The collapsible spare wheel must be
mounted before it is inflated.
X Pull plug 0085out of the housing.
X Take the air hose out of the housing.
X Insert the yellow hose connector of the air
hose into the guide in the housing and push
it into the fixture until the hose connector
engages.
X Remove the cap from the valve on the
collapsible spare wheel.
X Screw union nut 0043on the air hose onto the
valve.
X Make sure the tire inflation compressor's
on/off switch 0083is set to OFF.
X Insert plug 0085into the socket of the
cigarette lighter or into a 12 V power socket
in your vehicle.
Observe the notes on the cigarette lighter
(Y page 258). Observe the notes on
sockets (Y page 258).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 1in the
ignition lock (Y page 139).
X Press on/off switch 0083on the tire inflation
compressor to ON.
The tire inflation compressor is switched
on. The tire is inflated. The tire pressure is
shown on pressure gauge 0087.
X Inflate the tire to the specified tire
pressure.
The specified tire pressure is printed on the
yellow label of the emergency spare wheel.
X When the specified tire pressure has been
reached, press on/off switch 0083toOFF, on
the tire inflation compressor.
The tire inflation compressor is switched
off.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock.
X If the tire pressure is higher than the
specified pressure, press pressure release
button 0044until the correct tire pressure has
been reached. X
Unscrew union nut 0043on the air hose from
the valve.
X Screw the cap onto the valve of the
collapsible spare wheel again. Removing an air hose
X
To remove the hose from the tire inflation
compressor, push down the rocker switch
on the hose connector and pull out the
hose.
X Stow plug 0085and the air hose in the lower
section of the blower housing.
X Stow the tire inflation compressor in the
vehicle. Emergency spare wheel
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