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Repairing a tyre
Preparations
– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the car as far away from
the flow of traffic as possible.
– Apply the handbrake firmly to prevent the vehicle from moving
accidentally on slopes.
– Engage 1st gear.
– Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre Mobility System
⇒ page 243.
– Ensure that all passengers leave the vehicle and move away from
the danger area ⇒
– Take the tyre sealant can and the compressor out of the luggage
compartment.
Safety First
Fig. 184 Repairing a tyre
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Operating instructions
– Stick the "max. 80 km/h" adhesive, which is included with the
tyre sealant can, onto the instrument panel where the driver will
see it.
Filling the tyre
– Shake the tyre sealant can well.
– Screw the enclosed filling hose onto the sealant can as far as it
will go. This will automatically pierce the foil sealing the can.
– Take the valve cap off the tyre valve and use the enclosed valve
insert tool to unscrew the valve insert
– Place the valve insert onto a clean surface.
– Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose and insert the hose
into the tyre valve.
– Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the complete
contents of the can into the tyre.
– Then disconnect the hose and screw the valve insert firmly back
into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
– Screw the compressor filling hose onto the tyre valve and plug
the connector into the cigarette lighter.
– Pump the tyre up to 2.0 to 2.5 bar and monitor the pressure
shown on the pressure gauge.
Practical tips
If and when
⇒ fig.
184.
Technical Data
245
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