freightliner Sprinter - Page 260

Flat tire
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Practical hints
Electric air pump
1 Switch
2 Angle bracket
3 Electric air pump hose
4 Flap
5 Pressure gauge with release screw
6 Connector with cable
E Open flap 4 on the electric air pump.
E Pull connector 6 and hose 3 out
of housing together with pressure
gauge 5.
Tire sealant bottle for single tires
Tire sealant bottle for twin tires
E Shake tire sealant bottle 8.
E Unscrew and remove the cap from
valve 7 on tire sealant bottle 8.
E Press angle bracket 2 on hose 3 of
the electric air pump all the way onto
valve 7 of tire sealant bottle 8 and
clamp it in place.
The following steps may vary depending on
vehicle tires:
O single tires
O twin tires, inner wheel (e page 260)
O twin tires, outer wheel (e page 262)
Single tire
E Pull knob a out of valve core
extractor c as far as the stop.
E Unscrew and remove the valve cap
from tire valve d on the flat tire.
E Hook tire sealant bottle 8 into the up-
per vent hole in the wheel using
hook 9.
E Keep lever b pressed, connect valve
core extractor c firmly to tire valve d
and release lever b.
E Press knob a into the valve core of
tire valve d, turning it gently as you do
so, until the shaft of valve core
extractor c engages.
E Turn knob a counterclockwise until
the valve core is unscrewed.