Jump-Starting - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

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Use the valve remover to unscrew the valve core and place it on a clean
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surface (rag, paper, etc.).
Sealing and inflating the tyre
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Read and observe on page 160 first.
Sealing
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Forcefully shake the tyre inflater bottle
forth several times.
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Firmly screw the inflation hose
wise direction. The film on the cap is pierced automatically.
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Remove the plug from the inflation hose
the tyre valve.
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Hold the bottle with the bottom facing upwards and fill all of the sealing
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agent from the tyre inflator bottle into the tyre.
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Remove the empty tyre inflator bottle from the valve.
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Screw the valve core back into the tyre valve using the valve remover
Inflating
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Screw the tyre inflation hose
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firmly onto the tyre valve.
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Start the engine and run it in idle.
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Plug the connector into 12 Volt socket
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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 a pressure of 2.0 - 2.5 bar is achieved.
Maximum run time of 8 minutes
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Switch off the air compressor.
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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 10 metres forwards or backwards to allow the sealing agent
to "distribute" in the tyre.
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Firmly screw the tyre inflation hose
the inflation process.
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If you cannot reach the required tyre inflation pressure here either, this
means 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.
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Remove the tyre inflation hose
Once a tyre inflation pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar is achieved, continue the journey
at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
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Do-it-yourself
» Fig. 137 on page 161 back and
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onto the tyre inflator bottle
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and plug the open end fully onto
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» Fig. 137 on page 161 of the air compressor
» page 76, 12-Volt power outlet.
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» .
back onto the tyre valve and repeat
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from the tyre valve.
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WARNING
If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage
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sustained was too serious. The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the
tyre. Do not drive the vehicle. Seek help from a specialist garage.
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The tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot as the tyre is be-
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ing inflated – there is a risk of burning.
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – there is a
in a clock-
risk of overheating. Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before
switching it on again.
Notes for driving with tyre repaired
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Read and observe
The inflation pressure of the repaired tyre must be checked after driving for 10
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minutes.
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or less
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Do not continue to drive! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the
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breakdown kit.
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or more
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Set the tyre pressure back to the correct value.
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Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
WARNING
A tyre filled with sealant has the same driving characteristics as a stand-
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ard tyre.
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
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Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
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Jump-starting

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
on page 160 first.
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