Flat Tyre - Mercedes-Benz SLK 2012 Owner's Manual

Place the bag with the collapsible emer-
X
gency spare wheel in the boot.
Hook in the retaining strap carabiners and
X
lash the collapsible emergency spare wheel
to the bracket.

Flat tyre

Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
a TIREFIT kit
R
an emergency spare wheel
R
MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat char-
R
acteristics) ( page 272)
Y
i
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tyres.
i
Vehicles with MOExtended tyres are not
equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory.
It is therefore recommended that you addi-
tionally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit
if you fit tyres that do not feature run-flat
characteristics, e.g. winter tyres. A TIREFIT
kit can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
X
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Apply the electric parking brake manually
X
( page 147).
Y
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
X
engage first or reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
X
move the selector lever to P.
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
X
the key from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
X
driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
( page 127).
Y
All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
X
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they do so.
Make sure that no one is near the danger
X
area whilst a wheel is being changed. Any-
one who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
X
fic conditions when doing so.
Close the driver's door.
X
Place the warning triangle (
X
suitable distance away. Observe legal
requirements.
TIREFIT kit
Using the TIREFIT kit
TIREFIT is a tyre sealant.
You can use TIREFIT to seal punctures of up
to 4 mm, particularly those in the tyre tread.
You can use TIREFIT at outside temperatures
down to Ò20 †.
G
WARNING
In the following situations, the tyre sealant is
unable to provide sufficient breakdown assis-
tance, as it is unable to seal the tyre properly:
there are cuts or punctures in the tyre
R
larger than those mentioned above.
the wheel rim is damaged.
R
you have driven at very low tyre pressures
R
or on a flat tyre.
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Y
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