Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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T ire In fla tio n P re s s u re
A tab le (see fue l fille r flap o r last
page) lis ts th e tire in fla tio n p re s s u re s
s p e c ifie d fo r s u m m e r and w in te r tire s
as w e ll as fo r th e v arying o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s .
Im p ortan t!
Tire p re s s u re d iffe rs by a p p ro x.
0.1 bar (1.5 psi) p e r 10° C (18° F) of
air te m p e ra tu re change. K eep th is in
m in d w h e n c h e c k in g tire p re s s u re
in sid e a garag e - e s p e c ia lly in th e w in ­
ter.
E xam ple:
If ga rage te m p e ra tu re =
a p p ro x. + 20° C ( +
6 8
° F) and,
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re =
a p p ro x. 0° C ( + 32° F) th e n th e
a d ju s te d air p re s s u re = s p e c ifie d air
p r e s s u r e + 0.2 ba r ( + 3 psi).
Tire p re s s u re s lis te d fo r lig h t lo ad s
are m in im u m value s o ffe rin g h ig h d riv ­
ing c o m fo rt. In c re a s e d in fla tio n p re s ­
s u re s fo r heavy lo ad s p ro d u c e fa v o ra ­
ble ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s w ith lig h ­
te r lo ad s and are p e rfe c tly p e rm is s i­
ble. The rid e o f th e v e h ic le , ho w e ver,
w ill b e c o m e s o m e w h a t harder.
Tire te m p e ra tu re and p re s s u re
in c re a s e w ith th e v e h ic le s pe ed . Tire
p re s s u re s h o u ld th e re fo re on ly be
c o rre c te d on c o ld tire s . C o rre c t tire
p re s s u re in w a rm tire s o n ly if p re s ­
s u re has d ro p p e d b e lo w th e p re s s u re
lis te d in th e ta b le and th e re s p e c tiv e
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s are ta k e n in to
c o n s id e ra tio n .