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Multimedia
system:
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Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes meconnect.
Af terconf irmation, themultimedia system
sends there qu ired vehicle data.The data
tr ansf erissho wninthemedia display.
Then, youcan selectaser viceand beconn ect ed
to aspec ialistat theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
Fu rther information onMer cedes meconn ect,
th epr ov ided service scopeand opera tionare
av ailable at:ht tp :/ /m anuals .daimler .com/ baix/
car s/con nectme/e n_GB/ index.html
Ar ranging aser vice appointment viaa
Mer cedes mecall
If yo uha ve act ivat ed themaint enanc emanag e‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle datais transf erred
aut omat icallyto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.Yo uwill then recei veindiv idual recom‐
mend ations rega rding themaint enanc eof your
ve hicle.
Re gardless ofwhe ther youha ve conse nted to
th emaint enanc emanag ement service, themulti‐ media
system reminds youaf te ra cer tain
amount oftim eth at aser viceis due. Apr om pt
appear sask ing ifyo uwo uld liketo mak ean
app ointment. #
Toarra ng easer vice appointment :select
Call .
Af teryo ur agr eem entth eve hicle datais sent
and aMer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er
em ployeedeals withyo ur appoin tment.The
inf ormat ionisthen sent toyour desi red
ser vice outle t.
This willcont actyouto conf irm theappoint‐
ment andifneces sarycon sult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo usele ctLat erafte rth eser vice messag e
appear s,themessag eis hidden andreap‐
pear saf te ra cer tain per iod oftim e.
Tr ansf erre ddata during aMer cedes mecall
The data trans ferred dur ing aMer cedes mecall
depends onwhic hser vice isselect edinthe
vo ice con trol system and whether Mer cedes me
con nect services areactiv ated. If
no Mer cedes meconnect services areactiv a‐
te dand thedat apr otect ion prom pthas been
conf irmed thefo llo wing datais transm itted:
R Vehicle identif ication number
R Mer cedes mecustomer identif icationnum‐
ber
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R Languag ese tin themultimedia system
R Conf irmation ofthedat apr otect ion prom pt
If acall ismade fora ser vice appointment via
th eser vice reminder ,th efo llo wing datama ybe
tr ansm itted:
R Cur rent mil eage and main tenance data
Tr ans feris possi bleassu ming there qu ired
dat atransf ertech nol ogy issu pp ortedby the
mobil eser vice operator and thequ alit yof
th emobile connect ionissuf ficie nt. MBUX
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Brea kdo wnassista nce byamec hanicon
loc atio nand/ ortheto wing away oftheve hi‐
cle tothenear estaut hor ized Mercedes- Benz
Cent er
Yo uma ybe charge dfo rth ese services.
Mor einf ormation aboutMercedes meconnect
ser vices canbeobt ained intheMer cedes me
por tal:htt ps:/ /me .secure.m ercedes -benz.com
Data transf erre ddur ing Mer cedes mecon‐
ne ct cal lse rvices
The datatransf erreddur ing aMer cedes mecon‐
nec tcall depends onthere ason thecall wasini‐
tiat ed, whic hser vice isselect edinthevo ice
con trol system and whic hMer cedes meconnect
ser vices areactiv ated.
Whic hdat ais tra nsf erredfo rth eser vices canbe
ta ke nfrom thecur rently valid term sof use.
These canbeobt ained intheMer cedes mepor‐
ta l:htt ps:/ /me .secure.m ercedes -benz.com Mer
cedes meand apps Inf
orma tion about Mercedes me
When youlog inwit hauser accoun tto the
Mer cedes meportal,th en ser vices andoffers
fr om Mer cedes-Benz willbe available toyou.
Av ailabilit yis coun try- dependen t.
Fo rmor einf ormation consult anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent eror visit theMer cedes me
por tal:htt ps:/ /me .secure.m ercedes -benz.com
% Mak esur eyo ualw ayske ep theMer cedes
me apps updat ed.
Calling uptheMer cedes meuser accoun t
Multi media system:
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Mercedes me&Apps
Yo ur vehicl eis co nne cted with auser
acc ount #
Select Merced esme.
Inf ormation aboutthecon nect eduser
account appears. Yo
ur vehicl eis no tye tco nn ectedwi th ause r
acc oun t #
Select Merce desme. #
The instructi ons forcr eating auser account
and connecting theve hicle withth is follo w
on themedia display.
% Ifth eMer cedes meapp isavailable ona
mobi lephon e,theve hicle connection canbe
accom plished usingtheQR code shown.
Calling uptheMer cedes meservices
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle isconn ectedwithth euser
account .
Multimedia system:
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Mercedes me&Apps #
Select Services.
Wi thin theva rious categor iesyoucan seethe
Mer cedes meservices youha ve already pur‐
ch ased andalso those still available topur‐
ch ase. MBU
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As
such ,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e44 7) or manu ally (/ page44 8). Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue.
Onl ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emer gency
cal lin theeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
No tificatio nin the multi mediasy stem dis‐
pla y:
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. amalfunc‐
tion withth espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,
SOS button), acor responding message appea
rsinthemultifunc tiondispla yof the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntlych arge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt.
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade tothe
Mer cedes‑Ben zemer gency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency callcent er. The
Mercedes‑B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call.
If no conne ctioncan bemade totheemer gency
ser vice sei th er,a cor responding message
appea rsinthemedia display. #
Dialth elocal emergency num beron your
mob ilephon e.
If an eme rgency callhas been initiat ed:
R Remain intheve hicle ifth ero ad and traffic
condi tions permit youto do sountil avo ice
con nection ises tablished withth eemer‐
ge ncy callcent eroperator.
R Bas edon thecall, theoper ator decides
whe ther itis neces saryto cal lre scue teams
and/ orthepolice totheacciden tsit e.
R Ifno vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance issent totheve hicle immediat ely. MBUX
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Tr
igg ering ama nual Mercedes-B enzemer ‐
ge ncy call #
Touse theSOS buttonin theov erhead
contr olpa nel: press theSOS buttonatleas t
one secon dlong . #
Touse voice contr ol:use theVo ice Cont rol
Sy stem voice com mand s(/ page325 ).
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade totheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent er.
R Remain intheve hicle ifth ero ad and traf fic
condi tions permit youto do sountil avo ice
con nection ises tablished withth eemer‐
ge ncy callcent erser vice prov ider .
R Onthebasis ofthecall, theser vice prov ider
decide swhe ther itis neces saryto cal lre s‐
cue teams and/ orthepolice totheacciden t
sit e. If
no con nect ioncan bemade totheemer gency
ser vice sei th er,a cor responding message
appea rsinthemedia display. #
Dialth elocal emergency num beron your
mob ilephon e.
End inganunin tentionall ytrigg ered manu al
Mer cedes-Benz emergency call #
Select 0076onthemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel. Depressthebutt onforse veralsec‐
onds .
Data transf eroftheMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsystem
In theeve ntofan automatic ormanua lemer‐
ge ncy callth efo llo wing datais transmit ted, for
ex am ple:
R Vehicle's GPSposition data
R GPS position dataon thero ute(a few
(hun dred meters )be fore theinciden t)
R Direct ion oftra vel
R Vehicle identif ication number
R Vehicle drive type R
Number ofpeop lede term ined tobe inthe
ve hicle
R Whe ther Mer cedes meconnect isavailable
or not
R Whe ther theemer gency callwa sinitiat ed
manually oraut omatically
R Time oftheacciden t
R Languag ese tting onthemultimedia system
Dat atra nsmit tedis vehicle information. Foran y
qu estion sabout thecollect ion,useand shar ing
of theeCall system data,please contact MBU‐
SA 'sCus tomer Assis tance Center at800-F OR-
MER C.
Fo rCa nada ,plea secont actMBC's Customer
Assis tance Center at1-800-38 7-0100.
Cu stomer requ ests forco veredinf ormation
should besubmitt edvia thesame chann els.
Fo raccide ntclar ificatio npur poses ,th efo llo wing
measur escan betake nup toan hour afte rth e
emer gency callha sbe en initia ted:
R The current vehicle position canbecalled up. 44
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MBUX multimedia system

Ov
ervie wof TuneIn radio 1
Addition alinf ormation onthecur rent statio n
2 Display(if con nectedto privat euser
accoun t)
3 Datatra nsf errate
4 Options
5 Favorite s
6 Tostar t/ end 7
Tobrow se
8 Sear ch
9 Selectedcatego ry
A Interne tRa dio prov ider Selecting
andconnecting toaTu neIn radio
st ation
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Radio 5
TuneIn Radio #
Select =. #
Select acat egor y. MBUX
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(/ page303). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng 47
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Maint enance andcare

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page47 6). Eng
inecomp artment Open
ing/clos ing thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care47
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mode
canbeactiv ated ataspeed ofup to
12 mp h(20 km/h) (/page48 4).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded down.
R The rain sen sor isdeact ivat ed topreve ntthe
winds hieldwasher system from star tin gup
aut omat ically.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeact ivat ed.
R Mer cedes- Mayba chvehicl es:theru nning
bo ards arere tract ed.
R The aircond itioni ng system issetto air-reci r‐
culat ionmode .
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Vehicl eswith 360° Camer a:thefront
imag eis activ ated afte rapp rox. eight sec‐
onds .
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TIC:theve hicle is
ra ised tothemaximum possiblechassis
le ve l(/ page 253).
If rising take slong erthan 25 sec onds, the
fo llo wing mess ageappear son themultifunc ‐
tion displa y: Preparation
forAutom aticCarWash Incom-
plete SeeMedia Display .Af tersome time,
th eve hicle automatically continues rising.
R Vehicl eswith E-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL:
th eve hicle israised tothemaximum possi‐
ble chassis leve l(/ page265) .
If rising take slong erthan 25 sec onds, the
fo llo wing mess ageappear son themultifunc ‐
tion displa y:
Preparation forAutom aticCarWash Incom-
plete SeeMedia Display .Af tersome time,
th eve hicle automatically continues rising.
If one ofthese ttings cann otbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere spectiv ese t‐
ting.
Ab ove aspee dof 12 mp h(20 km/h) carwash
mode isaut omatically deactivated.
The follo wing settings arere se twhen carwash
mode isdeactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded out.
R The rain sen sor isact ivat ed.
R The rear wind owwiper isact ivat ed. R
The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto fresh air
mode.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis rese tto the
pr ev iousl yselec tedse tting.
R Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:theru nning
bo ards remain retract ed.
R Vehicl eswith 360° Camer a:thefront
imag eis deactiv ated atspeeds above11 mp h
(1 8 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TIC:theve hicle islow‐
er ed tothepr ev iousl yse tch assis leve l.
R Vehicl eswith E-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL:
th eve hicle islowe redto thepr ev iousl yse t
ch assis leve l. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati ccar wash
mode Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The engine isrunning . 48
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Ma intena nce and care

allo
wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
Ne wtirepr essur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar eaut omaticall yta ught -indur ing thefirs tjou r‐
ne yth ey areused.
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page51 9).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis exc essiv e,youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R Viadispla ymes sages(/ page61 4)
R Viath e0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(/ page634)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .Se tth etir e
pr essur efo rcold tires using atir epr essu re ga
ug e. No tethat thecor rect tirepr ess urefo rth e
cur rent operati ng situa tionmu stfirs tbe taught -
in to thetir epr essur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ page520).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas been setinc orrectl y
R The reisasudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e
R Thereis ama lfunctio ncau sedby ano ther
ra dio signal source
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5) Ch
ecking thetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: R
Tire pressure willbedisplayed afterdriving a
few minutes
R Tire Pressure MonitorAct ive: thete ac h-in
pr oce ssofthesy stem isno tye tcomple te. Wheels
andtires 51
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Af
tera ch ang ein tirepr essur e,awheel rotatio n
or atir ech ang e,or ifyo uha ve re-ins talled
wheels ortires, thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem has tobe restar ted(/ page52 1).
The tirepr essur eloss warning system does not
re place theneed toregular lych eckth etir epr es‐
sur e.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Incorrectly settir epr ess ure
R Sud den press urelos scau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R Steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Poor ground condit ions,e.g.snowor grave l
R Driving with sno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R Drivin gwit have ry hea vyorlarge trai le r R
Driving with ahigh load
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5)
R Display messa gesabout thetir es
(/ page61 4)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectly
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page51 5).
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. On-
boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem Active
Restart messageis sho wninthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Select Yes. #
Toconf irm restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Af teryo uha ve driven fora fe w min utes, the
tir epr es su re loss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur esofall thetir es.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5) Wh
eelsan dtir es 52
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