Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK-Class Automobile User Manual


 
Tires and wheels
240
X
Press button j or k repeatedly until
you see the current inflation pressures for
each tire appear in the display or the fol-
lowing message appears in the display
Tire Pressure Monitor
Active
Menu: R-Button
X
Press the reset button (Y page 107).
The following message will appear in the
multifunction display:
Restart tire
pressure monitor?
X
If you wish to confirm: Press button
æ.
The following message will appear in the
multifunction display:
Tire Pressure Monitor
Restarted
After driving a few minutes the system veri-
fies that the current tire inflation pressures
are within the system’s specified range.
Afterwards the current tire inflation pres-
sures are accepted as reference values and
then monitored.
X
If you wish to cancel: Press button
ç.
Tire labeling
Besides tire name (sales designation) and
manufacturer name, a number of markings
can be found on a tire.
Following are some explanations for the
markings on your vehicle’s tires:
1
Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
(Y page 246)
2
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(Y page 244)
3
Maximum tire load (Y page 245)
4
Maximum tire inflation pressure
(Y page 245)
5
Manufacturer
6
Tire ply material (Y page 247)
7
Tire size designation, load and speed rat-
ing (Y page 241)
8
Load identification (Y page 243)
9
Tire name
i
For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above illus-
tration.
For more information, see “Rims and
tires” (Y page 345).
Operation