Wheels and tires, Tire pressure – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2015 User Manual

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In addition to the warning lamp, a message

appears in the multifunction display. Observe

the information on display messages

(

Y

page 267).

It may take up to ten minutes for a malfunc-

tion of the tire pressure monitor to be indica-

ted. A malfunction will be indicated by the tire

pressure warning lamp flashing for approx-

imately 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 meas-

ured 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 val-

ues 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 trans-

mitting equipment (e.g. radio headphones,

two-way radios) that may be being operated

in or near the vehicle.

Checking the tire pressure electroni-

cally

X

Make sure that the SmartKey is in position

2 in the ignition lock (

Y

page 149).

X

Press the = or ; button on the steer-

ing wheel to select the

Service

Service

menu.

X

Press the 9 or : button to select

Tire Pressure

Tire Pressure

.

X

Press the a button.

The current tire pressure of each tire is

shown in the multifunction display.

If the vehicle has been parked for over

20 minutes, the

Tire pressure will be

Tire pressure will be

displayed after driving a few

displayed after driving a few

minutes

minutes

message appears.

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

Tire Pressure

Monitor Active

Monitor Active

display message is shown

instead of the tire pressure display. The tire

pressures are already being monitored.
If an emergency spare wheel is mounted, the

system may continue to show the tire pres-

sure 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 cur-

rent tire pressure of the emergency spare

wheel.

Tire pressure monitor warning mes-

sages

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

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 oppor-

tunity.

R

If the

Check

Check Tires

Tires

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

Warning Tire Malfunction

Warning Tire Malfunction

mes-

sage appears in the multifunction display,

the tire pressure in one or more tires has

dropped suddenly and the tires must be

checked.

Observe the instructions and safety notes in

the display messages in the "Tires" section

(

Y

page 267).

If the wheel positions on the vehicle are rota-

ted, the tire pressures may be displayed for

the wrong positions for a short time. This is

rectified after a few minutes of driving, and

the tire pressures are displayed for the cor-

rect positions.

354

Tire pressure

Wheels

and

tires

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