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ResettheTirePressureMonitoragain.Replacethefaultytireandthesealantbottleof
thetirerepairsetpromptly.
Additionalinformation:'xRun-flattires,refertopage 338.'xTirepressuremonitor,refertopage 331.
Tirechains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingoftirechainsonunsuitable
tires,thetirechainscancomeintocontactwith vehicleparts.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymounttire
chainsontiresthataredesignatedbytheir
manufacturerassuitablefortheuseoftire
chains.
Warning
Insufficientlytighttirechainsmaydamagetires
andvehiclecomponents.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthetirechainsarealwayssufficiently tight.Re-tightenasneededaccordingtothe
tirechainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linktirechains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendstheuseoffine-linktirechains.Certaintypesoffine-linktirechainshavebeentestedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommended asroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitabletirechainsisavail#j
ablefromadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:'x225/45R18.
Thewheelsizeandrimoffsetarelocatedonthe insideofthewheel.
Followthetirechainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingtirechains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorafter mountingtirechains,asdoingsomayresultin
incorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithtirechains,brieflyactivateDy#j namicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
drivepower.
Maximumspeedwithtirechains Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingtirechains.
Tirepressuremonitor
Principle
TheTirePressureMonitormonitorsthetire pressureandissuesawarningifthetirepressure hasdropped.
Generalinformation Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinfla#j
tionpressureandtiretemperature.
Thesystemdetectsthemountedtiresautomati#j
cally.Thesystemdisplaysthepredefinednomi#j
nalpressurevaluesontheControlDisplayand comparesthesevaluestotheactualtirepressure
values.
Iftiresarebeingusedthatarenotspecifiedon thetireinflationpressuredetailsonthevehicle,
suchastireswithspecialapproval,thesystem
needstobeactivelyreset.Thesystemwillthen
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takeovertheactualtireinflationpressuresasthetargetpressures.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheinfor#j
mationfoundintheTireinflationpressurechap#j ter.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressure,refertopage 316.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thedisplayofthetargetpressuresisnota
substituteforthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthevehicle.Incorrectentriesinthetireset#j
tingscanleadtoincorrecttargettireinflation
pressurevalues.Inthiscase,itcannotbeguar#j
anteedthatthenotificationofatirepressure
losswillbereliable.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthetire
sizesofthemountedtiresaredisplayedcor#j
rectlyandmatchthedetailsonthetiresandon
thevehicle.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliablemessageofatire
pressurelossisnotassured:
'xAftereachtireorwheelchange,thesystem detectsandupdatesthemountedtiresand
displaysthemafterashorttripontheControl Display.
Entertheinformationaboutthemounted
tiresinthetiresettingswhenthesystem doesnotautomaticallydetectthetires.'xTheTirePressureMonitordoesnotactivate
untilafterdrivingforafewminutes:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.'xAfterareset,fortireswithspecialappro#j val.'xAfterchangingthetiresetting.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasad#j
justedtoanewvalue,aresetwasper#j formed.'xWheelswithwheelelectronics.
Tiresettings
Generalinformation Theinformationaboutthemountedtirescanbe
enteredinthetiresettingsifthesystemdoesnot
automaticallydetectthetires.
Thetiresizesofthemountedtirescanbegath#j
eredfromthetireinflationpressuredetailsonthe vehicleordirectlyonthetires.
Thetiredetailsdonotneedtobere-entered whenthetirepressureiscorrected.
Forsummerandwintertires,thetiredetailsen#j
teredlastarestored.Afteratireorwheelre#j
placement,thesettingsofthetiresetsusedlast
canbeselected.
Changingsettings
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4."Tiresettings"5."Tireselection"6."Manual"7."Tiretype"'x"Summer"'x"Winter/All-year"8.Selectthetiretypethatismountedonthe
rearaxle.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
"Othertires".
Observefurtherproceedingintheperforma
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9.Selectthemaximumroadspeedthatwillbe
usedwiththetires.10."Savetiresettings"
Themeasurementofthecurrenttireinflation
pressureisstarted.Themeasurementprogress
isdisplayed.
Statusdisplay CurrentstatusThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheCon#j
trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisac#j tive.
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Currenttirepressure
Thecurrenttirepressureisdisplayedforeach tire.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressuresmaychange duringdrivingordependingontheoutsidetem#j
perature.
Currenttiretemperature Dependingonthemodel,thecurrenttiretem#j
peraturesaredisplayed.
Thecurrenttiretemperaturesmaychangewhile drivingorduetotheoutsidetemperature.
Targetpressure
Thetargetpressureforthetiresonthefrontand
rearaxlesisdisplayed.
Thespecifiedtargetpressurestaketheinfluence
ofdrivingandoutsidetemperatureonthetire
temperatureintoaccount.Theappropriatetarget
pressureisalwaysdisplayed,independentofthe weathersituation,tiretemperaturesandtravel
times.
Thedisplayedtargetpressuremaychangeand
maydifferfromthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.Thetirein#j
flationpressurecanthusbecorrectedtothe
valueofthedisplayedtargetpressures.
Thetargetpressureisimmediatelyadjustedif
thevehicleloadstatusischangedinthetireset#j tings.
TireconditionsGeneralinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandatextmessageontheControl Display.
Anyexistingmessagesmaynotbedeletedifthe targetpressureisnotreachedafterthetireinfla#j tionpressureiscorrected.
Allwheelsgreen'xThesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthetargetpressures.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthetireinflation
pressuresstoredduringthelastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajortirepressurelosshasoccurred
intheindicatedtires.
Graywheels Itmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:
'xMalfunction.'xDuringtireinflationpressuremeasurement, afterconfirmationofthetiresettings.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:aresetisper#jformedforthesystem.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
performareset
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3."TirePressureMonitor"4.Makesurethatcorrecttiresettingshavebeenmade.
Tiresettings,refertopage 332.5.Turnondrive-readystateanddonotdrive
off.6.Resettirepressure:"Performreset".7.Driveaway.
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Ifthereisasignificanttirepressure
loss
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,aniconwiththeaffectedtireappears
inaCheckControlmessageontheControlDis#j
play.IconPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajortirepres#j
sureloss.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnor#j
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattiresarelabeledwithacircularicon
containingthelettersRSCmarkedonthetire sidewall.
Run-flattires,refertopage 326.3.ReadthedescriptiononWhattodoincaseof
aflattire.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire,referto page 336.
Messages:fortireswithspecial
approval
Generalinformation AlowtireinflationpressuremaycausetheDSCDynamicStabilityControltobeswitchedon.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattires
canmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskof accident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehicleisequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinfor#jmationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AniconwithaCheckControlmessageappears
ontheControlDisplay.
IconPossiblecauseInflationwasnotcarriedoutaccord#j
ingtospecifications,e.g.,thetirehas
notbeensufficientlyinflated.
Thesystemhasdetectedawheel
change,butnoresetwasdone.
Thetireinflationpressurehasfallen
belowthelevelofthelastreset.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
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Ifthetireinflationpressureistoo
low
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,aniconwithaCheckControlmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.IconPossiblecauseThereisatirepressureloss.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reducethevehiclespeed.Donotexceeda speedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstanceatafillingstation,checkthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresandcorrectifnecessary.3.Resetthesystem.
Ifthereisasignificanttirepressure
loss
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,aniconwiththeaffectedtireappears
inaCheckControlmessageontheControlDis#j
play.
IconPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajortirepres#j
sureloss.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.Measure1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnor#j
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattiresarelabeledwithacircularicon
containingthelettersRSCmarkedonthetire sidewall.
Run-flattires,refertopage 326.3.ReadthedescriptiononWhattodoincaseof
aflattire.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire,referto page 336.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Checkthetirepressureinallfourtires,forin#j
stanceusingthetirepressuredisplayofaflat tirekit.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:whenthetire pressureinallfourtiresiscorrect,theTire
PressureMonitormaynothavebeenreset.In
thiscase,performthereset.
Iftiredamagecannotbefound,contacta
dealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.
Useofsealingcompound,forinstancefromthe
flattirekit,maydamagethewheelelectronics.
Havetheelectronicsreplacedatthenextoppor#j tunity.
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Runflattires
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#jingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#j
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tiresatthenextopportunity.
Possibledrivingdistancewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
outsidetemperature.Thedrivingdistancemay belessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedis#j
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
Vehiclehandlingwithdamagedtires
Vehiclesdrivenwithadamagedtirewillhandle differently,potentiallyleadingtoconditionssuchasthefollowing:'xGreaterlikelihoodofskiddingofthevehicle.'xLongerbrakingdistances.'xChangedself-steeringproperties.
Modifyyourdrivingstyle.Avoidabruptsteeringmaneuversordrivingoverobstacles,forinstancecurbsorpotholes.
Finaltirefailure
Vibrationsorloudnoiseswhiledrivingcanindi#j catethefinalfailureofatire.
Reducespeedandstop;otherwise,piecesofthe
tirecouldcomelooseandcauseanaccident.
Donotcontinuedriving.Contactadealer#ssserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Systemlimits
Temperature
Thetireinflationpressuredependsonthetire's
temperature.
Drivingorexposuretothesunwillincreasethe
tire'stemperature,thusincreasingthetireinfla#j
tionpressure.
Thetireinflationpressureisreducedwhenthe tiretemperaturefallsagain.
Thesecircumstancesmaycauseawarning
whentemperaturesfallverysharply.
Followingatemperature-relatedwarning,thetar#j
getpressuresaredisplayedontheControlDis#j playagainafterashortdistance.
Suddentirepressureloss
Thesystemcannotindicatesuddenserioustire
damagecausedbyexternalcircumstances.
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FailureperformingaresetTireswithspecialapproval:thesystemwillnot
functioncorrectlyifaresetwasnotperformed,
forexampleaflattiremaybeindicatedalthough thetireinflationpressuresarecorrect.
Malfunction
Message Theyellowwarninglightflashesandis
thenilluminatedcontinuously.ACheck Controlmessageisdisplayed.Itmaynot
bepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Measure'xAwheelwithoutwheelelectronics,suchas anemergencywheel,ismounted:havethe
wheelschecked,ifneeded.'xFaultcausedbysystemsordeviceswiththe
sameradiofrequency:afterleavingthearea
oftheinterference,thesystemautomatically
becomesactiveagain.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystem
wasunabletocompletethereset.Performa
systemresetagain.'xTirePressureMonitormalfunction:havethe systemcheckedbyamanufacturerservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/
FMVSS138TirePressure
MonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehi#jclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortirein#jflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedontheve#j
hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpres#j sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepres#j
suremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accord#j ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi#jnates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffi#j
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehi#j
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerillu#j
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelow
tirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi#j
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemal#j
functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletode#j
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Al#j
wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafter
replacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourve#j
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Principle
TheFlatTiredisplaydetectsatirepressureloss
whiledrivingandissuesawarningifthetirepres#j
surehasdropped.
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GeneralinformationThesystemdetectstirepressurelossontheba#j
sisofrotationspeeddifferencesbetweenthein#j
dividualwheelswhiledriving.
Intheeventofatirepressureloss,thediameter
andthereforetherotationalspeedofthecorre#j
spondingwheelchanges.Thedifferencewillbe
detectedandreportedasaflattire.
Thesystemdoesnotmeasuretheactualinfla#j
tionpressureinthetires.
FunctionalrequirementsThefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliablemessageofatire pressurelossisnotassured:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aninitializa#j
tionwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.'xAfterthetirepressurewasadjustedtoanew value,aninitializationwasperformed.
Statusdisplay
ThecurrentstatusoftheFlatTireMonitorFTM
canbedisplayed,forinstancewhethertheFTM isactive.
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."FlatTireMonitor"
Thestatusisdisplayed.
Initializationrequired
Aninitializationmustbeperformedinthefollow#j ingsituations:
'xAfterthetireinflationpressurehasbeenad#j
justed.'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.
Performinginitialization
Wheninitializing,thesettireinflationpressures
serveasreferencevaluesinordertodetectaflat
tire.Initializationisstartedbyconfirmingthetire inflationpressures.
Donotinitializethesystemwhendrivingwithtire
chains.1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."FlatTireMonitor"4.Turnondrive-readystateanddonotdrive
off.5.Starttheinitializationwith:"Performreset"6.Driveaway.
Theinitializationiscompletedwhiledriving, whichcanbeinterruptedatanytime.
Theinitializationautomaticallycontinueswhen drivingcontinues.
Messages Generalinformation Whenaflattireisindicated,DSCDynamicSta#j
bilityControlisswitchedon,ifneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire
inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattirescanmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehicleisequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinfor#jmationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Indicationofaflattire
Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,aniconwithaCheckControlmes#j sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
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IconPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajortirepres#j
sureloss.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnor#j
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattiresarelabeledwithacircularicon
containingthelettersRSCmarkedonthetire sidewall.
Run-flattires,refertopage 326.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checkthetirepressureinallfour
tires,forinstanceusingthetirepressuredis#j
playofaflattirekit.
Whenthetireinflationpressureinallfourtires
iscorrect,theFlatTireMonitorFTMmaynot havebeeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesystem.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotpos#j
sible,pleasecontactadealer#ssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.Runflattires
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#jingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#j
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tiresatthenextopportunity.
Whenthetireinflationpressureinallfourtires
iscorrect,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesys#jtem.
Possibledrivingdistancewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
outsidetemperature.Thedrivingdistancemay belessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedis#j
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
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