Roadside assistance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 User Manual

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Do not operate the tire inflation compres-

sor for longer than ten minutes at a time

without a break. It may otherwise overheat.
The tire inflation compressor can be oper-

ated again once it has cooled down.

Comply with the manufacturer’s safety

instructions on the sticker on the tire inflation

compressor.

Using the TIREFIT kit

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 300).

X

Affix part : of the TIREFIT sticker to the

instrument cluster 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

Remove filler hose B and connector =

from the bottom section of the tire inflation

compressor housing ;.

X

Slide the yellow filler hose connector into

the mounting on yellow cap A of tire seal-

ant bottle : until the connector engages.

X

With the sealing rings in front, slide yellow

cap A of tire sealant bottle : into the

mounting of tire inflation compressor ;

until the cap and both hooks engage.

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 271) in your vehicle.

X

Turn the SmartKey to position 1 in the igni-

tion lock (

Y

page 141).

X

Press on/off switch ? on the tire inflation

compressor to ON.

The tire inflation compressor is switched

on. The tire is inflated.
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

Let the tire inflation compressor run for a

maximum of ten minutes. The tire should

then have attained a pressure of at least

200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi).

If a pressure of 200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi) has

been attained after ten minutes, see "Tire

pressure reached" (

Y

page 304).

Flat tire

303

Roadside

Assistance

Z

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