warning lights MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Workshop Manual

Tyre pressure monitor
General notes If
at yrep ressure monitor system is fitted, the
vehicle's wheels have sensor sfitte dthat
monitor the tyr epressures in al lfou rtyres.
The tyr epressure monitor warns yo uifthe
pressure drops in one or mor eofthe tyres.
The tyr epressure monitor onl yfun ctions if
the corresponding sensor sarefitte dtoa ll
wheels.
Informatio nontyrep ressures is shown in the
multifunctio ndisplay .After afew minute sof
driving ,the current tyr epressure of each tyre
is shown in the Service
Service menu of the multi-
functio ndisplay ,see illustratio n(example). Example: Saloon
,current tyr epressure display
For furthe rinformatio nondisplaying this
message ,refer to the "Checking the tyr epres-
sure electronically" sectio n(Ypage 424).
Important safety notes It is the driver's responsibility to set the tyre
pressure to the recommende
dcoldt yrep res-
sure suitabl efor the operating situation
(Y page 420). Note tha tthe correct tyr epres-
sure for the current operating situatio nmust
first be taught-i ntothe tyr epressure monitor.
If ther eisas ubstantial loss of pressure, the
warnin gthreshold for the warnin gmessage is
aligned to the reference values taught-in.
Restart the tyr epressure monitor after
adjusting to the col dtyrep ressure
(Y page 424). The current pressures are
saved as new reference values. Thi swill
ensur ethataw arnin gm essage will only
appear if the tyr epressure drops significantly.
The tyr epressure monitor does not warn you
of an incorrectly set tyr epressure. Observe the note
sonthe recommende dtyrep ressure
(Y page 420).
The tyr epressure monitor is not able to warn
yo uofas uddenlossofp ressure, e.g .ifthe
tyr eisp enetrated by aforeign object. In the
event of asudde nlossofp ressure, bring the
vehicl etoah altbyb raking carefully. Avoid
abrupt steering manoeuvres.
The tyr epressure monitor ha sayelloww arn-
ing lamp in the instrument cluster for indicat- ing apressure loss or malfunction. Depending
on how the warning lamp flashe sorlights up,
at yrep ressure tha tist oo lo woram alfunc-
tio nint he tyr epressure monitor is indicated:
R if the warnin glam pisl itcontinuously ,the
tyr ep ressure on one or mor etyres is sig-
nificantl ytoo low. The tyr epressure moni-
tor is not malfunctioning.
R if the warnin glam pflashe sfor around a
minute and the nremains li tconstantly, the
tyr ep ressure monitor is malfunctioning.
In additio ntothe warning lamp, amessage
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay .Obser ve
the informatio nondisplay messages
(Y page 322).
It ma ytake up to ten minute sfor am alfunc-
tio noft he tyr epressure monitor to be indi-
cated. Amalfunctio nwillbei ndicated by the
tyr ep ressure warnin glam pflashing for
approximately one minute and the nremain-
ing lit. When the faul thas been rectified, the
tyr ep ressure warning lamp goes ou tafter you
have driven for afew minutes.
The tyr epressure values indicated by the on-
boar dcompute rmaydiffe rfromt hos em eas-
ured at afilling statio nusing apressure
gauge. The tyr epressures shown by the on-
boar dcompute rrefer to thos emeasured at
se al evel.Ath igha ltitudes, the tyr epressure
values indicated by apressure gaug eare
highe rtha nt hos eshown by the on-board
computer. In thi scase, do not reduce the tyre
pressures.
The operatio nofthe tyr epressure monitor
can be affecte dbyinterference fro mradio
transmitting equipment (e.g. radi ohead- Tyre pressure
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