tire pressure reset MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

If
the tire pressu reshave been settothe lowe r
valu esfor lighter loadsand/or lowerroad
speed s,the pressu resshoul dbe reset tothe
higher values:
R ifyou want todrive withanincreased load
and/or
R ifyou want todrive athigher speeds
i The
tirepressu resforincreased loads
and/or higherroadspeed s,shown inthe
tire pressu retable, mayhave anegative
effect ondriving comfort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorrectly, thiscan
lea dto an excessive build-up ofheat anda
sudd enloss ofpressu re.
For more information, contactaqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop. Important
notesontire pressure G
WARNING
If the tire pressu redrops repeatedly,the
wheel ,valve ortire may bedama ged.Tire
pressu rethat istoo low may resul tin atire
blow -out. There isarisk ofan accident.
R Check thetire forforeign objects.
R Check whether thewheel islosing airor
the valve islea king.
If you areunabl eto rectify thedama ge,con-
tact aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop. G
WARNING
If you fitunsui table accessorie sonto tire
valves ,the tire valves maybeoverloa ded
and malfu nction, whichcancause tirepres-
sure loss. Duetotheir desig n,retrofitted tire
pressu remonitors keepthetire valve open.
This canalso resul tin tire pressu reloss.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Only screw thestandard valvecaporother
valve capsappro vedbyMercedes-Benz for
you rvehicle ontothetire valve.
Use asuita blepressu regau getocheck the
tire pressu re.The outer appearance ofatire
does notpermit anyrelia bleconclusion about
the tire pressu re.On vehicle sequi pped with
the electronic tirepressu remonitor, thetire pressu
recan bechecked inthe on-board com-
puter.
The tiretemperature andpressu reincrease
when thevehicle isin motion. Thisisdepend-
ent onthe driving speedandtheload .
Therefore, youshoul donly correct tirepres-
sures whenthetires arecold.
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlightfor atlea stthree hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen driven lessthan
1 mile (1.6km)
The tiretemperature changesdependingon
the outsid etemperature ,the vehicle speed
and thetire load .If the tire temperature
changes by18 ‡(10 †), thetire pressu re
changes byappro ximately 10kPa (0.1 bar/
1.5 psi).Take thisinto account whenchecking
the pressu reofwarm tires.Onlycorrect the
tire pressu reifit is too low forthe current
opera tingconditions. Ifyou check thetire
pressu rewhen thetires arewarm, theresul t-
ing valu ewil lbe highe rthan ifthe tires were
cold. Thisisnormal. Donot reduce thetire
pressu reto the valu especifie dfor cold tires.
The tirepressu rewou ldotherwise betoo low.
Observe therecommended tirepressu resfor
cold tires:
R on the Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard
on the B-pilla ron the driver's side
R in the tire pressu retable inthe fuel fillerflap
(Y page 144) Underinfl
atedoroverin flated tires
Underinfl atedtires G
WARNING
Tires withpressu rethat istoo low can over-
heat andburst asaconsequence. Inaddi -
tion, theyalsosuffer fromexcessive and/or
irregu larwea r,which canseverel yimpa irthe
braking propertie sand thedriving character-
istics. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Avoid tirepressu resthat aretoo low inall
the tires, includi ngthe spare wheel. 310
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