Tires, Mounting With Run Flat Tires

CAUTION:

Pay attention to the instructions for warming-up cold tires to the minimum mounting temperature, refer to ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS .
Note the safety precautions, refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

-- Coat rim flanges, tire beads and inside of upper tire beads thoroughly with tire mounting paste.

-- Turn disc wheel on tire mounting device so that tire valve/tire pressure sensor -1- stands on opposite side of mounting head -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Tire Valve/Tire Pressure Sensor On Opposite Side Of Mounting Head

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-- Let the tire dismounting/mounting machine run clockwise.

-- Mounting of the lower bead ends before the tire valve/tire pressure sensor -arrow- to prevent damage to tire pressure sensor.

Fig 2: Locating Tire Valve/Tire Pressure Sensor

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Tire bead now slips over the rim flange. Wheel may be turned only as far until mounting head is located just in front of tire valve/tire pressure sensor -arrow-.

-- Turn disc wheel on tire mounting device so that tire valve/tire pressure sensor -1- stands on opposite side of mounting head -2-.

Fig 3: Identifying Tire Valve/Tire Pressure Sensor On Opposite Side Of Mounting Head And Press Holders On Disc Wheel

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-- Install press holders -3- on disc wheel.

-- Make sure tire bead fits correctly on mounting head and let mounting device run clockwise.

-- Mounting of the upper bead ends before the tire valve/tire pressure sensor -arrow- to prevent damage to tire pressure sensor.

Fig 4: Identifying Upper Bead Mounting Ending Before Valve/Tire Pressure Sensor

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Tire bead now slips over the rim flange. Wheel may be turned only as far until mounting head is located just in front of tire valve/tire pressure sensor -arrow-.

-- Remove press holders from rim flange.

-- Inflate tire to an inflation pressure of max. 3.3 bar (48 psi) of spring pressure.

CAUTION:

If tire beads do not make contact completely on disc wheel edge, pressure must not be increased under any circumstances.

Pre-damage to tire or disc wheel would result.

-- If tire beads do not make contact completely on disc wheel edge, then release air, press off tire bead once more and coat rim flange thoroughly again with tire mounting paste.

-- Inflate tire to an inflation pressure of max. 3.3 bar (48 psi) of spring pressure.

-- If tire beads make contact on bead seat without problems, then increase inflation pressure to 4 bar (58 psi) to settle tire.

-- Install a new nickel-plated valve insert and fill the tire to the specified pressure.

-- Then balance wheel.

-- Install wheel and tighten it to tightening specification, refer to TIGHTENING SPECIFICATION FOR MOUNTING WHEELS .