Tyre Pressure; Pressure Loss Warning - Mercedes-Benz 2013 C-Class Coupe Owner's Manual

The tyres are cold:
if the vehicle has been parked with the tyres
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out of direct sunlight for at least three
hours and
if the vehicle has not been driven further
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than 1.6 km
Depending on the ambient temperature, the
speed at which you are driving and the load
on the tyres, the tyre temperature and thus
the tyre pressure change by approximately
10 kPa per 10 † (0.1 bar/1.5 psi). Take this
into account when checking the pressure of
warm tyres and only correct it if it is too low
for the current operating conditions.
Driving with tyre pressure that is too high or
too low can:
shorten the service life of the tyres
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cause increased tyre damage
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have a negative effect on handling charac-
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teristics and thus the driving safety (e.g.
aquaplaning)
i The tyre pressure values given for low
loads are minimum values which offer you
good ride comfort characteristics.
However, you can also use the values given
for higher loads. These are permissible and
will not adversely affect the running of the
vehicle.
The values on the tyre pressure information
label (fuel filler flap) for the vehicle in "parti-
ally laden" and "fully laden" conditions apply
when driving at maximum speed. Despite the
values stated on the tyre pressure informa-
tion label, for the vehicle with "partially
laden up to 210 km/h" status, the values
can be reduced as follows, without a reduc-
tion in safety:
Ò30 kPa (Ò0.3 bar/Ò4 psi) for all models
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This does not apply to vehicles towing a
trailer.
This improves the ride comfort of your vehi-
cle; however, the fuel consumption may
increase slightly.
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Environmental note
Check the tyre pressure regularly, at least
every 14 days.
Tyre pressure loss warning system
General notes
While the vehicle is in motion, the tyre pres-
sure loss warning system monitors the set
tyre pressure using the rotational speed of
the wheels. This enables the system to detect
significant pressure loss in a tyre. If the speed
of rotation of a wheel changes as a result of
a loss of pressure, a corresponding warning
message will appear in the multifunction dis-
play.
You can recognise the tyre pressure loss
Run Flat Indicator
warning by the
active Restart with OK
Service
appears in the
function display. Information on the message
display can be found in the "Restarting the
tyre pressure loss warning system" section
( Y page 352).
Important safety notes
The tyre pressure warning system does not
warn you of an incorrectly set tyre pressure.
Observe the notes on the recommended tyre
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pressure ( page 350).
The tyre pressure loss warning does not
replace the need to regularly check the tyre
pressures. An even loss of pressure on sev-
eral tyres at the same time cannot be detec-
ted by the tyre pressure loss warning system.
The tyre pressure monitor is not able to warn
you of a sudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the
tyre is penetrated by a foreign object. In the
event of a sudden loss of pressure, bring the
vehicle to a halt by braking carefully. Avoid
abrupt steering manoeuvres.

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