219If and when
If you have a puncture on one of the front wheels when using snow chains,
fit the compact temporary spare wheel in place of one of the rear wheels.
You can then attach the snow chains to the wheel taken from the rear and
use this wheel to replace the punctured front wheel.
WARNING
●The tyre pressures must be checked and corrected as soon as possi-
ble after fitting the temporary spare wheel.
●Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph). Higher speeds can cause
an accident.
●Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering. Risk of ac-
cident.
●Never use more than one temporary spare wheel at the same time,
risk of accident.
●No other type of tyre (normal summer or winter tyre) may be fitted on
the compact temporary spare wheel rim.
Tyre repair kit*
The tyre repair kit (for vehicles not including a temporary
spare wheel) is stored under the floor panel in the luggage
compartment.
In the event of a punctured tyre, your vehicle is equipped with the Tyre Mo-
bility System (tyre repair kit).
The tyre repair kit consists of a container with sealing product to repair the
puncture and a compressor to generate the required tyre pressure. The kit
will reliably seal punctures up to a size of about 4 mm caused by the pene-
tration of a foreign body into the tyre.
Note
●Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not possi-
ble with the sealing product.
Wheel change
Preparation work
What you must do before changing a wheel.
–If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far away
from the flow of traffic as possible. Choose a location that is as
level as possible.
–All vehicle occupants should leave the vehicle. They should
wait in a safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barri-
er).
–Switch the engine off. Switch the hazard warning lights on and
place the warning triangles in position.
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
–Engage the first gear, or put the selector lever to position P for
those vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
–If you are towing a trailer, unhitch it from your vehicle.
–Take the vehicle tools and the spare wheel out of the luggage
compartment.
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