2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE tire pressure

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Practical advice
Flat tyre
i If sealant leaks out,leave it to dry. It can
th en be removed like a layer of film. 1
TIREFIT sealant bottle
2 Flap
3 Rec ess
4 Connector with cable
5 Electric airpum phose
6 Flange 6
Open flap 2on the electric air pump.
6 Pull connector 4and hose 5out of
the housing along with the pressure
gauge.
6 Screw electric air pump hose 5onto
fla nge 6on TIREFIT sealant bottle 1.
6 Place the TIREFIT se alant bottle facing
downwards into recess 3on the elec-
tric air pump. G
Risk ofinjury TIREFIT must not come
into contact with
your skin, eyesor clo thing.
! If TIREFIT comes into contact with your
eyes or skin ,immediately rinse thor-
oughl ywith clean water.
! Change out of clothing which has been
in contact with TIREFIT immediately.
! If an all ergic reaction occurs, con sult a
docto rimmedia tely.
Ke ep TIREFIT out of the reach of children.
! If TIREFIT is swallo wed, rinse themouth
thoroughly immediately and drink a
large amount of water.
! Donot induce vomitin g.Consult a doc-
tor immediat ely.
! Do not inhale TIREFIT fumes. G
Risk of injury Comply with the manufact
urer's safetyin-
st ructions asseen on the sti cker on the
electric air pump. P4
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7 Valve
8 Switch
9 Pressure gauge with pressure release
screw
a Filler hose
6 Unscrew and remove the valve cap of
the flattyre's valve.
6 Make sure that the pressure release
screw on pressure gauge 9is closed.
6 Screw filler hose a onto valve 7.6
Insert connector 4into:
! the ciga rette lighter soc ket
( = page 230)
or ! a 12V socket* in your veh icle
(= pag e231)
6 Turn the key to position 1in the igni-
tion lock (= page 23).
6 Press electric air pump switch 8toI.
The electri cair pump is switched on.
The tyre is pumped up. After five min-
utes, a tyre pressure of at least 1.8 bar
must be ob tained.
! Do no trun the electric air pump for longer
tha nsix min uteswitho utabr eak ,otherwise it
may overheat.
The air pump can be used again once it has
cooled down. If this tyre pressure is not obtained:
6
Switch off and disconnect the elec-
tric air pump, and drive the vehicle
back and forth approxima tely 10 m.
This distributes th eTIREFIT sealant
more evenly.
6 Remove the sea lant bottle from the
electric pump.
6 Pump up the tyre again. P4
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Risk of accident If a pressure of 1.8 bar is not obtained with-
in fiv eminutes, the tyre is too badly dam-
aged.
Do not drive any furthe r. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercedes-Be nzrec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes -Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. Inparticu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-
re lated systems must be carried out at a
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Flat tyre
6 If you have obtained a pressure of
1.8 bar, press the switch on the elec-
tric air pum pto 0.
The electric air pump isswitched off.
6 Discon nect the electric air pump.
6 Pull away immediately.
This allows the TIRE FIT sealant to dis-
tribute throughout the tyre.
6 Stop after about ten minutes and
chec kthe tyre pressure with the elec-
tric air pum p.
6If the tyre press ure is at least 1.3 bar,
correct it (see fuel filler flap for values).
To increase the tyre pressure:
6 switch on the electric air pump
To decrease the tyre pressure: 6 open the pr essure release screw on
pressure gauge 9 6
Drive to the nearest workshop and
have the tyre rep lace d.
6 Have the TIREFIT kit replaced as soon
as possible at a qua lified speci alist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre.
6 Have the TIRE FIT kit replaced every
four years at a quali fied specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre. G
Risk of accident If the pressure has fa
llen below1.3 bar, the
tyre is too badly damaged.
Do not dr ive any further. Consul ta qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercede s-Benz rec-
omm ends that you use a Merc edes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
la r, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems must be carried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident Do not
exceed the maximum speed of
80 km /h.
The "max. 80 km /h" stick ermust be affixed
within the driver's field of vision.
Th eve hicle 'shandling chara cter istics may
be affected. H
Enviro nment alno te Have
the TIREFIT kit dis posed of profession-
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Te
chnical data
Tyres and wheels
Your vehicle may be equipped with TIREFIT
or a spare wheel, depending on the coun-
try, engine installed and /orwh eels fitted. !
If your vehicl eis eq uipped with a "Mini-
sp are "emergency spare wheel, a tyre pres sure
of 4.2 bar or61 psi must be set.
! Atyre pressure of 3.5 bar or51 psi must be
se tfor the collapsible emergency spare wheel. !
For all other spare wheels, the highest value
on the tyre pressure table onthe inside of the
fuel filler flap should be set.
1T heuse of snow cha insis no tpermitted. Spare
wheel* CLK 200 KOMPRES-
SOR, CL
K200 CGI,
CLK 240,
CL K2 70 CDI CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG AMG equipment
Minis pare emergency spare wheel: Tyr
es T125
/90 R16 98M 1 T1
25 /9 0R16 98M 1 T125
/80 R17 99M 1 – T125
/90 R1 799M 1 Wheel 3.5B x 16 H2 3.5B x 16 H2 3.5B x 17 H2 – 3.5B x 17 H2
Steel spare wheel: Summer tyres 20
5/5 5R16 91V 20
5/5 5R16 91W – – –
Steel spare wheel 7J
x 16 H2 ET37 7J
x 16 H2 ET 37 – – –
Light weight spare wheel: Summer tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91W 22
5/4 5R17 91W 225
/45 R17 91W – 22
5/ 45 R17 91Y Lightweight spare
wh
eel 7½ J x
17H2 ET 36 7½ J x
17H2 ET36 7½ J x 17 H2 ET 36 – 7½ J x
17H2 ET36
Coll apsible emergency spare wheel Tyr
es – – – 145
/70-17 92P –
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