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Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Operation

Tires and wheels

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The recommended tire inflation pres-
sures for your vehicle can be found on
the tire placard located on the driver’s
door B-pillar (

page 339). The tire in-

flation pressures are not listed in the
owner’s manual.

Warning!

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The Run Flat Indicator does not indicate a

warning for wrongly selected tire inflation

pressures. Always adjust tire inflation pres-

sure according to the placard on the driver’s

door B-pillar or fuel filler flap.

The Run Flat Indicator does not replace reg-

ular checks of the tire inflation pressures

since a gradual pressure loss in all four tires

cannot be detected by the Run Flat

Indicator.

The Run Flat Indicator is not able to issue a

warning due to a sudden dramatic loss of

tire inflation pressure (e.g. tire blowout

caused by a foreign object). In this case

bring the vehicle to a halt by carefully apply-

ing the brakes and avoiding abrupt steering

maneuvers.

Warning!

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Follow recommend tire inflation pressures.

Do not underinflate tires. Underinflated tires

wear excessively and/or unevenly,

adversely affect handling and fuel economy,

and are more likely to fail from being over-

heated.

Do not overinflate tires. Overinflated tires

can adversely affect handling and ride

comfort, wear unevenly, increase stopping

distance, and result in sudden deflation

(blowout) because they are more likely to

become punctured or damaged by road

debris, potholes etc.

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.