Skoda citigo Owner's Manual page 125

Inflation hose with plug
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Air compressor
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Tyre inflation hose
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Tyre inflation pressure indicator
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Air release valve
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ON and OFF switch
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12 volt cable connector
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Tyre inflator bottle with sealing agent
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Replacement valve core
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The valve remover has a slot at its lower end which fits into the valve core.
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Preparations for using the breakdown kit
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Read and observe on page 122 first.
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
The following preparatory work must be carried out before using the break-
down kit.
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Let all of the occupants get out. While changing a tyre, the occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the road (instead they should remain behind a
crash barrier).
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Switch off the engine.
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Move the gearshift lever into the neutral setting or, for an automatic gear-
box, move the selector lever into the N position.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Check that you can carry out the repairs with the breakdown kit
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Remove the breakdown kit from the luggage compartment.
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Stick the sticker » Fig. 112 on page 122 on the dashboard in the driver's
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field of view.
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Do not remove the foreign body, e.g. screw or nail, from the tyre.
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Unscrew the valve cap.
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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
Sealing
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Forcefully shake the tyre inflator bottle
times.
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Firmly screw the inflation hose
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
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
firmly onto the tyre valve.
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Check that the air release valve
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Start the engine and run it in idle.
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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 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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» page 122.
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).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving for 10 minutes
on page 122 first.
» Fig. 112
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onto the tyre inflator bottle
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and plug the open end fully onto
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with the bottom facing upwards and fill all of the sealing
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» Fig. 112 on page 122 of the air compressor
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is closed.
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into 12 Volt socket » page
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back onto the tyre valve and repeat
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from the tyre valve.
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Emergency equipment and self-help
on page 122 several
clockwise.
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56, 12-Volt power outlet.
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» page 124.
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