Mercedes Benz GLK Class X204 owners manual page 342

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340 Tire pressure vehicle has tires of a different size than theallow the TPMS to continue to function prop- size indicated on the Tire and Loading Infor-erly. mation placard or the tire pressure label, you It is the driver's responsibility to set the tire shoulddeterminethepropertirepressurefor pressure to that recommended for cold tires those tires. which is suitable for the operating situation Asanaddedsafetyfeature, your vehicle has (Y page 336). Note that the correct tire pres- beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring sure for the current operating situation must system(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepres- first be taught-in to the tire pressure monitor. sure telltale when one or more of your tires If there is a substantial loss of pressure, the are significantly underinflated. Accordingly, warningthresholdforthewarningmessageis whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleilluminates, aligned to the reference values taught-in. youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoon Restartthetirepressuremonitorafteradjust- as possible, and inflate them to the proper ing the pressure of the cold tires pressure. Driving on a significantly underin- (Y page 341). The current pressures are flated tire causes the tire to overheat and can saved as new reference values. As a result, a lead to tire failure. Underinflation also warning message will appear if the tire pres- reducesfuel efficiency and tire tread life, and sure drops significantly. mayaffect the vehicle's handling and stop- The tire pressure monitor does not warn you ping ability. of an incorrectly set tire pressure. Observe Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute the notes on the recommended tire pressure for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv- tires (Y page 336). er's responsibility to maintain correct tire The tire pressure monitor is not able to warn pressure, even if underinflation has not and you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the TPMSlowtirepressure telltale. event of a sudden loss of pressure, bring the Your vehicle has also been equipped with a vehicle to a halt by braking carefully. Avoid TPMSmalfunction indicator to indicate if the Wheels abrupt steering maneuvers. system is not operating properly. The TPMS The tire pressure monitor has a yellow warn- malfunction indicator is combined with the ing lamp in the instrument cluster for indicat- low tire pressure telltale. When the system ing a pressure loss or malfunction. Whether detects a malfunction, the warning lamp will the warning lamp flashes or lights up indi- flash for approximately a minute and then cateswhetheratirepressureistooloworthe remain continuously illuminated. This tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning: sequencewillberepeatedeverytimethevehi- cle is started as long as the malfunction Rif 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 incompatible tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning. replacement or alternate tires or wheels on iInadditiontothewarninglamp,ames- the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from func- sage appears in the multifunction display. tioningproperly.AlwayschecktheTPMSmal- Further information can be found on function telltale after replacing one or more (Y page 256). tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that thereplacementoralternatetiresandwheels

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