Roadside assistance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe 2015 User Manual

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X

Do not remove any foreign objects which

have penetrated the tire, e.g. screws or

nails.

X

Remove the tire sealant bottle, the accom-

panying TIREFIT sticker and the tire infla-

tion compressor from the stowage well

underneath the trunk floor (

Y

page 336).

X

Affix part : of the TIREFIT sticker within

the driver's field of vision.

X

Affix part ; of the TIREFIT sticker near the

valve on the wheel with the defective tire.

X

Pull plug ? with the cable and hose A out

of the housing.

X

Screw hose A onto flange B of tire seal-

ant bottle :.

X

Place tire sealant bottle : head down-

wards into recess ; of the tire inflation

compressor.

X

Remove the cap from valve C on the faulty

tire.

X

Screw filler hose D onto valve C.

X

Insert connector ? into a 12 V socket

(

Y

page 301) in your vehicle.

X

Turn the SmartKey to position 1 in the igni-

tion lock (

Y

page 147).

X

Press on/off switch = on the tire inflation

compressor to I.

The tire inflation compressor is switched

on. The tire is inflated.

i

First, tire sealant is pumped into the tire.

The pressure can briefly rise to approx-

imately 500 kPa (5 bar/73 psi).
Do not switch off the tire inflation com-

pressor during this phase.

X

Allow the tire inflation compressor to run

for five minutes. The tire should then have

attained a pressure of at least 180 kPa

(1.8 bar/26 psi).

If a pressure of 180 kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi) has

been attained after five minutes, see "Tire

pressure reached" (

Y

page 340).

If a tire pressure of 180 kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi)

has not been attained after five minutes, see

"Tire pressure not reached" (

Y

page 339).

i

If tire sealant leaks out, allow it to dry. It

can then be removed like a layer of film.
If your clothes are soiled with tire sealant,

have them cleaned with perchloroethylene

at a dry cleaner as soon as possible.

Tire pressure not reached

If a pressure of 180 kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi) has

not been attained after five minutes:

X

Switch off the tire inflation compressor.

X

Unscrew the filler hose from the valve of

the faulty tire.

X

Very slowly drive forwards or reverse

approximately 30 ft (10 m).

X

Pump up the tire again.
After a maximum of five minutes the tire

pressure must be at least 180 kPa (1.8 bar/

26 psi).

Flat tire

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Roadside

Assistance

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