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Tires and wheels
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When should I check the tire
-Incorrect tire pressure and/
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pressure?
or underinflation can cause
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The correct tire pressure is es-
increased tire wear and can
pecially important at high
affect the handling of the
speeds . The pressure should
vehicle and stopping ability.
therefore be checked at least
-Incorrect tire pressures
once a month and always be-
and/or underinflation can
fore starting a journey. Do not
also lead to sudden tire fail-
forget to check the tire pres-
ure, including a blowout
sure for the spare wheel
and sudden deflation, caus-
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ing loss of vehicle control.
-The driver is responsible for
When should I adjust the
the correct tire pressures for
ti re pressures?
Adjust the tire pressure to the
all tires on the vehicle. The
applicable pressure values
load you are carrying. After
are located on a sticker on
changing a wheel
or
replacing
the driver's side B-pillar.
wheels you have to adjust the
-Only when all tires on the
tire pressures on all wheels. In
vehicle are filled to the cor-
addition, you must then store
rect pressure, the tire pres-
the new tire pressures in the
sure monitoring system can
tire pressure monitoring sys-
work correctly.
tern
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-The use of incorrect tire
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WARNING
pressure values can lead to
Incorrect tire pressures and/
accidents or other damage.
or underinflation can lead
Therefore it is essential that
sudden tire failure, loss of
the driver observe the speci-
control, collision, serious per-
fied tire pressure values for
sonal injury or even death.
the tires and the correct
-When the warning symbol
pressures for the function of
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appears in the instru-
the tire pressure monitoring
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ment cluster, stop and in-
system.
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