Tire Inflation Pressure - Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual

W heels Tires
10. Lower car and rem ove jack.
Tighten the five bolts evenly by
going around the wheel and
tightening every other bolt until
all the bolts are tight. Observe a
tightening to rque of 10 m k p /
72 Ib-ft.
11. C orrect tire pressure.
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Tire Inflation Pressure

A table (see fuel fille r flap or last page)
lists the tire inflation pressures sp e ci­
fied fo r sum m er and w inter tires as
well as fo r the varying operating co n ­
ditions.
Tire pressures listed fo r light loads are
m inim um values offering high driving
com fort. Increased inflation p re ssu r­
es fo r heavy loads produce favorable
handling ch aracteristics with lighter
loads and are perfectly perm issible.
The ride of the vehicle, however, will
becom e som ew hat harder.
Tire te m p era tu re and pressure in­
crease with the vehicle speed. Tire
pressure should th erefore only be
corrected on cold tires. C orrect tire
pressure in hot tires only if pressure
has d ro p p e d below the data listed in
the table and the respective operating
conditions are taken into con sidera­
tion.