Wheels and tires, Check – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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The tire pressure monitor has a yellow

warning lamp in the instrument cluster for

indicating a pressure loss or malfunction.

Whether the warning lamp flashes or lights up

indicates whether a tire pressure is too low or

the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning:

R

if the warning lamp is lit continuously, the

tire pressure on one or more tires is

significantly too low. The tire pressure

monitor is not malfunctioning.

R

if the warning lamp flashes for around a

minute and then remains lit constantly, the

tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning.

If the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning,

it may take more than ten minutes for the tire

pressure warning lamp to inform you of the

malfunction by flashing for approximately one

minute and then remaining lit. When the

malfunction has been rectified, the tire

pressure warning lamp goes out after a few

minutes of driving.
The tire pressure values indicated by the on-

board computer may differ from those

measured at a gas station with a pressure

gauge. The tire pressures shown by the on-

board computer refer to those measured at

sea level. At high altitudes, the tire pressure

values indicated by a pressure gauge are

higher than those shown by the on-board

computer. In this case, do not reduce the tire

pressures.
The operation of the tire pressure monitor can

be affected by interference from radio

transmitting equipment (e.g. radio

headphones, two-way radios) that may be

being operated in or near the vehicle.

Checking the tire pressure

electronically

X

Make sure that the SmartKey is in position

2(

Y

page 147) in the ignition lock .

X

Press the = or ; button on the

steering wheel to select the

Serv.

menu.

X

Press the 9 or : button to select

Tire Pressure

.

X

Press the a button.

The current tire pressure of each tire is

shown in the multifunction display.

If the vehicle was parked for longer than

20 minutes, the

Tire pressures will be

displayed after driving a few

minutes

message is shown.

After a teach-in process, the tire pressure

monitor automatically detects new wheels or

new sensors. As long as a clear allocation of

the tire pressure value to the individual

wheels is not possible, the

Tire Pressure

Monitor Active

display message is shown

instead of the tire pressure display. The tire

pressures are already being monitored.

i

If an emergency spare wheel is mounted,

the system may continue to show the tire

pressure of the wheel that has been

removed for a few minutes. If this occurs,

note that the value displayed for the

position where the spare wheel is mounted

is not the same as the current tire pressure

of the emergency spare wheel.

Tire pressure monitor warning

messages

If the tire pressure monitor detects a pressure

loss in one or more tires, a warning message

is shown in the multifunction display and the

yellow tire pressure monitor warning lamp

comes on.

R

If the

Correct Tire Pressure

message

appears in the multifunction display, the

tire pressure in at least one tire is too low

and must be corrected at the next

opportunity.

R

If the

Check Tire Pressure

message

appears in the multifunction display, the

tire pressure in one or more tires has

dropped significantly and the tires must be

checked.

R

If the

Tire Malfunction

appears in the

multifunction display, the tire pressure in

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