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life span also depends on use, care, stor-
age, etc.
The reflective safety jackets should be dis-
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posed of and replaced with new ones:
after 15 washes, and/or
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if the reflective strips have become
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scratched, and/or
if the backing material and/or reflective
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strips have become soiled and cannot be
cleaned off, and/or
the fluorescence of a reflective safety
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vest has faded e.g. due to the effects of
sunlight
Dispose of reflective safety jackets in an
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environmentally responsible manner. To do
so, contact your local waste disposal com-
pany.
Vehicle tool kit
General notes
The towing eye is located in the stowage well
under the trunk floor.
In vehicles with MOExtended tires (tires with
run-flat characteristics) and in plug-in hybrid
vehicles, the towing eye is located in a
bracket under the parcel shelf.
Apart from certain country-specific varia-
tions, the vehicles are not equipped with a
tire-change tool kit.
Some tools for changing a wheel are specific
to the vehicle. For more information on which
tire changing tools are required and approved
to perform a wheel change on your vehicle,
consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Tools required for changing a wheel may
include, for example:
Jack
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Wheel chock
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Lug wrench
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Ratchet wrench
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Alignment bolt
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Where will I find...?
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit
Example
Tire inflation compressor
:
Tire sealant filler bottle
;
Towing eye
=
Open the trunk lid.
X
Lift the trunk floor upwards (
X
Use the TIREFIT kit (
X
Y
Vehicles with MOExtended tires (tires
with run-flat characteristics)
Towing eye
:
To remove the towing eye: open the trunk
X
lid.
Pull towing eye : to the left and remove it.
X
To replace the towing eye: slide towing
X
eye : with the thread into the rear end of
the bracket.
Push towing eye : on the eyelet towards
X
the right until it engages in the bracket.
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