Tyre Repair Kit - Opel GT Owner's Manual

136 Self-help, vehicle care

Tyre repair kit

Minor damag e to the tyre tread, e.g . from
foreign bodies, can be tem porarily
rep aired using the ty re repair kit.
Do not rem ov e foreign bodies from the
tyres. Damaged areas bigger than 4 m m
and da mage at the ty re rim cannot be
rep aired using the ty re repair kit.
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Warning
Driv ing with tyre pressure that is too low
can cause invisible d amage to the ty res.
This dama ge c annot be remedied using
the tyre repair kit. Park v ehicle and
contact a workshop.
The tyre repair k it can be used to seal small
punctures with a liquid seala nt. Use of the
sealant does not c onstitute a permanent
rep air but is designed as an emergency
measure, to allow the vehicle to be driven
while awaiting tyre replacement.
The ty re repair kit ca n also be used to
infla te the tyres to the c orrect ty re pressure
(see page 180) without using the sea lant.
For important information – see page 140.
If you have a flat ty re:
z Park on a level, firm a nd non-slippery
surface.
z Sw itch on haz ard warning lamps, a pply
hand brak e, engage rev erse gear and
switch off engine.
z C orrectly set up the warning triangle 3.
Warning tria ngle – see page 135.
Nev er use the liquid sealant on more than
one tyre at a tim e.
The tyre repa ir kit is loc ated in a stowag e
compartment on the driver' s side at the
rear of the lugg age compartment.
Remove the strap from the ty re repair kit by
pressing the tabs on either side of the
buckle a nd remove the ty re repair kit from
its foam container.
1. Place the tyre repair k it on level ground
and unwrap the sealant filling hose
from the compressor unit.