fuel cap release MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Manual

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dtire pre ssu res thatare too high inall
the tires,incl uding the sparewh eel.
Ove rinflated tiresm ay:
R incr ease the braking dista nce
R ad ver selya ffect handl ing
R we arexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y
R ha ve an adver seeffe cton ridec omf ort
R be more susce ptiblet od amage
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Exam ple: ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re
Nev erexce edthe maximu mpermi ssi blet ire
infl ation pre ssu re.Alw ayso bserve the reco m-
mend edtire pressu refor your veh iclew hen
ad jus ting thetire pressu re(Y page 271) .
i The
actu alvalues for tiresareveh icle-sp e-
cifi cand maydeviate from thevalues inthe
il lu stra tion. Che
ckingt he tire pres sure s
Impo rtant safetynotes The
tirepressu remoni tordoes not warnyou
of:
R inco rrectly settire pressu re
R sudd en loss oftire pressu re,e.g.from afor-
ei gn object thathas penetra tedthetire
Obs ervethe notes ontire pressu re
(Y page 271 ). Info
rma tiono nairpre ssu refor the tireson
yo ur veh iclec an be fou nd:
R on the vehicle's Tire and Loading Info rma -
tio np laca rd on the B-pi llar
R on the tire pressu retab lein the fuel filler
fla p
R in the "Tire pre ssu re" section
Che ckingt ire pres sure smanua lly To
determ ineand setthe corr ecttire pressu re,
pro cee dasfollows :
X Re move thevalve cap ofthe tire thatist o
be che cked .
X Pre ssthe tire pressu regaug es ecurelyo nto
the valve .
X Re ad the tire pressu reand comp arei ttot he
reco mme ndedvalue on the Tire and Loading
Info rma tionp laca rd orthe tire pressu re
tab le(Y page 271 ).
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo low, incr ease the
tire pressu reto the reco mme ndedvalue.
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo high, release air.
To do so, pressdown the meta lpininthe
va lve ,using the tipofap en for exa mpl e.
The ncheck the tire pressu reagainu sing the
tire pressu reche cker.
X Screw thevalve cap onto thevalve .
X Re peat thes estep sfor the othe rtire s. Tire
pres sure loss wa rning sys tem
(C anada only)
Ge neral notes Whi
lethe vehiclei sinm otion, the tire pres-
su re loss wa rning system monitorsthesettire
pre ssu reusing the rota tional speedofthe
wh eels.T hise nables the system todetect sig-
nifi cant pressu reloss inat ire.Ift he spe edof
rota tiono fa wheelcha nge sasa resulto fa
lo ss ofpre ssu re,acorresp ond ingwarning
mes sage willap pe ar inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo uc an reco gnizethe tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing bythe Run FlatIndica tor Active Run
FlatIndica tor Active
Pre ss 'OK'toR estar t Pre
ss 'OK'toR estar tmes sage which
ap pe arsi nt he Ser v. Ser
v.menu ofthe multifu nc-
tio nd ispl ay .Info rma tiono nthe mes sage dis-
pl ay can befou ndinthe "Resta rting thetire 27
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