Seat ALTEA Owner's Manual page 240

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Bottle of sealant
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Spare tyre valve
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The valve insert remover
The valve insert can only be screwed or unscrewed in this way. This also ap-
plies to its replacement part
Sealing and inflating a tyre
Sealing a tyre
● Unscrew the tyre valve cap.
● Use the enclosed extractor to unscrew the valve insert
and place the valve insert on a clean surface.
● Vigorously shake the sealant bottle
● Screw the inflator tube
a clockwise direction. The seal on the mouth of the bottle moves automati-
cally.
● Remove the lid from the filling tube
end of the tube into the tyre valve.
● Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the complete contents of
the can into the tyre.
● Remove the tyre sealant bottle from the valve.
● Screw the valve insert again with the corresponding tool
into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
● Securely screw the tyre inflator tube
to the tyre valve.
● Check whether the air bleed screw
has a gap at the lower end for a valve insert.
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for several seconds.
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securely into the sealant bottle in
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and screw the open
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of the compressor in-
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is closed.
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● Start the vehicle engine and leave it running.
● Attach the connector
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● Connect the air compressor using the ON/OFF switch
● Keep the air compressor running until it reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar
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(29-36 psi / 200-250 kPa) ⇒
● Disconnect the air compressor.
● If it is not possible to achieve an air pressure of 2.0 to 2.5 bar
(29-36 psi / 200-250 kPa), unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the tyre valve.
● Move the vehicle some 10 metres forwards or backwards so that the
sealant is evenly distributed in the tyre interior.
● Securely screw the compressor tyre inflator tube into the tyre valve and
repeat the inflation process.
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● If the indicated pressure can still not be reached, the tyre is too badly
damaged. The tyre cannot be sealed with the anti-puncture kit. Do not con-
tinue driving. You should obtain professional assistance ⇒
● Disconnect the air compressor and unscrew the flexible inflator tube
from the tyre valve.
● When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and 2.0 bars, immediately con-
tinue driving without exceeding 80 km/h (50 mph).
● After 10 minutes, Check the pressure again ⇒ p age 239.
WARNING
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When inflating the wheel, the air compressor and the inflator tube may
become hot.
● Protect hands and skin from hot parts.
● Do not place the hot flexible inflator tube or hot air compressor on
flammable material.
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to a 12 volt socket of the vehicle
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. Maximum operation time 8 minutes ⇒ .
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