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213Self-help
Before using the tyre repair kit
The following jobs must be performed before using the tyre repair
kit:
– If you have a flat tyre, stop the vehicle well away from moving
traffic. Stop on flat, solid ground.
– All vehicle occupants should leave the vehicle. Vehicle occu-
pants should waiting in a safe place, e.g. behind the roadside
crash barrier) while the wheel is being changed.
– Switch off the ignition and engage neutral or move the selector
lever on the automatic gearbox to position P.
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Check whether the tyre can be repaired using the tyre repair kit
⇒ page 211.
– If towing a trailer, unhitch it.
– Take the tyre repair kit out of the luggage compartment.
– Fix the sticker
2
⇒ Fig. 142 ⇒ page 212 onto the dash panel
where the driver will see it.
– Do not remove the foreign body, e.g. bolts or nails, from the
tyre.
– Unscrew the tyre valve cap.
– Using the valve extractor
1
, unscrew the valve insert and place
it onto a clean surface (cloth, paper, etc.)
Filling and inflating the tyre
Filling the tyre
– Shake the tyre sealant can
10
⇒ Fig. 142 ⇒ page 212 thorough-
ly several times.
– Attach the flexible filling hose
3
onto the can
10
. The foil seal-
ing the can will be automatically pierced.
– Remove the cap from the flexible filling hose
3
and insert the
open end as far as it will go into the tyre valve.
– Hold the can
10
upside down and fill the complete contents of
the can into the tyre.
– Remove the empty can from the tyre.
– Screw the valve insert back into the tyre valve using the valve
extractor
1
.
Inflating the tyre
– Screw the tyre filling hose
5
⇒ Fig. 142 ⇒ page 212 firmly onto
the tyre valve.
– Make sure that the bleed screw
7
is closed.
– Start the vehicle engine and leave it running.
– Plug the connector
9
into the 12-volt power socket.
– Turn the air compressor on with the switch
8
.
– Leave the air compressor running until the tyre pressure has
reached 2.0-2.5 bar (29-36 psi / 200-250 kPa). Max. operating
time for the compressor is 8 minutes ⇒
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