Wheels and tires, Tire pressure – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2012 Owners Manual User Manual

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mounted is not the same as the spare

wheel/emergency 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 with a color.
If the

Correct Tire Pressure

message

appears in the multifunction display:

X

Check the tire pressure on all four wheels

and correct it if necessary.

i

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

G

WARNING

It is the driver's responsibility to set the tire

pressure to the recommended cold tire

pressure. Underinflated tires affect the ability

to steer or brake the vehicle. You might lose

control over the vehicle.

When you restart the tire pressure monitor,

all existing warning messages are deleted and

the warning lamps go out. The monitor uses

the currently set tire pressures as the

reference values for monitoring. In most

cases, the tire pressure monitoring system

recognizes the new reference values

automatically.

However, you can also define reference

values manually as described here:

X

Set the tire pressure (

Y

page 353) to the

value recommended for the corresponding

driving situation on the Tire and Loading

Information placard on the driver's side

B-pillar.
Additional tire pressure values for driving

at high speeds or with heavy loads can be

found in the tire pressure table on the

inside of the fuel filler flap.

X

Make sure that the tire pressure is correct

on all four wheels.

X

Make sure that the SmartKey is in position

2 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 multifunction display shows the

current tire pressure of the individual tires

or the

Tire pressure will be

displayed after driving a few

minutes

message.

X

Press the : button.

The

Use Current Pressures as New

Reference Values

message appears in

the multifunction display.

If you wish to confirm the restart:

X

Press the a button.

The

Tire Press. Monitor Restarted

message appears in the multifunction

display.
After driving for a few minutes, the system

checks whether the current tire pressures

are within the specified range. The new tire

pressures are then accepted as reference

values and monitored.

If you wish to cancel the restart:

X

Press the % button.

The tire pressure values stored at the last

restart will continue to be monitored.

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