Mercedes-Benz 2006 SLR Unlimited Automobile User Manual


 
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Operation
Tires and wheels
Reactivating the tire inflation pressure
monitor
The tire inflation pressure monitor must be
reactivated in the following situations:
ț If you have changed the tire inflation
pressure
ț If you have replaced the wheels or tires
ț If you have installed new wheels or
tires
̈ Using the tire placard on the driver’s
door B-pillar or, if available, the inside
of the fuel filler flap, make sure the tire
inflation pressure of all four tires is cor-
rect.
̈ Press button k repeatedly until you
see the current tire inflation pressures
for each tire appear in the multifunc-
tion display or the following message
appears in the multifunction display:
Tire pressure
displayed only
after driving
a few minutes
̈ Press the reset button on the instru-
ment cluster (
page 29).
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
Monitor current
tire pressure?
Do not overload the tires by exceeding the
specified load limit or vehicle capacity
weight as indicated on the placard on the
driver’s door B-pillar. Overloading the tires
can overheat them, possibly causing a
blowout.
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If you are transporting a deflated tire
and/or additional wheel sensors in the
vehicle, do not activate the tire inflation
pressure monitor until
ț the deflated tire and/or additional
wheel sensors are no longer in the
vehicle
ț you have inflated the tire to the
correct tire inflation pressure
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