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The actual values for tires are vehicle-
specific and may deviate from the values in
the illustration.
Checking the tire pressures
Important safety notes
Observe the notes on tire pressure
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page 180).
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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
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flap (
page 98)
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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 be
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checked.
Press the tire pressure gauge securely onto
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the valve.
Read the tire pressure and compare it with
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the recommended value on the Tire and
Loading Information placard (
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
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air. To do this, press down the metal pin in
the valve using the tip of a pen, for exam-
ple. 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
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This function is only available in the
USA.
If a tire pressure monitor is installed, the
vehicle's wheels have sensors that monitor
the tire pressures in all four tires. The tire
pressure monitor warns you if the pressure
drops in one or more of the tires. The tire
pressure monitor only functions if the cor-
responding sensors are fitted to all wheels.
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Each tire, including the spare (if provi-
ded), should be checked at least once every
two weeks when cold and inflated to the
pressure recommended by the vehicle man-
ufacturer on the Tire and Loading Informa-
tion placard on the driver's door B-pillar
or the tire pressure label on the inside of
the fuel filler flap. If your vehicle has
tires of a different size than the size indi-
cated 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 moni-
toring system (TPMS) that illuminates a low
tire pressure 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
page 180).
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inflate them to the proper pressure. Driv-
ing on a significantly underinflated tire
causes the tire to overheat and can lead to
tire failure.
Underinflation also reduces fuel effi-
ciency and tire tread life, and may affect
the vehicle's handling and stopping abil-
ity. Please note that the TPMS is not a sub-
stitute for proper tire maintenance, and it
is the driver's responsibility to maintain
correct tire pressure, even if underinfla-
tion has not reached the level to trigger
illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure
telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate
when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is com-
bined with the low tire pressure telltale.
When the system detects a malfunction, the
Tire pressure
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