Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual page 296

Flat tire
294
Remove filler hose B and plug = from the
X
bottom section of the tire inflation
compressor housing.
Slide the yellow filler hose connector into
X
the mounting on yellow cap A of tire
sealant bottle : until the plug engages.
With the sealing rings in front, slide yellow
X
cap A of tire sealant bottle : into the
mounting of tire inflation compressor ;
until the cap and both hooks engage.
Remove the cap from valve C on the faulty
X
tire.
Screw filler hose D onto valve.
X
Insert plug = into the socket of the
X
cigarette lighter (
power socket in your vehicle (
Turn the SmartKey to position 1
X
( page 135) in the ignition lock.
Y
Press on/off switch ? on the tire inflation
X
compressor to ON.
The tire inflation compressor is switched
on. The tire is inflated.
page 261) or into a 12 V
Y
page 261).
Y
i
First, tire sealant is pumped into the tire.
The pressure can briefly rise to
approximately 500 kPa (5 bar/73 psi).
Do not switch off the tire inflation
compressor during this phase.
Let the tire inflation compressor run for a
X
maximum of ten minutes. The tire should
then have attained a pressure of at least
200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi).
If a pressure of 200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi) has
been attained after a maximum of after ten
minutes, see ( page 295).
Y
If a pressure of 200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi) has
not been attained after a maximum of ten
minutes, see ( page 294).
Y
i
If tire sealant leaks out, allow it to dry. It
can then be removed like a layer of film.
If your clothes are soiled with tire sealant,
have them cleaned with perchloroethylene
at a dry cleaner as soon as possible.
Tire pressure of at least 180 kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi) is not reached
If a maximum pressure 200 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi) has not been attained after a
maximum of ten minutes:
Switch off the tire inflation compressor.
X
Unscrew the filler hose from the valve of
X
the faulty tire.
Very slowly drive forwards or reverse
X
approximately 30 ft (10 m).
Pump up the tire again.
X
After a maximum of ten minutes, the tire
pressure must be at least 200 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi).
G WARNING
If the required tire pressure is not reached
after the specified time, the tire is too badly
damaged. The tire sealant cannot repair the
tire in this instance. Damaged tires and a tire
pressure that is too low can significantly
impair the vehicle's braking and driving
characteristics. There is a risk of accident.