Tire repair
General and safety pointers
Applies to vehicles: with T ire Mobility System
Tire repair is intended only for temporary,
short-term use.
Fig. 1 48 Tire damage for which the Tire Mobil ity Sys ·
tern is not suited
Your vehicle is equipped wit h a tire repair kit ,
the
Tire Mobil it y Syste m (TM S).
In the event of a tire failure, the TMS is in the
luggage compartment under the floor. It con
sists of the t ire sealant and an electric air
pump.
Using
TMS , tire damage caused by foreign
bodies up to about
0.16 inch (4 mm ) in diam
eter can be sealed reliably.
The foreign object can stay in the tire.
The tire sealant must not be used :
-for cuts or punctures in the tire which are
larger than 0.16 inch (4 mm)¢
fig. 148@
- for damage to the rim@
- if you have been driving w ith very low tire
pressures or t ires with no air ®
Using the
T M S is described in the section
¢ page 206 , Preliminary steps.
TMS can be used at temperatures down to
- 4 °F (- 20 °().
.&_ WARNING
Take the following precautions after re
pairing the tire:
-
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h)!
What do I d o now ? 205
-Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy
brak ing and fast cornering.
- The vehicle's road behavior can be affect
ed.
- Tires sea led with
T MS are intended only
for
t e mpo rary, sh or t-t erm use.
-After using the tire sealant the tire pres
sure mon itoring system may no longer
work properly. Drive carefully to the next professional repair facility.
- TMS must NOT be used,
- for cuts or punctures in the t ire which
are larger than 0.16 inch (4 mm)
- for damage to the rim
- if you have been driving with very low
tire pressures or tires with no a ir
- Seek professional assistance if it is not
possible to repa ir the tire with the t ire
sealant .
.&_ WARNING
The tire sea lant must not come into con
tact with skin, eyes or clothing .
- If you get any tire sealant in your eyes or
come into contact w ith it, rinse the af
fected area thoroughly with clean water. Find a phys ician immed iately!
- Change any clothing contaminated with
tire sealant immediately.
- Do not inha le the vapor!
- If you have swallowed tire sealant, rinse
your mouth thoroughly right away and
drink plenty of water.
- Do not induce vomiting! Find a physi
c ian immediately!
- I f you have allergic react ions, find a
physician immediately .
- Keep the tire sealant away from ch ildren.
(D Note
Do not use commercially ava ilable tire
sealants . The electr ical components of the
tire pressu re monitoring system will no
l onger work properly.
214 Fuses and bulb s
No. Equipment
24 Transmi ssion (contro l un it)
25 Heate
r rear window Coupe /
heated rear window Roadster
26 Driver'
s side power window
27 Passenger's s ide power window
28 No
t used
29 Washer pump
30 Cigarette lighter
31 Start er
32 Steering column module
33 Instrument clust er
34 Radio navigation system , radio
35 Aud io amplifi er
36 Engine (control un it)
37 CAN (Gat
eway)
38 Ciga
rette lighter
39 Not us ed
40 Not used
4 1 Not u sed
42 Not used
43 No t used
44 Not used
45 No
t used
46 Not used
47 SOARS tuner, cell phone pack-
age,
TV tuner
48 VOA interface
49 Not used
Fuse location, left side of engine
compartment Amps
15
30/ 20
30 30
15
20
40 5
5
20/15
30 10
5
20
5 5
Fi g. 162 Ill ustra tion of fus e ho lde r on l eft side o f en·
gi ne compar tment: fuse s (withou t fuse c over)
Some of the equipment items listed are op
tiona l or only avai lable on c ertain mod el con
figurations.
Note tha t the foll owing table i s ac cur ate at
the time of going to pre ss and is subject to
change .
Fus e holder (bla ck )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 No t used
Anti- theft warning system (sen -
5 sor), ant
i-theft warn ing system
5
(horn)
6 Headlamp washer system
30
7 Elec
tric fuel pumps (supp ly)
15
8 W
indshield wipers
30
9 H
eat ed seats (dr iver and pas-
25
senger)
10 L
umbar support (d river and
10
passenger)
11 Not u sed
12 Vent ilation blower 40
Fus e holder (brown )
No. Equipment Amps
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 Not used
5 Relay coil
relay volume cont ro l
5
va lve
6 02
sensors
10
7 P
ositioning valves pre-wired en-
10
gine harness
8 Ignition coi ls 20
9 Eng
in e (cont rol unit)
25
10 Water pump de layed-off 10
1 1 F
e e d (brak e pedal)
5
1 2 Activated charcoal filter/charge
10
p ress ure control va lve
