Emergency Puncture Repair Kit - Inflating The Tyres - Volvo S60 Owner's Manual

replacement/repair of the damaged tyre.
Advise the workshop that the tyre contains
sealing fluid.
WARNING
You should not drive faster than 80 km/h
after the emergency tyre repair kit has
been used. Volvo recommends that you
visit an authorised Volvo workshop for
inspection of the sealed tyre (maximum
driving distance is 200 km). The staff there
can determine whether or not the tyre can
be repaired or if it needs to be replaced.
Related information
•
Emergency puncture repair (p. 340)
•
Emergency puncture repair - operation
(p. 342)
•
Emergency puncture repair kit - overview
(p. 342)
Emergency puncture repair kit -
inflating the tyres
The car's original tyres can be inflated using
the compressor in the emergency puncture
repair kit (p. 342).
1. The compressor must be switched off.
Make sure that the switch is in position 0
and locate the cable and air hose.
2. Unscrew the wheel's dust cap and screw
in the air hose valve connection to the
bottom of the thread on the tyre's air
valve.
WARNING
Inhaling car exhaust fumes could result in
danger to life. Never leave the engine run-
ning in sealed areas or areas that lack suf-
ficient ventilation.
WARNING
Do not leave children in the car without
supervision when the engine is running.
3. Connect the cable to one of the car's
12 V sockets and start the car.
4. Start the compressor by flicking the
switch to position I.
09 Wheels and tyres
IMPORTANT
Risk of overheating. The compressor must
not run for more than 10 minutes.
5. Inflate the tyre to the pressure specified in
accordance with the tyre pressure table,
see Tyres - approved tyre pressures
(p. 426). Release air using the pressure
reducing valve if the tyre pressure is too
high.
6. Switch off the compressor. Detach the air
hose and cable.
7. Refit the dust cap.
Related information
•
Emergency puncture repair (p. 340)
•
Emergency puncture repair kit - overview
(p. 342)
•
Emergency puncture repair - rechecking
(p. 344)
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