Tires, Dismounting: Overview
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-- Remove the valve insert.
NOTE:
If equipped handle the glued-on wheel trim carefully. Surface slightly scratched.
Replace the damaged rim wheel trim.
-- Place the press-off blade -1- over the tire valve -arrow- and maximum 2 cm away from rim flange.
-- Remove the balance weight and any dirt from the rim.
-- Press off both tire beads all the way around and thoroughly apply tire mounting paste between the tire and rim flange -arrow-.
NOTE:
Avoid strong braking or acceleration maneuvers during the first 100 to 200 km. Otherwise due to the tire mounting paste the tires can distort on the rim.