Breakdown assistance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz E-Sedan 2012 Owners Manual User Manual
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If TIREFIT leaks out, allow it to dry. It can
then be removed like a layer of film.
If you get TIREFIT on your clothing, have it
cleaned as soon as possible with
perchloroethylene.
X
Pull connector ? with the cable and hose
A out of the housing.
X
Screw hose A onto flange B of tire
sealant bottle :.
X
Insert tire sealant bottle : upside down
into opening ; on the tire inflation
compressor.
X
Remove the cap from valve C on the
defective tire.
X
Screw filler hose D onto valve C.
X
Insert plug ? into the cigarette lighter
socket (
page 293) or into a 12 V socket
in your vehicle (
X
Turn the SmartKey to position
1 (
page 145) in the ignition lock.
X
Press on/off switch = on the tire inflation
compressor to
I.
The tire inflation compressor is switched
on. The tire is inflated.
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First, TIREFIT is pumped into the tire. The
pressure can briefly rise to approximately
500 kPa (5 bar/73 psi).
Do not switch off the tire inflation
compressor 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).
!
Do not operate the tire inflation
compressor for longer than eight minutes
at a time without a break. It may otherwise
overheat.
The tire inflation compressor can be
operated again once it has cooled down.
If a pressure of 180 kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi) has
been achieved after five minutes, see
(
If a pressure of 180 kPa (1.8 bar/26 psi) has
not been achieved after five minutes, see
(
Tire pressure of at least 180 kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi) is not reached
If, after five minutes, a pressure of 180 kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi) has not been achieved:
X
Press the on/off switch on the tire inflation
compressor to
0.
The tire inflation compressor is switched
off.
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.
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Breakdown assistance
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