Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 207

Components of the tyre repair kit
Fig. 170 Components of the tyre repair kit
The tyre repair kit is made up of the following parts:
1 Valve remover
Sticker with speed designation "max. 80 km/h"/"max. 50 mph"
2
Inflation hose with plug
3
4 Compressor
5 Tyre inflation hose
6 Tyre inflation pressure indicator
Air release valve
7
ON and OFF switch
8
9 12 volt cable connector
Tyre inflator bottle with sealing agent
10
Replacement valve core
11
The valve remover has a slot at its lower end which fits into the valve core.
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This is the only way in which you can remove and re-install the valve core from the
tyre valve. The same also applies to the replacement valve core
Preparing to use the tyre repair kit
Before using the tyre repair kit, carry out the following preparatory work:
Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the traffic flow. Park on as flat
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and firm a surface as possible.
Using the system Safety
Have all the occupants get out. While changing a tyre, the occupants of the
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vehicle should not stand on the road (instead they should remain behind a
crash barrier).
– Switch off the engine and engage 1st gear or if your vehicle is fitted with an
automatic gearbox, position the selector lever into position P.
Apply the handbrake firmly.
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– Check whether you can carry out the repairs with the tyre repair kit
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If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
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– Remove the tyre repair kit from the luggage compartment.
– Stick the sticker
– Do not remove the foreign body, e.g. screw or nail, from the tyre.
Unscrew the valve cap.
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Use the valve remover
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clean surface.
Seal and inflate tyres
Sealing tyres
Forcefully shake the tyre inflator bottle
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Firmly screw inflation hose
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tion
Remove the plug from the inflation hose
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the tyre valve.
Hold the bottle
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agent in the tyre inflator bottle into the tyres.
– Remove the empty tyre inflator bottle from the valve.
Screw the valve core back into the tyre valve using the valve remover
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.
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Pumping up the tyres
– Screw the tyre inflation hose
tyre valve.
– Check whether the air release valve
Driving Tips General Maintenance
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2 on the dash panel in view of the driver.
to remove the valve core and place it down on a
1
10
onto the tyre inflator bottle in a clockwise direc-
3
. The film on the cap is pierced automatically.
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with the floor facing upwards and fill the whole sealing
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5
7 is closed.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
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several times.
and plug the open end fully into
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.
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of the air compressor firmly onto the
Technical data
205
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