2 5 4 Wh at do I d o n o w ?
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack *
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment ¢
page 134 .
Stowing the infl at able spare tir e
• Release the air by unscrew ing the valve
stem.
• Screw the valve stem back in afterwards.
• Wait a few hours before placing the wheel in
the spare wheel well ¢ .&_.
• Secure the wheel with the large screw.
• Fold the cargo floor back down.
Aft er using th e inflat able spare wheel
The inflatable spare tire can be re-used as
long as it is not damaged and is not worn
down to the tread wear indicators ¢ &. .
When you let the air out of the inflatable
spare tire, it does not assume its folded shape
again for several hours . Until then, it cannot
be placed back in the spare wheel well and
stowed securely .
A WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in-
dicators.
- If the inflatable spare tire is more than 6
years old, use it only in an emergency
and with extreme caut ion and carefu l
dr iving .
- The inflatable spare tire is intended only
for temporary and short-term use.
It
should be replaced as soon as possible
with the norma l wheel and tire.
- The tire pressure value for the inflatable
spare t ire is located on the drive r's side
8-pilla r
¢page 234, fig. 190 .
- Maximum perm iss ible speed is SO mph
(80 km/h).
- Avoid full-throttle acce lerat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing.
- When the air is let out of the inflatable
spare wheel, it does not assume its fold-
ed shape for severa l hours. Until then, it
cannot be placed back in the spare wheel
we ll and stowed securely .
- Never drive with more than one inflata-
ble spare tire.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the inflatable spare tire is not
perm itted. If it is necessary to drive with
tire chains, the inflatable spare wheel
must be mounted on the rear axle in the
event of a flat in a front tire . The newly
availab le rear whee l must then be instal-
led in place of the front whee l with the
f lat t ire. Instal ling the tire chain before
mount ing the wheel and tire is recom-
mended .
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack* and too ls in the passenger com-
partment.
(D Note
- The inflatable spa re tire has been deve l-
oped specifically for this vehicle model.
It must not be exchanged or used for
other vehicle models. Similarly, inflata-
ble t ires from other vehicle models must
not be used.
- Normal summer or winter tires must not
be installed on the inflatable t ire rim.
Inflating inflatable
spare tire
Applies to vehicles: with inflatable spare tire
Fig. 199 Lugg age compart ment : compressor
• Remove the cover for the veh icle tools and
remove the compressor. For some vehicle
models, the compressor is located in a hold-
er under the spare tire. .,.
To Next Page
Loading...
