Wheels and tires, Tire pressure – Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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recommended tire pressure for your vehicle

when adjusting the tire pressure

(

Y

page 318).

:

Example: maximum permissible tire

pressure

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The actual values for tires are vehicle-

specific and may deviate from the values in

the illustration.

Checking the tire pressures

Important safety notes

Observe the "tire pressure information"

section (

Y

page 318).

Information on air pressure for the tires on

your vehicle can be found:

R

on the vehicle's Tire and Loading

Information placard on the B-pillar

R

on the tire pressure label on the fuel filler

flap

R

in the "Tire pressure information" section

Checking tire pressures manually

To determine and set the correct tire

pressure, proceed as follows:

X

Remove the valve cap of the tire that is to

be checked.

X

Press the tire pressure gauge securely onto

the valve.

X

Read the tire pressure and compare it with

the recommended value on the Tire and

Loading Information placard on the

B-pillar on the driver's side of your vehicle.

X

If necessary, increase the tire pressure to

the recommended value (

Y

page 318).

X

If the tire pressure is too high, release air

by pressing down the metal pin in the valve

using the tip of a pen, for example. Then,

check the tire pressure again using the tire

pressure gauge.

X

Screw the valve cap onto the valve.

X

Repeat these steps for the other tires.

Tire pressure loss warning system

(Canada only)

General notes

While the vehicle is in motion, the tire

pressure loss warning system monitors the

set tire pressure using the rotational speed of

the wheels. This enables the system to detect

significant pressure loss in a tire. If the speed

of rotation of a wheel changes as a result of

a loss of pressure, a corresponding warning

message will appear in the multifunction

display.
You can recognize the tire pressure loss

warning by the

Run Flat Indicator

Active Press 'OK' to Restart

message

which appears in the

Service

menu of the

multifunction display. Information on the

message display can be found in the

"Restarting the tire pressure loss warning

system" section (

Y

page 322).

Important safety notes

The tire pressure warning system does not

warn you of an incorrectly set tire pressure.

Observe the notes on the recommended tire

pressure (

Y

page 318).

The tire pressure loss warning does not

replace the need to regularly check the tire

pressure. An even loss of pressure on several

tires at the same time cannot be detected by

the tire pressure loss warning system.
The tire pressure monitor is not able to warn

you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the

tire is penetrated by a foreign object. In the

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