Using The Tyre Pressure Monitor - SMART EQ forfour Owner's Manual

Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
!
When changing a wheel, use only wheel
bolts that have been approved for the
wheel rim and vehicle.
Always pay attention to the instructions and
safety notices in "Changing a wheel"
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( page 158).
Fit tyres with a specified direction of rota-
tion only according to their direction of rota-
tion. An arrow on the sidewall of the tyre
indicates its correct direction of rotation.
X
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.
X
Push the wheel onto the wheel hub and
press it on.
X
Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly.
X
Lower the vehicle all the way.
X
Remove the jack.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a cross-
wise pattern in sequence indicated :

Using the tyre pressure monitor

to ?. The tightening torque must be
105 Nm.
X
Check the recommended tyre pressure and
adjust if necessary.
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Vehicles with tyre pressure control sys-
tem: all fitted wheels must be equipped
with functioning sensors.
Vehicles with steel wheels and hub caps:
X
Fit hub cap A such that valve B does not
become trapped.
X
Press the hub cap evenly onto the wheel
with both hands until you hear the hub cap
engage.
X
Check to make sure the hub cap is seated
securely on the wheel.
Vehicle with steel wheels and wheel hub cov-
ers:
X
Fit the hub cap cover.
Storing wheels
X
Store wheels in a cool, dry and dark place
when not in use.
X
Protect against oil, grease and fuel.
Using the tyre pressure monitor
Useful information
It is the driver's responsibility to set the tyre
pressure to the recommended cold tyre pres-
sure suitable for the operating situation.
The tyre pressure monitor issues a warning
when the pressure drops in one or more of the
tyres.
The tyre pressure monitor works properly
only if sensors are present in all four tyres,
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