Jump-Starting - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

WARNING
If the tyre cannot be inflated to at least. 2.0 bar, the damage is too great.
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The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the tyre.
cle. Seek help from a specialist garage.
The tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot as the tyre is be-
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ing inflated – risk of burning.
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – risk of
overheating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before switching
it on again.
Notes for driving with a repaired tyre
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Read and observe on page 217 first.
The inflation pressure of the repaired tyre must be checked after driving for 10
minutes.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or less
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Do not drive the vehicle! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the
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breakdown kit.
If the tyre inflation 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
The battery of another vehicle can be used to jump-start your vehicle if the en-
gine will not start because the battery is flat.
Do not drive the vehi-
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We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
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WARNING
Pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the en-
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gine compartment » page 194.
A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures just be-
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low 0 °C. If the battery is frozen, do not carry out a jump start with the bat-
tery of another vehicle – risk of explosion!
Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes, etc.)
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away from the battery – risk of explosion!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with an electrolyte level that is too low
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– risk of explosion and caustic burns.
The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
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Note
Fig. 224
Jump-starting: A – flat battery, B
– battery providing current
Emergency equipment, and self-help
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