Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual page 207

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.. Remove the "max . 50 mph" (80 km/h)
sticker from the sealant bottle and affix it to
the instrument cluster in the dr iver's view.
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WARNING
- Turn the hazard flashers on if you have a
flat tire in moving traffic. In this way you
protect yourself and other road users .
- Make sure that all passengers are in a
safe place, out of the dange r zone (for
example, behind a guard rail).
(D
Note
Part icular care is necessary if you are mak-
ing a t ire repair on a steep incline.
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Tips
Obey all laws.
Making a tire repair
Tire repair consists of the following sections.
Fig. 154 Parts of the Tir e Mobili ty System
Fig. 155 Connector for the Tire Mobili ty System
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The electr ic air pump shoul d never run fo r lo nger t han
8 minutes.
What
do
I
d o now ?
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Assembling Tire Mobility System
.. Open the lid @ of the e lectr ic air pump
<:!) fig. 154 .
.. Pull the plug @ and the pressure hose ®
with the gauge out of the housing .
.. Screw the pressure hose ® of the electric
air pump onto the flange @ of the sealant
bott le @ .
.,. Push the sea lant bottle with the flange
down into the recess ® on the lid of the
electric a ir pump.
.. Remove the dust cap from the valve of the
defe ctive t ire .
.. Screw the hose (§ onto the valve
0
c::>
fig. 155.
.. Insert the plug @ ¢ fig. 154 into the socket
for the cigarette lighte r.
Inf lating tire
.. Move the swit ch @ ¢ fig. 155 on the elec-
tric air pump
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to position I. After 5 mi-
nutes, tire pressure m ust have reached at
least 1.8 bar .
.. Switch the e lectric air pump off - switch in
position 0 . If the required tire pressure of at
least 1.8 ba r has not been reached, follow
th e instruct ions in the section Re-inflating
tire .
Re-inflating tire
.. Remove the hose from the valve and pull
the plug out of the socket.
.. Drive the veh icle slowly 10 meters back-
ward or fo rward . This helps to d istribute the
sealant bette r .
.. Remove the empty infla t ion bot t le and
screw t he hose ®®
¢ fig. 154 from t he
electric pump directly onto the valve .
.. Insert the plug @ into the socket for the
cigarette lighter .
.. Move the switch @
c::>
fig . 155 on the elec-
tr ic air pump
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to position I. After 5 mi-
nutes, tire pressure must have reached at
least 1.8 bar .

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