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If handled improperly, the rim might be damaged. We recommend you get your dealer to do
this work.
Note the following before inserting the new inner tube:
Check the rim bed and the inside wall of the tyre for foreign matter and clean these properly if
necessary. Check the condition of the rim bed, especially around the position of the air valve. Please
use only genuine original replacement parts. No liability is accepted for damage caused by non-
genuine replacement parts. Kindly contact your specialist dealer.
WHEN PLASTIC RIMS ARE USED
Place the rim belt in position over the air valve before
inserting it into the rim. Then the rim belt can be pulled
over easily. Check whether all spoke heads are
covered (in the case of a plastic rim a rim belt is not
required).
Push the tyre over the edge of the rim, starting behind
the air valve. Inflate the tube slightly until it is round,
and place it inside the tyre.
If the inner tube fits snugly inside the tyre without any
folds (if there are folds, let some air out), then you can
push the upper side of the tyre gently onto the rim with
both hands, beginning behind the airvalve.
Check all around on both sides that the tube is not pinched between the rim and the edge of the tyre.
Lightly push the air valve inwards and pull it out again to make sure that the tyre is positioned properly
in the region of the air valve.
To ensure that the wheel is inflated correctly, admit only so much air initially that the tyre can still be
easily pushed inwards by using your thumbs. If the check-lines are equidistant from the edge of the
rim on both sides of the tyre, then the tyre is centered properly. If not - let out the air and position the
tyre afresh.
Now the tyre can be inflated to its full operating pressure (note the maximum) and the valve cap
should be replaced.
