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Self-help, Vehicle Care
10. Before refitting the wheel trim, clea n the
wheel around the retaining clips. The
valve symbol 3 on the back of the
wheel trim must pointtowards valve on
wheel.
Tyre repair kit 3
Minor damage to the tyre tread and
sidewall, e.g. foreign bodies, can be
remedied with the tyre repair kit.
Do not remove the foreign body from the
tyre.
Align and refit wheel trim or wheel bolt
caps 3.
Tyre damage exceeding 4 mm or thatis on
the rim cannot be repaired with the tyre
repair kit.
Alloy wheels 3:
Put hub cap on and engage, inserting
pin on rear of hub cap into relevanthole
in wheel.
9 Warning
Alloy wheels with anti-theft lock 3:
Put hub cap on. Insert and tighten
anti-theft lock 3.
Driving with tyre pressures that are too
low or deflated tyres can cause invisible
damage to the tyre. This damage cannot
be eliminated with a tyre repair kit. Park
the vehicle and contact a workshop.
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11. Stow the replaced wheel, vehicle tools
and warning triangle -
The tyre repair kit is in a stowage
compartment beneath the floor cover in
the luggage compartment.
see pages 176, 177.
12. Check the tyre inflation pressure of the
newly fitted wheel. Adjust as necessary.
1. Remove bag containing tyre repair kit
from stowage compartment. Carefully
remove parts from bag.
Important information – see page 185.
In the event of a flat tyre:
13. Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts on the new wheel checked on the
vehicle using a torque wrenc h as soon
as possible and, if necessary, corrected.
Tightening torque – see page 216.
z Switch on hazard warning lights and
apply handbrake. In vehicles with
manual transmission, select 1st gear or
reverse gear (Easytronic 3 in
position N or R).
2. Remove the compressor.
14. Replace the faulty tyre on the wheel
that was removed.
z Correctly set up the warning triangle.
Warning triangle – see page 176.
15. Replace temporary spare wheel 3 with
a full specification wheelwithout delay.
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