At the time our cars were made (1970s and 1980s) the tire pressures recommended by Mercedes may have been spot-on (maybe--it's possible they may have been on the low side to give a softer ride), but tires seem to be different these days, and seem to require higher pressures (since the tires seem to look like they are flat and wear like they are underinflated).

While it seems good practice to use the tire pressures recommended by the automobile manufacturer, it may not apply to today's tires. I don't think there is a possible situation where I could sue Mercedes for something related to tires since my car is so old and the tires are not original, so there is really no liability on their part that I'm giving up by running higher pressures. I'm sure this would be different if I had a recently-made Mercedes, however, the tire pressures would have been calculated for the technology of the tires that were on it.

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
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