Tire Inflation Pressure - Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984 Owner's Manual

Tire Inflation Pressure

A ta ble (see fuel fille r flap o r last
page) lists the tire in fla tio n pres­
sures s p ecified fo r sum m er and
w in te r tire s as w e ll as fo r th e vary­
ing o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s.
Im portan t!
Tire pressure d iffe rs by approx.
0.1 b a r/1 .5 psi per 10° C/18° F o f air
te m p e ra tu re change. Keep th is in
m ind w hen ch e c k in g tire pressure
inside a garage - e sp e cially in the
w inter.
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E xam ple:
R oom te m pe ra ture = approx.
+ 20° C /+ 68° F
A m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re = approx.
0° C /+ 32° F
A d ju ste d air pressure = sp e cifie d
a ir pressure + 0.2 bar/3 psi.
T ire pressures listed fo r lig h t loads
are m in im u m values o ffe rin g high
d riv in g c o m fo rt. Increased in fla tio n
pressures fo r heavy loads p ro du ce
fa vo ra b le ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s
w ith lig h te r loads and are p erfe ctly
p e rm issible. The ride of the vehicle,
how ever, w ill becom e som ew hat
harder.
T ire te m p e ra tu re and pressure in­
crease w ith th e v e h icle speed. Tire
pressure sh o u ld th e re fo re o n ly be
c o rre c te d on co ld tires. C o rre ct tire
pressure in hot tire s o n ly if pressure
has d ro p p e d below the data listed
in the ta b le and the respective
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s are taken into
c o n sid e ra tio n .