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Observe the legal requirements for each
individual country.
Vehicle tool kit
The TIREFIT kit and the towing eye are located
in the stowage well under the front-passenger
footwell.
X
Unscrew wing nuts
:
.
X
Remove the vehicle tool tray.
:
Towing eye
;
Tyre sealant filler bottle
=
Tyre inflation compressor
Flat tyres
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with a TIREFIT
kit (
Y
page 184).
Information on changing a wheel/fitting
(
Y page 207).
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
Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(
Y page 107).
X
If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
Make sure that the passengers are not
endangered as they get out of the vehicle.
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
traffic conditions when doing so.
X
Close the driver's door.
X
Place the warning triangle a suitable dis-
tance away (
Y page 183). Observe legal
requirements.
TIREFIT kit
Important safety notes
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
†
.
In the event of a flat tyre, without TIREFIT the
vehicle cannot be made roadworthy again
using the on-board equipment. If your vehi-
cle is equipped with a smart Audio-System,
you cannot use it to place an emergency call.
The driver is responsible for equipping the
vehicle with an appropriate breakdown kit
and seeking assistance in the event of a
breakdown.
G
WARNING
In the following situations, the tyre seal-
ant is unable to provide sufficient break-
down assistance, as it is unable to seal the
tyre properly:
R
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.
184
Flat tyres
>> Breakdown assistance
.