelsortires play. Rmountednewwheelsortires Z

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