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

MODEL 216 except CODE (669) Spare wheel on steel rim except CODE (690) Compact spare wheel as emergency wheel

MODEL 221 except CODE (669) Spare wheel on steel rim except CODE (690) Compact spare wheel as emergency wheel except CODE (Z07) Top protection

Fig 1: Identifying Tirefit Sealant, Container And Hose

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ USA

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	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-4050SX
2	Put tire down with valve facing upwards	In order to prevent TIREFIT tire sealant (3) spraying out when unscrewing the valve element.
	TIREFIT tire sealant		AH40.10-P-0001-01A
3	Undo valve element from valve and deflate wheel
4.1	Unscrew union nut of the valve body and press the valve body into the wheel	Vehicles with code 475 Tire pressure monitor
4.2	Pull valve out of 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 extracting the TIREFIT 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 the tire sealant container (1) and immerse hose (2) through the valve bore of the disk wheel into the TIREFIT tire sealant (3)
8	Reduce pressure on the tire sealant container (1) and suction off TIREFIT tire sealant (3)	Position tire sealant container (1) under the wheel in order to make it easier to suction off the TIREFIT tire sealant (3). Approx. 90 % of the TIREFIT tire sealant (3) can be removed.
9	Drill the tire contact patch with a spiral drill (10 mm dia.) and allow TIREFIT tire sealant (3) to drain into a suitable container	If an empty tire sealant container (1) is not available
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10	Clean disk wheel	Remove the remains of TIREFIT tire sealant (3) with a damp cloth.
11	Replace tires		AR40.10-P-1030SX
12	Place new tire repair kit TIREFIT (3) in the vehicle
	TIREFIT tire sealant - check expiry date.		AP40.10-P-4054R