a stone or similar to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
With anti-puncture kit
Fig. 47
The anti-puncture kit is located under the
floor panel in the luggage compartment.
Sealing the tyre
Unscrew the tyre valve cap and insert. Use
●
›››
the
Fig. 47
tool to remove the insert.
1
Place it on a clean surface.
●
Shake the tyre sealant bottle vigorously
›››
Fig. 47
.
10
›››
●
Screw the inflator tube
Fig. 47
the sealant bottle. The bottle's seal will break
automatically.
The essentials
●
Remove the lid from the filling tube
›››
Fig. 47
and screw the open end of the
3
tube into the tyre valve.
●
With the tyre sealant bottle upside down,
fill the tyre with the contents of the sealant
bottle.
●
Remove the bottle from the valve.
●
Place the insert back into the tyre valve us-
›››
ing the tool
Fig. 47
Inflating the tyre
●
Screw the compressor tyre inflator tube
›››
Fig. 47
into the tyre valve.
5
●
Check that the air bleed screw is closed
›››
Fig. 47
.
7
●
Start the engine and leave it running.
●
Insert the connector
vehicle's 12-volt socket
●
Turn the air compressor on with the ON/OFF
›››
switch
Fig. 47
●
Keep the air compressor running until it
reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar
(29-36 psi/200-250 kPa). a maximum of 8
minutes.
●
Disconnect the air compressor.
If it does not reach the pressure indicated,
●
unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the valve.
Move the vehicle 10m so that the sealant is
●
into
3
distributed throughout the tyre.
.
1
›››
Fig. 47
into the
9
›››
page
119.
.
8
●
Screw the compressor tyre inflator into the
valve.
●
Repeat the inflation process.
If the indicated pressure still cannot be
●
reached, the tyre is too badly damaged. Stop
and request assistance from an authorised
technician.
●
Disconnect the air compressor. Unscrew
the tyre inflator tube from the tyre valve.
●
When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and
2.0 bars, continue driving without exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the pressure again after 10 minutes
●
›››
page
78.
›››
in TMS (Tyre Mobility System)* on
page 77
›››
page 76
WARNING
A tyre filled with sealant does not have the
same performance properties as a conven-
tional tyre.
Never drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
●
●
Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fast cornering.
Drive for only 10 minutes at a maximum
●
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and then check
the tyre.
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