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626 Wheels and tyres
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Vehicles with a tyre pressure loss warning
system: if an emergency spare wheel is fitted,
the tyre pressure loss warning system cannot
function reliably. Only restart the system
again when the emergency spare wheel has
been replaced with a new wheel.
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem: if an emergency spare wheel is fitted, the
tyre pressure monitoring system cannot func-
tion reliably. For a few minutes after an emer-
gency spare wheel is fitted, the system may
still display the tyre pressure of the removed
wheel. Only restart the system again when the
emergency spare wheel has been replaced
with a new wheel.
Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
Notes on tyre pressure (
page 610)
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Tyre pressure table (
page 611)
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Notes on fitting tyres (
page 615)
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Fitting an emergency spare wheel
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(
page 619)
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Inflating the emergency spare wheel
* NOTE Overheating due to the tyre inflation
compressor running too long
Do not run the tyre inflation compressor
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for longer than ten minutes without inter-
ruption.
Requirements:
The emergency spare wheel has been fitted
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correctly. (
page 619)
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Comply with the manufacturer's safety notes
on the sticker of the emergency spare wheel
and on the tyre inflation compressor.
Remove the sticker with the label 80 km/h
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from the tyre inflation compressor housing
and affix it to the instrument cluster within the
driver's field of vision.
Remove the tyre inflation compressor from the
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stowage space under the luggage compart-
ment floor. (
page 53)
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Pull filler hose
1
and plug
3
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inflation compressor housing.
Insert plug
7
of filler hose
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on the tyre inflation compressor and then turn
it until plug
7
engages.
Unscrew the cap from the valve on the emer-
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gency spare wheel.
Screw union nut
2
of filler hose
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valve.
Make sure on and off switch
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inflation compressor is set to 0.
Insert plug
3
in a socket in your vehicle.
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Cigarette lighter socket
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out of the tyre
1
in the socket
1
onto the
4
of the tyre
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