Wheels and tires, Tire pressure – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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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.

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USA only:

This device complies with part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference,

and
2. this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation of the device.
Any unauthorized modification to this

device could void the user's authority to

operate the equipment.

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Canada only:

This device complies with RSS-210 of

Industry Canada. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference,

and
2. this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to this

device could void the user's authority to

operate the equipment.

Checking tire pressure electronically

X

Make sure that the SmartKey is in

position 2 (

Y

page 139) in the ignition lock.

X

Press the = or ; button on the

steering wheel to select the

Serv.

Serv.

menu.

X

Press the 9 or : button to select

Tire Pressure

Tire Pressure

.

X

Press button a.

The current tire pressure for each wheel will

be displayed in the multifunction display.

If the vehicle has been parked for over

20 minutes, the message

Tire pressure

Tire pressure

will be displayed after driving a

will be displayed after driving a

few minutes

few minutes

appears.

After a teach-in period, the tire pressure

monitor automatically recognizes new wheels

or new sensors. As long as a clear allocation

of the tire pressure values 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.

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If a 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

spare wheel's current tire pressure.

Tire pressure monitor warning

messages

If the tire pressure monitor detects a

significant pressure loss on one or more tires,

a warning message is shown in the

multifunction display. A warning tone also

sounds and the tire pressure warning lamp

lights up in the instrument cluster.
Each tire that is affected by a significant loss

of pressure is highlighted in the pressure

display.

X

If the

Correct Tire PressureCorrect

Correct Tire PressureCorrect

Tire Pressure

Tire Pressure

message appears in the

multifunction display, check the tire

pressure on all four wheels and correct it if

necessary.

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If the wheel positions on the vehicle are

interchanged, 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 correct positions.

Restarting the tire pressure monitor

When you restart the tire pressure monitor,

all existing warning messages are deleted and

the warning lamps go out. The monitor uses

Tire pressure

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Wheels

and

tires

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