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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Operator's Manual.

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Operation<br />

Tires and wheels<br />

Checking tire inflation pressure<br />

Regularly check your tire inflation pressure<br />

at least once a month.<br />

Check and adjust the tire inflation<br />

pressure when the tires are cold. The tires<br />

can be considered cold if the vehicle has<br />

been parked for at least three hours or<br />

driven less than one mile (1.6 km).<br />

If you check the tire inflation pressure<br />

when the tires are warm (the vehicle has<br />

been driven for several miles or sitting less<br />

than three hours), the reading will be<br />

approximately 4 psi (0.3 bar) higher than<br />

the cold reading. This is normal. Do not let<br />

air out to match the specified cold tire inflation<br />

pressure. Otherwise the tire will be<br />

underinflated.<br />

266<br />

Checking tire inflation pressure<br />

manually<br />

Follow the steps below to achieve correct<br />

tire inflation pressure:<br />

Remove the cap from the valve on one<br />

tire.<br />

Firmly press a tire gauge onto the<br />

valve.<br />

Read tire inflation pressure on tire<br />

gauge and check against the recommended<br />

tire inflation pressure on the<br />

placard on the driver’s door B-pillar<br />

( page 264). If necessary, add air to<br />

achieve the recommended tire inflation<br />

pressure.<br />

i<br />

If you have overfilled the tire, release<br />

tire inflation pressure by pushing the<br />

metal stem of the valve with e.g. a tip of<br />

a pen. Then recheck the tire inflation<br />

pressure with the tire gauge.<br />

Install the valve cap.<br />

Repeat this procedure for each tire.

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