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• Secure the wheel with the large screw.
• Fold the cargo floor back down .
After using th e inflat able spare wheel
The inflatable spare t ire can be re-used as
long as it is not damaged and is not worn
down to the tread wear indicators
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When you let the air out of the inflatable
spa re tire, it does not assume its folded shape
again for several ho urs. Until then, it cannot
be placed back in the spare wheel well and
stowed securely.
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WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in-
dicators.
- If the inflatable spare tire is more than 6
years old, use it on ly in an emergency
and with extreme caut ion and careful
driving .
- The inflatable spare tire is intended only
for temporary and short-term use .
It
should be replaced as soon as possible
with the no rmal wheel and tire .
- The tire pressure value for the inflatable
spare t ire is located on the driver's side
B-pillar
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277,
fig.
250.
- Maximum perm iss ible speed is SO mph
(80 km/h).
- Avoid full-throttle acce lerat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing .
- When the air is let out of the inflatable
spare wheel, it does not assume its fold-
ed shape for several hours . Until then, it
cannot be placed back in the spare wheel
we ll and stowed secu rely.
- Never drive with more than one inflata-
ble spare ti re.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the inf latable spare tire is not
permitted. If it is necessary to drive with
t ire cha ins, t he infla t able spare wheel
must be mounted on the front axle in the
event of a flat in a rear tire . The newly
available front whee l must the n be in-
sta lled in place of the rear wheel with
the flat tire . Insta lling the ti re cha in be-
fore mounting the wheel and tire is rec-
ommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard brak ing or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack and tools in the passenge r compart-
ment.
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Note
- The inflatable spare tire has been deve l-
oped specifically for th is veh icle model.
It must not be exchanged or used for
other vehicle models. Sim ila rly, inflata-
ble t ires from other vehicle models m ust
no t be used.
- No rma l summer or w inte r ti res must not
be ins t alled on t he infla ta ble t ire rim.
Inflating inflatable spare tire
• Remove the compressor from the luggage
compartment
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295,
fig.
259.
• Unscrew the valve stem from the spare tire.
• Screw the tire filler hose from the compres-
sor firmly onto the valve of the spare tire.
• Insert the plug from the compressor into an
outlet of the ve hicle
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• Switch the comp ressor on .
• Let the compressor run unti l the value speci-
fied on t he ti re pressu re label is reached
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fig.
250 . Switc h the compres-
sor off after running for 12 m inutes at the
most - danger of overheating!
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WARNING
-
The compressor and the tire filler hose can
become extremely hot while they are run-
ning - danger of burns!
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Note
Switch the compressor off after running
for 12 min utes at the most - danger of
overheating! Allow the compressor to cool
down for a few m inutes before you use it
again .
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