Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 324

322 Breakdown assistance
Push the plug of hose 5 into flange
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tire sealant bottle 1 until the plug engages.
Place tire sealant bottle 1
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into recess 2 of the tire inflation compres‐
sor.
Remove the cap from valve
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tive tire.
Screw filling hose 8 onto valve 7.
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Insert plug 4 into a 12 V socket in your
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vehicle.
Switch the ignition on.
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6 of Press on and off switch
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tion compressor.
The tire inflation compressor is switched on.
head downward
The tire is inflated. First, tire sealant is pum‐
ped into the tire. The pressure may briefly
rise to approximately 500 kPa (5 bar/73 psi).
Do not switch off the tire inflation compres‐
sor during this phase.
Let the tire inflation compressor run for a
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maximum of ten minutes.
The tire should then have attained a tire
pressure of at least 200 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi).
If tire sealant leaks out, make sure you clean the
affected area as quickly as possible. It is prefera‐
7 on the defec‐
ble to use clean water.
If you get tire sealant on your clothing, have it
cleaned as soon as possible with perchloroethy‐
lene.
3 on the tire infla‐ If, after ten minutes, a tire pressure of
200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi) has not been
reached:
Switch off the tire inflation compressor.
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Unscrew the filling hose from the valve of the
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defective tire.
Please note that tire sealant may leak out when
unscrewing the filling hose.
Very slowly drive forward or reverse approx‐
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imately 33 ft (10 m).
Pump up the tire again.
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After a maximum of ten minutes the tire
pressure must be at least 200 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident due to the
If the specified 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.
specified tire pressure not being reached