Wheels and tires, Tire pressure – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2013 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.

menu.

X

Press the 9 or : button to select

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

will be displayed after driving a

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

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

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

Z

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