Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual page 316

Tire pressure
314
Press 9 or : to select
X
sure.
Press the a button.
X
The current tire pressure of each tire is
shown in the multifunction display.
If the vehicle was parked for longer than
20 minutes, the following message appears:
Tire pressure will be displayed
after driving a few
After a teach-in process, the tire pressure
monitor automatically detects new wheels or
new sensors. As long as a clear allocation of
the tire pressure value to the individual
wheels is not possible, the
Monitor Active
message is shown instead
of the tire pressure display. The tire pressures
are already being monitored.
Tire pressure monitor warning mes-
sages
If the tire pressure monitor detects a pressure
loss in one or more tires, a warning message
is shown in the multifunction display and the
yellow tire pressure monitor warning lamp
comes on.
Please Correct Tire Pressure
If the
R
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play, the tire pressure in at least one tire is
too low and must be corrected at the next
opportunity.
Check Tires
If the
R
multifunction display, the tire pressure in
one or more tires has dropped significantly
and the tires must be checked.
Warning Tire Malfunction
If the
R
sage appears in the multifunction display,
the tire pressure in one or more tires has
dropped suddenly and the tires must be
checked.
Observe the instructions and safety notes in
the display messages in the "Tires" section
( page 217).
Y
If the wheel positions on the vehicle are rota-
ted, the tire pressures may be displayed for
the wrong positions for a short time. This is
Tire Pres
minutes.
Tire Pressure
message appears in the
mes-
rectified after a few minutes of driving, and
the tire pressures are displayed for the cor-
rect 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
the currently set tire pressures as the refer-
ence values for monitoring. In most cases, the
tire pressure monitor will automatically
detect the new reference values after you
have changed the tire pressure. However, you
can also define reference values manually as
described here. The tire pressure monitor
then monitors the new tire pressure values.
Set the tire pressure to the value recom-
X
mended for the corresponding driving sit-
uation on the Tire and Loading Information
placard on the driver's side
B-pillar ( page 307).
Y
Additional tire pressure values for different
loads can also be found on the tire pressure
table on the inside of the fuel filler flap
( page 307).
Y
Make sure that the tire pressure is correct
X
on all four wheels.
Make sure that the SmartKey is in position
X
2 in the ignition lock (
Y
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
X
the list of menus.
Press 9 or : on the steering wheel
X
Service
to select the
Press the a button.
X
Press 9 or : to select
X
sure.
Press the a button.
X
The current tire pressure for each wheel or
Tire pressure will be displayed
the
after driving a few minutes
page 137).
menu.
Tire Pres
message