Draining TIREFIT sealant out of tires - AR40.10-P-1080CW

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MODEL 204 except CODE (669) Spare wheel on steel rim except CODE (690) Compact spare wheel as emergency wheel

Fig 1: Draining TIREFIT Sealant

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	Drain
	Risk of poisoning caused by swallowing the TIREFIT emulsion. Risk of injury caused by skin contact and eye contact with the TIREFIT emulsion. Risk of fire caused by ignition of the TIREFIT emulsion	Do not swallow or come into contact with the TIREFIT tire sealant, which is an emulsion of rubber and terpene phenolic resin. No open fire or open light sources.	AS40.10-Z-0001-01A
1	Remove wheel.
	Remove/install wheels		AP40.10-P-4050CW
2	Put tire down with valve facing upwards	in order to prevent the tire sealant (3) from spraying out when the valve element is unscrewed.
	TIREFIT tire sealant		AH40.10-P-0001-01A
3	Unscrew valve element from valve and release pressure from the wheel
4.1	Unscrew union nut of the valve body and press the valve body into the wheel	Vehicles with code 470 Tire pressure monitor
4.2	Pull valve out of the disk wheel	Vehicles without tire pressure monitor Do not damage surface of disk wheels. Push the valve debris remaining in the valve bore of the disk wheel into the inside of the wheel.
5	Wheel with valve bore pointing downwards upright for 10 minutes and put down raised slightly	in order to facilitate extraction of the tire sealant (3).
6	Attach hose (2) to empty tire sealant container (1)	Replace the original hose of the tire sealant container (1) by a 400 mm long hose (2).
7	Compress tire sealant container (1) and immerse the hose (2) in the tire sealant (3) though the valve bore of the disk wheel
8	Reduce pressure on the tire sealant container (1) and extract the tire sealant (3)	In the process position the tire sealant container (1) under the wheel in order to facilitate extraction of the tire sealant (3). Approx. 90 % of the tire sealant (3) can be removed.
9	Drill through the tire tread using a twist drill bit (10 mm dia.) and allow tire sealant (3) to flow out into a suitable container	If an empty tire sealant container (1) is not available.
	Clean
10	Clean disk wheel	Remove the remains of the tire sealant (3) using a damp cloth.
11	Replace tires		AR40.10-P-1030CW
12	Put new tire sealant (3) in the vehicle
	TIREFIT puncture sealing compound - check expiration date		AP40.10-P-4054R