Wheels And Tyres - Ford TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's Manual

A Protective cap
B Pressure relief valve
C Hose
D Pressure gauge
E Power plug with cable
F Compressor switch
G Label
H Sealant bottle
1. Open the lid of the kit.
2. Peel off the label G showing the
maximum permissible speed of
50 mph (80 km/h) from the casing and
attach it to the instrument panel in the
driver's field of view. Make sure the
label does not obscure anything
important.
3. Take the hose C and the power plug
with cable E out of the kit.
4. Screw the hose C onto the sealant
bottle.
Transit Custom (TTF) Vehicles Built From: 14-01-2013

Wheels and Tyres

5. Remove the valve cap from the
6. Remove the protective cap A from the
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8. Insert the power plug E into the cigar
9. Start the engine.
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damaged tyre.
sealant bottle hose and screw the hose
firmly onto the valve of the damaged
tyre.
Make sure that the compressor switch
F is in position 0.
lighter socket or auxiliary power point.
See Cigar Lighter (page 85). See
Auxiliary Power Points (page 84).
Move the compressor switch F to
position 1.
After a minimum of two minutes
move the compressor switch F to
position 0 and unscrew the hose C
from the sealant bottle. Unscrew the
sealant bottle hose from the tyre
valve.
Screw the hose C onto the tyre valve
and move the compressor switch F
to position 1.
Inflate the tyre for no longer than 10
minutes or to an inflation pressure of
a minimum of 44 psi (3 bar) and a
maximum of 73 psi (5 bar). Move the
compressor switch F to position 0
and check the current tyre pressure
with pressure gauge D. Unscrew the
hose C from the tire valve.
Remove the power plug E from the
cigar lighter socket or auxiliary power
point.
Make sure the kit, the bottle lid and
the orange cap are stored safely, but
still easily accessible in your vehicle.
The kit will be required again when
you check the tyre pressure.
Immediately drive approximately six
miles (10 kilometres) so that the
sealant can seal the damaged area.