Mercedes-Benz C Class Owner's Manual page 295

a Pressure release screw
b Pressure gauge
E Make sure pressure release screw a
on pressure gauge b is fully closed.
E
Screw filler hose 8 onto valve 9.
E
Insert connector 4 into the cigarette
e
lighter socket ( page 185) or into a 12
V socket* in your vehicle (
E
Turn the ignition key to position 1 in
e
the ignition lock ( page 82).
E Press on/off switch 4 on the electric
air pump to I.
The electric air pump is switched on.
The tyre is pumped up.
i
First, the sealant is pumped into the tyre.
The pressure can briefly rise to around 5 bar.
Do not switch off the compressor during this
phase.
E
Allow the compressor to run for five mi-
nutes. The tyre should then have a
pressure of at least 1.8 bar.
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Do not operate the electric air pump for
longer than six minutes without a break, other-
wise it may overheat.
The air pump can be operated again once it has
cooled down.
If a pressure of 1.8 bar is not reached after
five minutes:
E
Switch off and disconnect the electric
air pump and drive the vehicle forwards
or backwards approximately 10 m.
This distributes the TIREFIT sealant
more evenly.
e page 186).
E
Remove the sealant filler bottle from
the electric pump.
E
Pump up the tyre again.
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Risk of accident
If a pressure of 1.8 bar is not achieved after
five minutes, the tyre is too badly damaged.
Do not drive any further. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
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Practical advice
out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-re-
lated systems must be carried out at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
If a tyre pressure of 1.8 bar is achieved:
E
Press 0 on the electric air pump
switch.
The electric air pump is switched off.
E
Disconnect the electric air pump.
E
Pull away immediately.
This distributes the TIREFIT sealant
more evenly around the tyre.
E
Stop after driving for approximately ten
minutes and check the tyre pressure
with the electric air pump.
G
Risk of accident
If the tyre pressure is now lower than
1.3 bar, the tyre is too badly damaged. Do
not drive any further. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
Flat tyre
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