Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle; Sealing Tires With Tirefit Kit 1 - Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 User Manual

Flat tire

Your vehicle is equipped with a TIREFIT kit
(SLK 32 AMG only) ( page 214) or a
spare wheel with collapsible tire
(SLK 230 Kompressor and SLK 320 only)
( page 213).
You can identify which TIREFIT kit
(SLK 32 AMG only) you have as follows:
The TIREFIT container of kit 1 is a
squeeze container.
The TIREFIT container of kit 2 is a rigid
container and includes a flange for filler
hose (outlet) and air hose (inlet).

Preparing the vehicle

Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.
Turn on hazard warning flasher.
Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.
Move the selector lever to P (manual
transmission to first or reverse gear).
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.

Sealing tires with TIREFIT kit 1

Warning!
Keep TIREFIT away from sparks, open flame
or heat source.
Do not smoke.
Small tire punctures, only those in the
tread, can be sealed with TIREFIT.
TIREFIT can be used in ambient tempera-
tures down to -4°F (-20°C).
The TIREFIT kit stored in the trunk
( page 214) contains the TIREFIT
container, a filler hose, a valve stem tool,
a valve core and a sticker.
Practical hints
Warning!
TIREFIT is a limited repair device. TIREFIT
cannot be used for:
cuts or punctures larger than approx.
G
0.16 in (4 mm)
on a flat tire, or a damaged wheel
tire damage caused by driving with ex-
tremely low tire pressure
Do not drive the vehicle under such circum-
stances.
Contact your nearest Mercedes-Benz
Center for assistance or call Roadside Assis-
tance.
Foreign objects (e.g. screws or nails)
should not be removed from the tire.
Attach the sticker where it will be easily
seen by the driver on the instrument
cluster.
Flat tire
G
235