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Emergency
assistance
Performing the repair
Applies to: vehicles with tire repair kit
Fig. 213 Performing the repair
Preparations
.,. Park the vehicle as far as possible from moving
traffic in the event of a flat tire.
.,. Set the parking brake to prevent the vehicle
from rolling un intent ionally.
.,. Shift the selector lever into the P pos ition .
.,. Determ ine whether a repair with the tire repair
kit is possible or not¢ page 253.
.,. Let all of the passengers exit the vehicle and
move a safe distance away ¢ _&..
.,. Take the sealant bottle and the compressor
out of the luggage compartment
¢ page 107,
fig. 121.
.,. Affix the label "max. 50 mph (80 km/h)", found
on the sealant bottle, to the instrument cluster
where it can be seen by the driver.
Filling a tire
.,. Shake the bottle thoroughly before filling.
.,. Screw the accompanying filling hose complete-
ly onto the bottle. This breaks through the foil
seal automatically at the connection .
.,. Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and
unscrew the valve insert using the accompany-
ing valve insert tool ~fig. 213 .
.,. Lay the valve insert on a clean su rface .
.,. Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose
and connect the hose to the tire valve .
.,. Hold the bottle with the bottom facing upward
and empty the entire contents into the tire .
.,. Then pull out the hose and screw the valve in-
sert tightly back into the tire valve.
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Inflating a tire
.,. Screw the filling hose for the comp ressor onto
the ti re valve and insert the connector into the
cigarette lighter.
.. Inflate the tire to between 29 PSI (200 kPA)
and 36 PSI (250 kPA) and read the pressure on
the gauge .
.,. If this tire pressure is not reached, drive your
veh icle approximately 33
ft
(10 meters) for -
ward or backward so that the sealant can be re-
distr ibuted ins ide the tire. If at this time the re-
qui red air press ure st ill cannot be reached, the
tire is too badly damaged and cannot be re-
pa ired with the tire sealant .
Final inspection
.,. Stop the vehicle after dr iving for about 10 mi-
nutes and check the tire pressure.
.,. If the t ire pressure is lower than 19 PSI
(130 kPA), then the t ire is too severely dam-
aged . Do not continue driving . Please seek pro-
fessional ass istance .
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WARNING
- Turn on the emergency flashers if you have a
flat tire while in moving traffic. This is for
your protection and the for the safety of
other drivers.
- Take care to move all of the passengers to a
safe place (behind a guard rail for example) .
- Read and follow the manufacturer's safety
precaut ions on the compressor and in the
instructions on the bottle of sealant!
- If a tire pressure of 29 PSI (200 kPA) cannot
reached after inflating for 12 minutes, then
the t ire is too severely damaged. Do not
continue driv ing.
- Obta in qualified help if it is not possible to
pe rform the repair with the tire sealant .
- If the tire pressure is less than 19 PSI
(130 kPA) after 10 m inutes of driving, then
the tire is too severely damaged . Do not
cont inue driv ing. Seek profess ional assis-
ta nce.
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