Flat Tyre - Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual

Practical advice

Flat tyre

Flat tyre
Flat tyre
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
a TIREFIT kit ( page 201)
R
Y
R a spare wheel* ( page 201)
Y
the MOExtended run-flat sys-
R
tem* ( page 275)
Y
Preparing the vehicle
i
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOE tyres*.
Stop your vehicle as far away from traffic
X
as possible on solid, non-slippery, level
ground.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Move the selector lever to P.
X
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
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wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
Get out of the vehicle.
X
Close the driver's door.
X
Place the warning triangle (
X
Y
a suitable distance. Observe legal require-
ments.
Using the TIREFIT kit
You can use the TIREFIT kit to seal small
punctures, particularly those in the tyre tread.
You can use TIREFIT in outdoor temperatures
down to -20 °C.
G Risk of accident
In the following situations, your safety is at
particular risk and tyre sealant is unable to
provide breakdown assistance:
if there are cuts or punctures in the tyre
R
greater than 4 mm
if the wheel rim is damaged
R
if you have driven at very low tyre pres-
R
sures or on a flat tyre
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 recommends that you use
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this
purpose. In particular, work relevant to
safety or on safety-related systems must be
page 200) at
carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Do not remove any foreign objects which
X
have penetrated the tyre, e.g. screws or
nails.
Remove TIREFIT, the accompanying "max.
X
80 km/h" sticker and the electric air pump
from the stowage well underneath the boot
floor ( page 200).
Y
* optional