General Notes - Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S 2016 Operator's Manual

Tire pressure
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Checking the tire pressures
Important safety notes
Observe the notes on tire pressure
( page 229).
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Information on air pressure for the tires on
your vehicle can be found:
on the vehicle's Tire and Loading Informa-
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tion placard on the B-pillar
in the tire pressure table in the fuel filler flap
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( page 108)
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in the "Tire pressure" section
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Checking tire pressures manually
To determine and set the correct tire pres-
sure, proceed as follows:
Remove the valve cap of the tire that is to
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be checked.
Press the tire pressure gage securely onto
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the valve.
Read the tire pressure and compare it to
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the recommended value on the Tire and
Loading Information placard or the tire
pressure table (
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If the tire pressure is too low, increase the
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tire pressure to the recommended value.
If the tire pressure is too high, release air.
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To do so, press down the metal pin in the
valve, using the tip of a pen for example.
Then check the tire pressure again using
the tire pressure checker.
Screw the valve cap onto the valve.
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Repeat these steps for the other tires.
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Tire pressure monitor

General notes

If a tire pressure monitor is installed, the vehi-
cle's wheels have sensors that monitor the
tire pressures in all four tires. The tire pres-
sure monitor warns you if the pressure drops
in one or more of the tires. The tire pressure
page 229).
monitor only functions if the corresponding
sensors are installed in all wheels.
Information on tire pressures is displayed in
the multifunction display. After a few minutes
of driving, the current tire pressure of each
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tire is shown in the
tifunction display; see illustration (example).
For information on the message display, refer
to the "Checking the tire pressure electroni-
cally" section ( page 234).
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Important safety notes
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WARNING
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked at least once every two
weeks when cold and inflated to the pressure
recommended by the vehicle manufacturer
on the Tire and Loading Information placard
on the driver's door B-pillar or the tire pres-
sure label on the inside of the fuel filler flap. If
your vehicle has tires of a different size than
the size indicated on the Tire and Loading
Information placard or, if available, the tire
pressure label, you should determine the
proper tire pressure for those tires.
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pres-
sure telltale when one or more of your tires
are significantly underinflated. Accordingly,
when the low tire pressure telltale lights up,
you should stop and check your tires as soon
as possible, and inflate them to the proper
pressure. Driving on a significantly underin-
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