2 70 What do I do now?
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 caution and careful
driving.
- The inflatable spare tire is intended only
for temporary and short-term use .
It
should be replaced as soon as possible
with the normal wheel and tire.
- The tire pressure value for the inflatable
spare tire is located on the driver's side
8-pillar
¢page 251, fig. 215.
- Maximum permissible speed is 50 mph
(80 km/h).
-Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy
braking, and fast cornering.
-When the air is let out of the inflatable
spare wheel, it does not assume its fold-
ed shape for several hours. Until then, it
cannot be placed back in the spare wheel
well 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
permitted. If it is necessary to drive with
tire chains, the inflatable spare wheel
must be mounted on the front axle in the
event of a flat in a rear tire. The newly
available front wheel must then be in-
stalled in place of the rear wheel with
the flat tire . Installing the tire chain be-
fore mounting the wheel and tire is rec-
ommended.
- 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 tools in the passenger com-
partment.
- Always store alljacking equipment,
tools, and the inflatable spare tire in
the luggage compartment.
- Tighten the knurled retaining screw for
the inflatable spare tire securely.
(D Note
- The inflatable spare tire has been devel-
oped specifically for this vehicle model.
It must not be exchanged or used for
other vehicle models. Similarly, inflata-
ble tires from other vehicle models must
not be used .
- Normal summer or winter tires must not
be installed on the inflatable tire rim.
· Inflating inflatable spare tire
Fig. 225 Luggage compartme nt left side: compressor
.,. Remove the left trim panel in the luggage
compartment.
.,. Open the Velcro strap and remove the com-
pressor¢
fig. 225 .
.,. Unscrew the valve stem from the spare tire.
.,. Screw the tire filler hose from the compres-
sor firmly onto the valve of the spare tire .
.,. Insert the plug from the compressor into a
socket of the vehicle
¢ page 79.
.,. Switch the compressor on.
.,. Let the compressor run until the value speci-
fied on the tire pressure label is reached
¢ page 251, fig. 215 . Switch the compres-
sor off after running for 12 minutes at the
most - danger of overheating!
A WARNING
=
The compressor and the tire filler hose can
become extremely hot while they are run-
ning - danger of burns! ..,.
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