Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual page 324

Practical hints
Flat tire
X
Unscrew the alignment bolt.
X
Install last wheel bolt and tighten it slightly.
X
Inflate the collapsible tire ( Y
Inflating the collapsible tire
G Warning!
Inflate collapsible tire only after the wheel
is properly attached.
Inflate the collapsible tire using the electric
air pump before lowering the vehicle.
G Warning!
Observe safety instructions on air pump
label.
! Do not lower the vehicle before inflating
the collapsible tire. Otherwise the rim may
be damaged.
Your vehicle may be equipped with either of
two versions of the electric air pump:
Version 1: The air hose with pressure
R
gauge and the electrical plug are located
behind a flap.
Version 2: The pressure gauge is located
R
in the pump housing. The air hose and elec-
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trical plug are located at the bottom of the
pump housing.
The following description applies to both ver-
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sions. Differences in usage are expressly
declared.
Version 1
Flap
1
Air pump switch
2
Electrical plug
3
Air hose with pressure gauge and vent
4
screw
Union nut
5
Version 2
Air pump switch
2
Electrical plug
3
Pressure gauge
4
Union nut
5
Deflate button
6
X
Version 1 only: Open flap
1
air pump.
X
Version 1 only: Pull out electrical plug
and air hose with pressure gauge 4.
3
X
Version 2 only: Pull electrical plug
the air hose out of the pump housing bot-
tom.
X
Version 1 only: Close vent screw on air
hose 4.
on electric
and
3