Mercedes Benz GLC Class owners manual page 381

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Tire pressure 379 numbersofoccupants and amounts of lug-If you are unable to rectify the damage, con- gage. The actual number of seats may differ.tact a qualified specialist workshop. GWARNING If you fit unsuitable accessories onto tire valves, the tire valves may be overloaded and 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 Sometire pressure tables show only the rimvalve caps approved by Mercedes-Benz for diameters instead of the full tire size, e.g.your vehicle onto the tire valve. R18. The rim diameter is part of the tire sizeUseasuitable pressure gauge to check the and can be found on the tire sidewalltire pressure. The outer appearance of a tire Ypage389). doesnotpermitanyreliableconclusionabout ( If the tire pressures have been set to thethe tire pressure. On vehicles equipped with lower values for lighter loads and/or lowerthe electronic tire pressure monitor, the tireres roadspeeds,thepressuresshouldberesettopressure can be checked in the on-boardti the higher values: computer. d Rif you want to drive with an increased loadThe tire temperature and pressure increasean and/or whenthevehicleisinmotion.Thisisdepend-s ent on the driving speed and the load.l Rif you want to drive at higher road speedsTherefore, you should only correct tire pres- Thetirepressuresforincreasedloadsand/orsures when the tires are cold.Whee higher road speeds, shown in the tire pres-The tires are cold: suretable,mayhaveanegativeeffectondriv- ing comfort. Rifthevehiclehasbeenparkedwiththetires If the tire pressure is not set correctly, thisout of direct sunlight for at least three canleadtoanexcessivebuildupofheatandhours and a sudden loss of pressure. Rif the vehicle has not been driven further Formoreinformation,contactaqualifiedspe-than 1 mile (1.6 km) cialist workshop. The tire temperature changes depending on the outside temperature, the vehicle speed and the tire load. If the tire temperature Important notes on tire pressure changes by 18 ‡ (10 †), the tire pressure GWARNING changes by approximately 10 kPa (0.1 bar/ 1.5 psi). Take this into account when check- If the tire pressure drops repeatedly, theing the pressure of warm tires. Only correct wheel, valve or tire may be damaged. Tirethetirepressureifitistoolowforthecurrent pressure that is too low may result in a tireoperating conditions. If you check the tire blow-out. There is a risk of an accident.pressure whenthetiresarewarm,theresult- RCheckthetirefor foreign objects.ing value will be higher than if the tires were RCheckwhetherthewheelislosingairorthecold. This is normal. Do not reduce the tire valve is leaking. Z

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