Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2006 User Manual

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Operation

Tires and wheels

Reactivating the tire inflation pressure
monitor

The tire inflation pressure monitor must be
reactivated in the following situations:

ț

If you have changed the tire inflation
pressure

ț

If you have replaced the wheels or tires

ț

If you have installed new wheels or
tires

̈

Using the tire placard on the driver’s
door B-pillar or, if available, the inside
of the fuel filler flap, make sure the tire
inflation pressure of all four tires is cor-
rect.

̈

Press button

k repeatedly until you

see the current tire inflation pressures
for each tire appear in the multifunc-
tion display or the following message
appears in the multifunction display:

Tire pressure
displayed only
after driving
a few minutes

̈

Press the reset button on the instru-
ment cluster (

page 29).

The following message will appear in
the multifunction display:

Monitor current
tire pressure?

Do not overload the tires by exceeding the

specified load limit or vehicle capacity

weight as indicated on the placard on the

driver’s door B-pillar. Overloading the tires

can overheat them, possibly causing a

blowout.

i

If you are transporting a deflated tire
and/or additional wheel sensors in the
vehicle, do not activate the tire inflation
pressure monitor until

ț

the deflated tire and/or additional
wheel sensors are no longer in the
vehicle

ț

you have inflated the tire to the
correct tire inflation pressure

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