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222
What
do I do now ?
What
do I do now?
Vehicle
tool
kit
The tools ore stored underneath the floor
panel in the luggage comportment.
Fig. 161 Luggage compartment: vehicle tool kit
• Swing the luggage compartment floor up-
wards.
• Remove the vehicle tool kit.
The on board tool kit includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic clip to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdriver w ith reversible blade
- Replacement bit (reversible Torx bit for
changing lamps)
- Open ended wrench 10 x 13
- Towing eye
Note: some of the on board items listed above
are provided on certain models only or are op-
tional extras.
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WARNING
- Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle
will damage the bumper system. The
jack may slip, causing injury .
- Never support your vehicle on cinder
blocks, bricks or other objects . These
may not be able to support the load and
could cause injury when they fail.
- Never start or run the engine while the
vehicle is supported by the jack .
- If you must work under the vehicle, al-
ways use safety stands specifically de-
signed for this purpose.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
Tire repair
General and safety pointers
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th Tir e Mobi lity System
Tire repair is intended only for temporary,
short-term use .
Fig. 162 Tir e damage for wh ich t he Tire Mobility Sys-
te m is not suited
Your vehicle is equipped with a tire repair kit,
the Tire Mobility System (TMS)* .
In the event of a tire failure, the TMS is in the
luggage compartment under the floor. It con-
sists of the tire sealant and an electric air
pump.
Using TMS, tire damage caused by foreign
bodies up to about 0.16 inch (4 mm) in diam-
eter can be sealed reliably.
The foreign object can stay in the tire.
The tire sealant must not be used:
- for cuts or punctures in the tire which are
larger than 0 .16 inch (4 mm) r=>
fig. 162
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- for damage to the rim @
- if you have been driv ing with very low tire
pressures or tires with no air @
Using the TMS is described in the section
r=>
page 223, Preliminary steps .
TMS can be used at temperatures down to
- 4 °F (- 20 °().
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