Mercedes Benz SL R231 owners manual page 586

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584 Tire pressure The tire pressure monitor is not able to warn reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the TPMSlowtirepressure telltale. tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the USAonly: 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 abrupt steering maneuvers. system is not operating properly. The TPMS The tire pressure monitor has a yellow malfunction indicator is combined with the warning lamp in the instrument cluster for low tire pressure telltale. When the system indicating a pressure loss or malfunction. detects a malfunction, the warning lamp will Whetherthewarninglampflashesorlightsup flash for approximately a minute and then indicateswhetheratirepressureistoolowor remain continuously illuminated. This the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning: sequence will be repeated every time the R vehicle is started as long as the malfunctionif the warning lamp is lit continuously, the exists. tire pressure on one or more tires is significantly too low. The tire pressure Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated, monitor is not malfunctioning. thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal R low tire pressure as intended. TPMSif the warning lamp flashes for around a malfunctions may occur for a variety ofminuteandthenremainslitconstantly,the reasons, including the installation oftire pressure monitor is malfunctioning. incompatible replacement or alternate tires iInadditiontothewarninglamp,a or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the messageappearsinthemultifunction TPMSfromfunctioning properly. Always display. check the TPMS malfunction telltale after tires Further information can be found on replacing one or more tires or wheels on your (Y page 267). vehicle to ensure that the replacement or and alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS toIf the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning, continue to function properly. it maytakemorethantenminutesforthetire pressure warning lamp to inform you of the It is the driver's responsibility to set the tire malfunctionbyflashingforapproximatelyone Wheelspressure to that recommended for cold tires minute and then remaining lit. When the which is suitable for the operating situation malfunction has been rectified, the tire (Y page 579). Note that the correct tire pressure warning lamp goes out after a few pressure for the current operating situation minutes of driving. mustfirst be taught-in to the tire pressure The tire pressure values indicated by the on- monitor. If there is a substantial loss of board computer may differ from those pressure, the warning threshold for the measured at a gas station with a pressure warning message is aligned to the reference gauge. The tire pressures shown by the on- values taught-in. Restart the tire pressure board computer refer to those measured at monitor after adjusting the pressure of the sea level. At high altitudes, the tire pressure cold tires (Y page 585). The current values indicated by a pressure gauge are pressuresaresavedasnewreferencevalues. higher than those shown by the on-board Asaresult, a warning message will appear if computer.Inthiscase,donotreducethetire the tire pressure drops significantly. pressures. The tire pressure monitor does not warn you Theoperationofthetirepressuremonitorcan of an incorrectly set tire pressure. Observe be affected by interference from radio the notes on the recommended tire pressure transmitting equipment (e.g. radio (Y page 579).

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