Tire Pressure - Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983 Owner's Manual

10. Lo w e r car and rem o ve jack.
T ighten th e five b o lts evenly by
tig h te n in g every o th e r b o lt until
all th e b o lts are tig h t. O b se rve a
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tig h te n in g to rq u e o f
80 Ib-ft.
11. C o rre c t tire p re ssu re .

Tire pressure

A table (see fue l fille r fla p o r last
page) lis ts the tire in fla tio n p re s su re s
sp e cifie d fo r s um m e r and w in te r tire s
as w ell as fo r th e varying o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s .
Im p o rta n t!
Tire p re s s u re d iffe rs by ap pro x.
k p m /
0.1 b a r/1 .5 psi p e r 10° C /1 8 ° F o f air
te m p e ra tu re change. K eep th is in
m ind w h e n c h e c k in g tire p re s s u re
in sid e a garage — e sp e cia lly in the
w in te r.
E xam ple:
R oom te m p e ra tu re = ap pro x.
+ 20° C / + 68 ° F
W heels Tires Changing W heels
A m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re = approx.
0° C / + 32° F
A d ju s te d air p re s s u re = sp e c ifie d air
p re s s u re + 0 .2 b a r / + 3 psi.
Tire te m p e ra tu re s and p re ss u re in­
c rea se w ith th e veh icle speed. Tire
p re s s u re s h o u ld th e re fo re on ly be
c o rre c te d on c o ld tire s . C o rre c t tire
p re s s u re in h o t tire s on ly if p re ssure
has d ro p p e d b e lo w th e data lis te d in
th e tab le and th e re s p e c tiv e op e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s are ta ke n in to c o n s id e ra ­
tion .
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