Audi S5 Owner's Manual page 251

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– Ensure that all passengers leave the vehicle and move
away from the danger area ⇒
– Take the tyre sealant can and the electric compressor out
of the luggage compartment ⇒ page 245.
– Fix the sticker "max. 80 km/h", which is included with the
tyre sealant can, onto the instrument cluster where the
driver will see it.
Filling the tyre
– Shake the tyre sealant can well.
– Screw the enclosed filling hose onto the sealant can as
far as it will go. This will automatically pierce the foil
sealing the can.
– Take the valve cap off the tyre valve and use the enclosed
valve insert tool to unscrew the valve insert ⇒ page 248,
fig. 228.
– Place the valve insert onto a clean surface.
– Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose and insert
the hose into the tyre valve.
– Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the
complete contents of the can into the tyre.
– Then disconnect the hose and screw the valve insert
firmly back into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
– Screw the filling hose of the electric compressor onto the
tyre valve and plug the connector into the cigarette
lighter.
Controls
– Pump the tyre up to 2.0 to 2.5 bar and monitor the pres-
.
– If the tyre pressure remains lower than the value speci-
Final checks
– After about 10 minutes stop to check the tyre pressure.
– If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the tyre is too badly
warning lights and place the warning triangle in a visible location.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
behind the roadside crash barrier).
compressor and the instructions supplied with the tyre sealant
can.
within 6 minutes this means that the tyre is too badly damaged.
Do not drive on.
not possible with the sealing compound.
minutes, the tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on. You
should obtain professional assistance.
Safety Driving tips General maintenance
sure shown on the pressure gauge.
fied above drive the vehicle approx. 10 metres forwards
or backwards, so that the sealant can spread evenly in
the tyre. If the pressure is still lower than the specifica-
tion the tyre is too badly damaged and cannot be
repaired using the tyre sealant.
damaged. Do not drive on. You should obtain profes-
sional assistance.
WARNING
If you have a puncture in moving traffic, switch on the hazard
Make sure your passengers wait in a safe place (for instance
Please observe the manufacturers' safety notes on the
If it was not possible to build up a tyre pressure of 2.0 bar
Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is
If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar after driving about 10
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