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What
do I do now ?
Preliminary steps
Applies to vehicles: with Tire Mobility System
Some preliminary steps are necessary for tire
repair .
Fig. 155 Tire Mobili ty System under luggage compart -
ment f loor
.,. If you have a flat tire, park the vehicle as far
as possible from moving traffic .
.,. Apply the parking brake firmly .
.,. Shift to 1st gear (manual transmission) . In
vehicles with a utomat ic transm iss ions,
make sure the automatic parking lock is set
as well
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page 78 .
.,. Check whether a repair using the Tire Mobili-
ty System is possible
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page 210, General
and safety pointers .
.,. 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 un-
der the floor
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fig . 155.
.,. Remove the "max. 50 mph" (80 km/h) stick-
er from the sealant bottle and affix it to the
instrument cluste r in the driver 's view.
A
WARNING
- Turn the hazard flashers on and set up
the warning triangle if you have a flat
tire in moving traff ic. In this way you pro-
tect you rs elf and other road users.
- Make sure that all passengers are in a
safe place, out of the danger zone (for
example, behind a guard rail).
(D
Note
Particular care is necessary if you are mak-
ing a tire repair on a steep incline.
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Tips
Obey all laws.
Making a tire repair
Appl ies to vehicles: with Tire Mobility System
Tire repair consists of the following sections.
Fig. 156 Parts of the Tire Mobility System
Fig. 157 Connector for the Tire Mobi,lity System
Assembling Tire Mobility System
.,. Open the lid @ of the electric air pump
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fig. 156 .
.,. Pull the plug © and the pressure hose ®
with the gauge out of the housing.
.,. Screw the pressure hose ® of the electric
air pump onto the flange @ of the sealant
bottle @ .
.,. Push the sealant bott le with the flange
down into the recess @ on t he lid of the
electric air pump.
.. Remove the dust cap from the valve of the
defective tire.
.. Screw the hose @ onto the valve
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c::> fig. 157.
.,. Insert the plug ©
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fig . 156 into the socket
for the cigarette lighter.
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