MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2022 Owners Manual

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Maint ainadist anceof atlea st11.8 in(30 cm)
to theve hicle.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hdecor h
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil: oil:
Parts of your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadist ance ofatleast 27.6in(70 cm)
be tween thefo il-co veredpar tsof theve hicle
and thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher .Mo vethe
po we rwa sher nozzlearoun dwhils tclean ing.
The waterte mp eratur eof thepo we rwa sher
mus tno tex ceed 140°F(60° C).
R Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis-
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper -
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensi tivepar ts,suc has tires, gaps,
electr icalcom ponent s,batt eries, light sources
and ventila tion slits. WW
as hing t as
hing the v he
vehi cle b ehi
cle by ha nd y
ha nd *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue towa tering ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ irements, e.g.inanumber
of countr ies,washing byhand isonl yper mitt edin
special lydesignat edwash bays. #
Use amild clean ingagent ,e.g .car sham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewarm wa terusing a
soT carspong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefull yhose theve hicle o.withwa terand
dr yusing ach amois.
% Obser vetheno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page271). NNo o
t t
es on pain tw es
on pain twor or
k/mat t k/mat
te e
/nish /nish
paintw pain
twor or
kcar e k
car e To
avo iddamaging thepaintw orkand interfering
wit hth edr iving assist ancesystems, please
obser vethefo llo wing notes: P P
aint aint
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywit haclo thsoak edinpe tro-
leum ether orlighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains: usetarre mo ver.
R Wax:use silicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsti ckers, /lms orsimilar materi-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e.
Mat t Mat
te e
/nish /nish
R Onlyuse carepr oduct sappr oved for
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Main
tenanc eand care
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R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash prog ram wit ha/nal hot
wa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct s,glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page157). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page269). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Clean
ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed. Insuc h
cases, visitaqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning products from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il. 270270
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enance andcare

%
Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page157).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page121).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. Maint
enance andcare
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ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
Sensor s Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page157) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamin i-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
ear vie ear
viewca mer w
ca mer aand surr a
and surround vie ound
viewca mer a w
ca mer a
R Ope nth ecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page196).
R Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
T T
ailpi pes ailpi
pes
R Clean withaclean ingagent recommen dedfor
Mercede s-Benz,especiallyin thewint erand
aTer washing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaningagent s. NNo o
t t
es on car es
on car eof t e
of the int he
inter er
ior ior
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom plas ticpar ts
br eakin go. aTer theuse ofsol vent-ba sed
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts canca use surfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plastic partsma ybr eak away. #
Donotuse anycar eor cleaning products
cont aining solvents toclean thecoc kpit. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ies
fr om bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, cause seatbeltsto tear
or failin an accident. #
Neverbleac hor dyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l-
lo wing noteson clean ingand care: Se
atbelt s Se
atbelt s
R Clean withluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Donotdr yby heati ngthem toove r176°F
(80°C) orexposing them todirect sunlight.
Displa y Displa
y
R Switc ho. thedispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efully wit hamicr o/ber
clo thand asuit able displaycar epr oduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Donotuse anyot her agent s.
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display
R Cleanwithaso T, non-st atic,lint- free cloth.
R Donotuse cleaning agents.
Plas Plast
ictr tic
trim im
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber cloth.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. 272272
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R
Donotallo wcosme tics,insect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwithth eplastic
tr im.
R R
eal w eal
wood andtr ood
andtrim elements im
elements
R Clean withamicr o/ber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lacq uerlook: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning agents, pol-
ish es orwa xes.
Head liner Head
liner
R Clean withabr ush ordrysham poo.
Car Car
pet pe
t
R Use acar petand textil eclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
St St
eer eer
ing wheel madeofg ing
wheel madeofgenuine leat enuine
leather orDINA - her
orDINA -
MIC A MIC
A
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning
ag ents suchas tarre mo veror wheel cleaner
;neit her should youuse polishes
or wa xes. Ot her wise youma ydamag e
th e/n ish. R
Clean withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solut ionand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face proper ties, suchas di.er ences in
st ru ctur e,mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subt lecolor di.erences. Thesesurface
pr oper tiesarech aract eristics ofleat her and
no tmat erial faults. What's more,leat her is
subject toanat ural agin gpr ocess during
whic hth esur face proper tieschang e.
Genu ineleat Genu
ineleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th. R
Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Regula rclea ning andcare oftheleat her
re duces soiling, wearmar ksand agingdam-
ag eand thus sign i/ca ntly ex tends itslife
spa n.Clo thing that can leavestains ,e. g.
jea ns,ca nleav ediscolor ationontheleat her.
DIN DINAMIC AMIC
Aseat cov A
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
Imit Imit
ationleat atio
nleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clea nwit hadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
F F
abr abr
icseat cov ic
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allowto dry. Maint
enanc eand care
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Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thestor ag ecom-
par tments inthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door . #
Pull outthesaf etyve st bagby theloop. #
Open thesaf etyve st bagan dpu llou tth e
saf etyve st.
% Therear ealso safety vest comp artmen tsin
th ere ar door stor ag ecompar tmentsinwhic h
saf etyve sts canbe stor ed . 1
Maximu mnum berof wa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e 3
Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st
Th ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R The re0ectiv estr ipsar eda ma gedor dirty
R The maximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exceeded
R The 0uor escence hasfaded WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
#
Push both sides ofwa rning triangle holder 1
in thedir ection ofthear ro w and open it. #
Remo vewarning triangle 2. 274274
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SeSe
tting up t tti
ng up the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
tria ngle ia
ngle #
Foldside re0ect ors1 upw ards toform atri-
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper press-
stu d2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. FF
ir s ir
st- aid kit t-aid
kit(soT- sided) (soT-
sided) ov ov
er er
vie w vie
w Fi
rs t-aid kit(soT side d)1 ison theleT orright in
th etrunk ,depending ontheve hicle version. Flat
tire Flat
tire NNo o
t t
es on es
on 0at 0at
tir tir
es es
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoa0at
tir e
A 0at tirese verely a.ects thedr iving charac-
te risti cs aswellas thesteer ing and braking of
th eve hicle.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Chang eth e0at tireimmediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consul ta qu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
with h
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Obser vetheinf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt endedtires (run-0at
tir es). Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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In
theev ent ofa0at tire, thefo llo wing options are
av ailabl edepen dingon your vehicle' seq uipme nt:
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith MOExt h
MOExt endedtir end
edtires: es:
itis possibl e
to cont inueth ejour neyfo ra shor tper iod of
time. Makesur eyo uobser vetheno teson
MOExt endedtires (run-0at tires)
(/ page276) .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haTIR EFIT kit: h
aTIR EFIT kit:youcan repair the
tir eso that itis possibl eto cont inueth ejour -
ne yfo ra shor tper iod oftime. Todo this, use
th eTIREFIT kit(/ page277).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withMer h
Mer cedes meconnect: cedes
meconnect: youcan
mak eacall forbr eakdo wnassist anceviathe
ove rhead contr olpanel inthecase ofabr eak -
do wn (/ page241).
R Allv All
vehicles: ehicles:
chang eth ewheel (/page318).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailabl e
in cer tain countr ies. NNo o
t t
es on MOExt es
on MOExt ended tir ended
tires es
(r (r
un- 0at un-
0at tir tir
es) es)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whendriving in
lim p-home mode
When driving inemer gency mod eth ehandling
ch aract eristics areim pair ed. #
Donotex ceed thespeci/ed maximum
speed oftheMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and drivin g
maneuv ersas wellas driving over obst a-
cles (curbs, potholes, o.-road). This
appli es,inpar ticu lar,to aloaded vehicle. #
Stop drivin gin theemer gency mod eif
yo uno tice:
R Banging noise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhi chsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntion
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
ATer driving inemer gency mod e,have
th erims checkedby aquali/ed specialist wo
rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defectiv etir emust bereplaced in
ev erycase. Wi
th MOEx tended tires (run -0at tires) ,yo ucan
continue todrive yo ur vehicle evenifth er eis a
to ta lloss ofpressur ein one ormor etir es. How-
ev er,th etir ea.ect edmust notsho wan yclear ly
visi ble dam age.
Yo ucan recogn izeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOEx tended marking whic happear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur eloss warning
sy stem.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
syst st
em: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem.
If apr essur eloss warning messa geappear sin the
dr iver's displa y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdamag e. 276276
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R
Ifdr ivi ng on, obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possibl ein emer g ance
possibl ein emer gency mode ency
mode
aTer aTer
t t
he pr he
pressur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin g: nin
g: Load
condition Load
condition Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possi- ance
possi-
ble inemer g ble
inemer gency mode ency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19miles (30km) The
driving distance possible inemer gency mod e
ma yva ry depending onthedr iving style. Obser ve
th emaximum permissible speedof50 mph
(80 km/h ).
If atir ehas gone0at and cann otbe replaced with
an MOExt ended tire, youcan useast andar dtir e
as ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitst TIREFIT
kitstor or
ag ag
elocation e
location The
TIREFIT kitislocat edunder thetrunk 0oor . 1
Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthetrunk 0oor . Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tire sealan tbo ttleand tirein0ation compres-
sor (/ page277)
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Gloves Yo
ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yand poisoning
fr om tiresea lant
The tiresea lant isha rm ful and causes irrita -
tion. Donotallo witto come intocont actwith
th eskin, eyes orclo thing, and donotsw allo w
it. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.Keep the
tir esea lant awayfrom childr en.
If yo ucome intocont actwithth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse o.thetir esealant from your skin
immediat elyusing water. #
Iftir esealan tget sint oyo ur eyes, thor -
oughl yrinse outtheey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir esealan thas been swallo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse outthemout hth or oughl y
and drink plenty ofwa ter. Do notinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attenti on
immediat ely. #
Chang eout ofanyclo thes cont aminat ed
wit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifalle rgic reactio nsoccur ,seek medic al
att ent ion immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Overhea ting duetothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic keron thetir ein0 ation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqua li/ed
specialist workshop every/v eye ars. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign objects whichha ve
ent ered thetir e. #
A1x part1 oftheTIREFIT stickerto the
inst rument clusterwit hin thedr iver's /eld of
vision. #
A1x part2 oftheTIREFIT stickernear the
va lve on thewheel withth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 4withth ecable andhose 5out
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