Tube for inflating tyres
5
Warning provided by tyre pressure moni-
6
1)
toring system
Air bleed screw
2)
7
ON/OFF switch
8
12 volt connector
9
Bottle of sealant
10
Spare tyre valve
11
The valve insert remover
lower end for a valve insert. The valve insert
can only be screwed or unscrewed in this
way. This also applies to its replacement part
.
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Sealing and inflating a tyre
Sealing a tyre
Unscrew the tyre valve cap.
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Use the corresponding enclosed extractor
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Fig. 132
to unscrew the tyre valve in-
1
sert. Place the valve insert on a clean surface.
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Vigorously shake the sealant bottle
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Fig. 132
for several seconds.
10
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Screw the inflator tube
curely into the sealant bottle in a clockwise
1)
It can also be integrated in the compressor.
2)
In its place, the compressor may have a button.
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direction. The seal on the mouth of the bottle
moves automatically.
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Remove the lid from the filling tube
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Fig. 132
tube into the tyre valve.
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Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and
fill the complete contents of the can into the
tyre.
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Remove the tyre sealant bottle from the
valve.
has a gap at the
1
Screw the valve insert again with the corre-
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sponding enclosed extractor
into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
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Securely screw the tyre inflator tube
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Fig. 132
valve.
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Check whether the air bleed screw
›››
Fig. 132
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Start the vehicle engine and leave it run-
ning.
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Attach the connector
volt socket of the vehicle
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Connect the air compressor with the
›››
Fig. 132
se-
3
ON/OFF switch
Advice
and screw the open end of the
3
›››
Fig. 132
1
of the compressor into the tyre
5
is closed.
7
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Fig. 132
to a 12
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page
72.
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Fig. 132
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Keep the air compressor running until it
reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar (29-36 psi /
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200-250 kPa)
. Maximum operation time
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8 minutes
.
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Disconnect the air compressor.
If it is not possible to achieve an air pres-
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sure of 2.0 to 2.5 bar (29-36 psi /
200-250 kPa), unscrew the tyre inflator tube
from the tyre valve.
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Move the vehicle some 10 metres forward
or backward so that the sealant is evenly dis-
tributed in the tyre interior.
Securely screw the compressor tyre inflator
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tube into the tyre valve and repeat the infla-
tion 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 continue driving. You should ob-
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tain professional assistance
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Disconnect the air compressor and unscrew
the flexible inflator tube from the tyre valve.
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When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and
2.0 bars, immediately continue driving with-
out exceeding 80 km/h (50 mph).
After 10 minutes, Check the pressure again
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