Operation – Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Tires and wheels
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Restarting the Run Flat Indicator
The Run Flat Indicator must be restarted in
the following situations:
R
after you have changed the tire inflation
pressure
R
after you have replaced the wheels or tires
R
after you have installed new wheels or tires
X
Using the Tire and Loading Information
placard on the driver’s door B-pillar or, if
available, the tire inflation pressure label on
the inside of the fuel filler flap, make sure
the tire inflation pressure of all four tires is
correct.
The Run Flat Indicator can only warn you in
a reliable manner if you have set the correct
tire inflation pressures for each tire.
If an incorrect tire inflation pressure was
set, the system will monitor the pressure
according to the incorrect value.
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Make sure the standard display appears in
the multifunction display (
X
Press button
k
or
j
on the
multifunction steering wheel repeatedly
until the following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Run Flat Indicator
Active
Menu: R-Button
X
The following message will appear in the
multifunction display:
Restart
Run Flat Indicator?
X
If you wish to confirm: Press button
æ
.
The following message will appear in the
multifunction display:
Run Flat Indicator
Restarted
After a certain “learning phase”, the Run
Flat Indicator checks the set pressure
values for all four tires.
X
If you wish to cancel: Press button
ç
.
Your vehicle may be equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS, USA
only) or the Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (Advanced TPMS, Canada
only). Both systems measure the tire inflation
pressure in the vehicle’s tires and issue
warnings in case of pressure loss.
To determine which system your vehicle is
equipped with, do the following:
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Press button
è
or
ÿ
on the
multifunction steering wheel repeatedly
until the standard display appears in the
multifunction display (
X
Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly.
In vehicles with TPMS, the following
message appears in the multifunction
display:
Tire Pressure Monitor
Active
Menu: R-Button
In vehicles with Advanced TPMS, the current
tire inflation pressure for each tire appears in
the multifunction display after a few minutes
of driving.
Display in vehicles with Advanced TPMS
Operation
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