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258 Practical information
Bottle of sealant
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Spare tyre valve
The valve insert remover
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has a gap at the lower end for a valve insert.
The valve insert can only be screwed or unscrewed in this way. This also ap-
plies to its replacement part
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.
Preparation
Checklist
Before filling a tyre, complete the following operations in the order given
⇒
:
1. In the event of a puncture, park the vehicle as far as possible from
traffic and on flat, suitable ground.
2. Apply the handbrake firmly ⇒ page 134.
3. Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition ⇒ page 119.
4. Manual gearbox: Select a gear ⇒ page 124.
5. Have all vehicle occupants get out of the vehicle and wait in a safe
place (for example, behind the safety barrier).
6. Switch on the hazard warning lights and set the warning triangle in
position ⇒ page 240. Observe legal requirements.
7. Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre Mobility Set
⇒ page 256
8. If the luggage compartment is full: take the baggage out of the vehi-
cle.
9. Remove the tire mobility set from the luggage compartment.
10. Apply the sticker ⇒ Fig. 146
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from the tire mobility set to the dash
panel where it can be seen clearly.
11. Do not remove foreign objects, e.g. screws or nails, from the tyre.
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WARNING
Failure to follow the checklist prepared for your own safety could lead to
accidents and severe injuries.
● Always complete the operations given in the checklist and observe
the general rules of safety.
Sealing and inflating a tyre
Sealing a tyre
● Unscrew the tyre valve cap.
● Use the corresponding enclosed extractor ⇒ Fig. 146
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to unscrew the
tyre valve insert. Place the valve insert on a clean surface.
● Vigorously shake the sealant bottle ⇒ Fig. 146
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for several seconds.
● Screw the inflator tube ⇒ Fig. 146
3
securely into the sealant bottle in
a clockwise direction. The seal on the mouth of the bottle moves automati-
cally.
● Remove the lid from the filling tube ⇒ Fig. 146
3
and screw the open
end of the tube into the tyre valve.
● Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the complete contents of
the can into the tyre.
● Remove the tyre sealant bottle from the valve.
● Screw the valve insert again with the corresponding enclosed extractor
⇒ Fig. 146
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into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
● Securely screw the tyre inflator tube ⇒ Fig. 146
5
of the compressor in-
to the tyre valve.
● Check whether the air bleed screw ⇒ Fig. 146
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is closed.
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A compressor may also be included.
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