Tire Sealant And Compressor Kit (V8 Engine) - Pontiac 2009 G8 Owner's Manual

Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit
If your vehicle has a factory installed
Tire Sealant and Compressor kit,
there is no spare tire, no tire
changing equipment and no place
to store a tire.
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire
and wheel damage by driving slowly
to a level place and stopping.
1. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers. See Hazard Warning
Flashers on page 4-4.
2. Park your vehicle. Set the
parking brake firmly and put the
shift lever in P (Park). See
Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) on page 8-12.
3. Turn off the engine.
4. Inspect the flat tire.
If the tire has been separated from
the wheel, has damaged sidewalls,
or has a puncture larger than a
⁄ inch (6 mm), the tire is too
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4
severely damaged for the tire
sealant and compressor kit to be
effective. See Roadside Assistance
Program on page 12-6.
If the tire has a puncture less than
a 1 ⁄ inch (6 mm) in the tread area
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of the tire, see Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit (V8 Engine) on
page 9-67.
Vehicle Service and Care
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit
(V8 Engine)
This vehicle has a tire sealant and
compressor kit in place of a jack or
spare tire. It is located in a foam
container in the trunk. The tire
sealant and compressor kit can be
used to repair a flat tire by sealing
small punctures in the tread of the
tire. It can also be used to inflate an
underinflated tire. The vehicle must
be driven for five miles (8 kilometers)
after the tire is sealed and inflated
to the recommended pressure to
ensure the sealant is distributed
evenly. For detailed instructions
see "Using the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit to Temporarily
Repair a Punctured Tire" later in
this section.
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