Jump-Starting - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

206 Breakdown assistance
On vehicles fitted with a manual gearbox, move the gearshift lever into Neu-
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tral.
– Start the engine and run it in idle.
into 12 Volt socket ⇒ p age 76.
Plug the connector
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Switch on the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch
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– Allow the air compressor to run until reaching a pressure of 2.0 - 2.5 bar. Maxi-
mum run time of 8 minutes ⇒ !
Switch off the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch.
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– If you cannot reach an air pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar, unscrew the tyre inflation
hose from the tyre valve.
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Drive the vehicle approx. 10 metres forwards or backwards to allow the sealing
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agent to distribute in the tyre.
Screw the tyre inflation hose of the air compressor
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tyre valve and repeat the inflation procedure.
If you cannot reach the required tyre inflation pressure here either, this means
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the tyre has sustained too much damage. You cannot seal with tyre with the
breakdown kit ⇒
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Switch off the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch.
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– Remove the tyre inflation hose
After reaching a tyre inflation pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar, drive at a maximum speed
of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes ⇒ p age 206, Check after
driving for 10 minutes.
WARNING
● During inflation, the tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot-
risk of injury!
● Do not place hot tyre inflation hoses or hot air compressors on flammable
materials - risk of fire!
● If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage
sustained was too serious. The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the tyre.
Do not drive the vehicle. Get professional assistance.
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firmly back onto the
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5 from the tyre valve.
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest - danger of
overheating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few moments before switching it
on again.
Check after driving for 10 minutes
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or less:
– Do not drive the vehicle! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the break-
down kit.
– Contact a Škoda dealer to obtain professional assistance.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or more:
Adjust the tyre inflation pressure to the correct value (see inside of fuel filler
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cap).
Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
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speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).

Jump-starting

Initial steps
You can use the battery of another vehicle for jump-starting yours if the engine
does not start because the battery on your vehicle is flat. You will require jump-
start cables for this purpose.
Both batteries must have a rated voltage of 12 V. The capacity (Ah) of the battery
supplying the power must not be significantly less than the capacity of the dis-
charged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section and in-
sulated terminal clamps. Please pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions.
Positive cable - colour coding in the majority of cases red.
Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases black.
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