Sure electronically" section, Wheels and tyres, Tyre pressure – Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Coupe User Manual

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Further information can be found on:

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Vehicles with a 4-button multifunction
steering wheel: (

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page 270).

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Vehicles with a 12-button multifunction
steering wheel: (

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page 271).

If the tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning,
it may take more than ten minutes for the tyre
pressure warning lamp to inform you of the
malfunction by flashing for approximately one
minute and then remaining lit. When the fault
has been rectified, the tyre pressure warning
lamp goes out after you have driven for a few
minutes.
The tyre pressure values indicated by the on-
board computer may differ from those meas-
ured at a filling station using a pressure
gauge. The tyre pressures shown by the on-
board computer refer to those measured at
sea level. At high altitudes, the tyre pressure
values indicated by a pressure gauge are
higher than those shown by the on-board
computer. In this case, do not reduce the tyre
pressures.
The operation of the tyre pressure monitor
can be affected by interference from radio
transmitting equipment (e.g. radio head-
phones, two-way radios) that may be being
operated in or near the vehicle.

Checking the tyre pressure electroni-

cally

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Make sure that the key is in position

2 in

the ignition lock (

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page 149).

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Press the = or ; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the

Service

menu.

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Press the 9 or : button to select

Tyre pressure

.

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Press the a button.
The current tyre pressure for each wheel
will be displayed in the multifunction dis-
play.

If the vehicle has been parked for over
20 minutes, the

Tyre pressures will be

displayed after a few minutes of

driving

message appears.

After a teach-in period, the tyre pressure
monitor automatically recognises new
wheels or new sensors. As long as a clear
allocation of the tyre pressure values to the
individual wheels is not possible, the

Tyre

pressure monitor active

display mes-

sage is shown instead of the tyre pressure
display. The tyre pressures are already being
monitored.

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If a spare wheel/emergency spare wheel

is fitted, for a few minutes the system may
continue to show the tyre pressure of the
wheel that has been removed. If this
occurs, the value displayed for the position
where the spare wheel/emergency spare
wheel is fitted is not the same as the spare
wheel/emergency spare wheel's current
tyre pressure.

Warning messages of the tyre pressure

monitor

If the tyre pressure monitor detects a pres-
sure loss in one or more tyres, a warning mes-
sage is shown in the multifunction display and
the yellow tyre pressure monitor warning light
comes on.

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If the

Please correct tyre pressure

message appears in the multifunction dis-
play, the tyre pressure in at least one tyre
is too low and must be corrected at the next
opportunity.

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If the

Check tyre(s)

message appears in

the multifunction display, the tyre pressure
in one or more tyres has dropped signifi-
cantly and the tyres must be checked.

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If the

Tyre malfunction

appears in the

multifunction display, the tyre pressure in
one or more tyres has dropped suddenly
and the tyres must be checked.

Observe the instructions and safety notes in
the display messages in the "Tyres" section
(

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page 271).

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If the wheel positions on the vehicle are

interchanged, the tyre pressures may be
displayed for the wrong positions for a

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