Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012, Owner'S Manual

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Fully deflating the tyre may take a few
minutes.
X
Screw the valve insert back into the valve.
X
Screw the valve cap back on.
X
Place the valve extractor back into the vehi-
cle tool kit.
X
Stow the collapsible emergency spare
wheel in the emergency spare wheel well
under the luggage compartment and fasten
in place.
Flat tyre
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
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a TIREFIT kit
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an emergency spare wheel
X
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first or reverse gear.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
move the DIRECT SELECT lever to P.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
the key from the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
(
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page 147).
X
All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they do so.
X
Make sure that no one is near the danger
area while a wheel is being changed. Any-
one who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
X
Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
fic conditions when doing so.
X
Close the driver's door.
X
Place the warning triangle (
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page 326) a
suitable distance away. Observe legal
requirements.
TIREFIT kit
Using the TIREFIT kit
TIREFIT is a tyre sealant.
You can use TIREFIT to seal punctures of up
to 4 mm, particularly those in the tyre tread.
You can use TIREFIT at outside temperatures
down to Ò 20 †.
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WARNING
In the following situations, the tyre sealant is
unable to provide sufficient breakdown assis-
tance, as it is unable to seal the tyre properly:
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there are cuts or punctures in the tyre
larger than those mentioned above.
R
the wheel rim is damaged.
R
you have driven at very low tyre pressures
or on a flat tyre.
There is a risk of accident.
Do not drive any further. Contact a qualified
specialist workshop.
X
Do not remove any foreign objects which
have penetrated the tyre, e.g. screws or
nails.
X
Remove the tyre sealant bottle, the accom-
panying "max. 80 km/h" sticker and the
tyre inflation compressor from the stowage
Flat tyre
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