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What
do I do n o w ?
TMS
can be used at temperatures
down to
-4°F(-20°C).
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WARNING
Take the following precautions after re-
pairing the tire:
- Do not d rive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h)!
- Avoid full-throttle acce leration, heavy
braking and fast cornering.
- The veh icle's road behav ior can be affect-
ed.
- Tires sealed with
TMS
are intended only
for temporar y, short-te rm use . Dam-
aged tires must be replaced . Drive care-
fully to the next professional repair fa -
cility.
- After using the tire sea lant the tire pres-
sure monitoring system may no longer
work properly. Drive carefully to the next
professional repair fac ility.
- TM S
must
NOT
be used,
- for cuts or punctures in the tire which
are larger than 0.16 inch (4 mm)
- for damage to the rim
- if you have been dr iving with very low
tire pressures or t ires with no air
- Seek professional assistance if it is not
poss ible to repair the tire with the tire
sealant.
- The tire sealant must not come into con-
tact with sk in, eyes or clothing.
- If you get any tire sealant in your eyes or
com e into contact with it , rinse the af-
fected area tho roughly with clean wate r.
Find a physician immediate ly!
- Change any clothing contaminated
w ith
t ire sealant immed iate ly.
- Do not inhale t he vapo r!
- If you have swallowed t ire sealant , rinse
your mouth thorough ly right away and
dr ink p lenty of water.
- Do not induce vomiting! Find a physi-
cian immediate ly!
- If you have a llergic reactions, find a
physician immediate ly.
- Keep the t ire sealant away from chi ldren.
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Note
Do not use commercially avai lab le tire
sea lants. The e lectr ica l components of the
tire pressure monitoring system will no
longer work properly.
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For the sake of the environment
Used sealant bottles ca n be dropped off at
a recycling facility .
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Tips
- If sea la nt has run out, allow it to dry .
Then you can peel it off.
- Have the t ire sea lant rep laced eve ry 4
years at a dealersh ip.
Making a tire repair
Fig. 19 3 Making a t ir e repair
Preliminary steps
"' If
you have a flat tire, park the vehicle as far
as poss ible from moving t raffic.
"' App ly t he par king brake firmly.
"' Move t he se lector lever to the P position
"' Check whether a repair using the Tire Mobili-
ty System is possible
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"' Have all passengers leave the vehicle and
stay away from the danger zone
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"' Take the sealant bottle and the electric air
pump from the luggage compartment
under
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"' Remove the "max . SO mp h" (80 km/h) st ick-
er from the sea lant bottle and affix it to the
instr ument clus t er in t he d river's view.
Filling a tire
"' Shake the bott le thoroughly before filling.
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