Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 233

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Operation
Tyres and wheels
If the vehicle is to be heavily laden or driven
at high speeds, the tyre pressure must be
adapted according to the specifications given
in the fuel filler flap ( page 218).
Y
Use the highest specified tyre pressure for
the spare wheel*.
G Risk of accident
Should the tyre pressure drop repeatedly:
Check the tyre for foreign bodies.
R
Check whether the wheel is losing air or
R
the valve is leaking.
Tyre pressure that is too low has a negative
effect on the vehicle's active safety, which
could lead to your causing an accident.
Tyre pressure changes by approximately
0.1 bar for every 10 °C change in ambient
temperature.
If you measure the tyre pressure in enclosed
spaces where the temperature differs from
the outside temperature, you will have to cor-
rect the measured value accordingly.
When the vehicle is driven, the tyre tempera-
ture, and with it the tyre pressure, will
increase depending on the road speed and
the load on the tyres.
Only for certain countries.
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Version: 2.9.4
Therefore, you should only correct tyre pres-
sures when the tyres are cold.
The pressure of warm tyres should only be
corrected if it is too low for the current oper-
ating conditions.
You will find a table of tyre pressures for var-
ious operating conditions on the inside of
your vehicle's fuel filler flap.
Driving with tyre pressure that is too high or
too low can:
shorten the service life of the tyres
R
cause increased tyre damage
R
have a negative effect on handling charac-
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teristics (e.g. by causing aquaplaning)
E 350 CGI 31 /E 300 BLUETEC: the values on
the tyre pressure information label (fuel filler
flap) are for the use of the vehicle in partially
laden and fully laden condition whilst driving
at maximum speed.
Despite what is stated on the tyre pressure
information label, for speeds up to
210 km/h the values stated can be reduced
as follows, without a reduction in safety:
-0.4 bar /-6 psi: E 350 CGI
-0.3 bar/-4 psi: E 300 BLUETEC
This improves the ride comfort of your vehi-
cle, however the fuel consumption could
increase slightly.
Also check the tyre pressure of the spare
wheel*.
H Environmental note
Check the tyre pressure regularly, at least
every 14 days.
Tyre pressure loss warning system
G Risk of accident
The tyre pressure loss warning system does
not warn you of an incorrectly set tyre pres-
sure. The table on the inside of the fuel filler
flap will help you decide whether the tyre
pressures should be corrected.
The tyre pressure loss warning system does
not replace the need to regularly check
your vehicle's tyre pressures, since an even
loss of pressure on several tyres at the
same time cannot be detected by the tyre
pressure loss warning system.
The tyre pressure loss warning system is
not able to warn you of a sudden loss of
* optional