Checking condition
Tires are a safety element that fulfil the demands placed on them only if they have the correct air pressure and a sufficient tread depth.
| WARNING | Risk of change in handling behavior if tire pressures fall below minimum values. Change in handling behavior if insufficient tread depth or foreign bodies, pricks, cracks and bulges in the sidewall (ply breakage). Injury and material damage possible. |
> The air pressure must never fall below the values specified (these are minimum pressures).
> A visual inspection of the tires must be carried out.
Scheme 23
Note. For vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring system, identified by the aluminum valves, the tire pressure should be adjusted according to the filling information in the multi-function display. To do this, in >> Main menu >> Tire pressure >> --> Adjustments << adjust the difference values so that they are from 0.0 bar to +0.1 bar. Fill the tires according to the display using the tire-inflating device. Example: If the tire-pressure display shows >> Adjustments << - 0.2 bar, 0.2 bar pressure must be added. see scheme 22
Scheme 24
- Due to the pressure and temperature relationship (0.1 bar/10° C), the actual pressures displayed in the --> Basic tire pressure screen in the multifunction display, or on the pressure gauge of the tire-inflating device, can deviate from the required pressure specified at 20° C on the tire pressure plate: if the tire air temperature is significantly above (higher values) or significantly below (lower values) 20° C. Changes in tire pressure are displayed after a maximum delay of one minute in the >> Adjustments <<. (Scheme 23)
- For vehicles with the tire pressure monitoring system, always use plastic valve caps. They protect the valve from dust, dirt, and moisture and therefore from damage (corrosion, etc.).
1. Check condition and tire pressures.
Valve caps protect the valve from dust and dirt and therefore from damage.
2. Always screw on valve caps tightly and replace missing valve caps.