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Practical advice
Flat tyre
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
! the TIREFIT kit ( =page 276)
! a spare wheel* ( =pa ge 278)
! a "Min ispare" emergency spare wheel*
(= page 277)
! a collapsible emergency spare wheel
(=
page 278)
! the MOE run-flat system* ( =page 373)
6 Stop your vehicleas fa r away aspossi-
ble from traffic and on a surface which
is firm, even and not slippery.
6 Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
6 Apply the handbrake. Vehicl
eswith ma nual transmission
6 Select either first or reverse gear. Vehicl
eswith automatic transmission*
6 Move the selecto rle ver to P. For all veh
icles
6 Any passengers should leave the vehi-
cle, ensuring that they are not endan-
gered asthey do so.
6 Place the warning tri angle or switch on
hazard warning lam psat a suitable dis-
tance. Observe legal requirements. Fl
at tyre Preparing the veh
icle G
Risk of injury The ja
ckis designed only toraise the vehicle
for a short while when a wheel is changed.
If you intend to work under the vehicle,
place the vehicle on stands.
Prepare the vehic leas described.
Make sure that th estanding surface for the
vehicle and jack is firm and not slippery. Do
not use blocks ofwo od orsimilar asjack ing
supports, as the jack will not be able to
achieve its load-be aring capacity due to the
restricte dheight.
Do not start the engine at any time while the
wheel is being changed.
Do not crawl under the ve hicle while itis
supported by the jack. If you do not raise the
vehicle in the way described, it could slip off
the jack (e.g. when the engineis star ted or
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