Breakd own assist ance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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Using the TIREFIT kit
TIREFIT sticker, 2-part
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 cargo compartment floor
(
Y
page 296).
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
Remove filler hose B and plug = from the
bottom section of the tire inflation com-
pressor housing.
X
Slide the yellow filler hose connector into
the mounting on yellow cap A of tire seal-
ant bottle : until the plug 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.
X
Insert plug = into the socket of the ciga-
rette lighter (
Y
page 265) or into a 12 V
power socket in your vehicle (
Y
page 265).
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.
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
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).
!
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.
If a tire pressure of 200 kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi)
is achieved after a maximum of ten minutes,
see (
Y
page 300).
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