Emergency Puncture Repair - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

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Emergency puncture repair

General
Cars seating five, the illustration shows variant 1
of the emergency puncture repair kit
The emergency puncture repair kit with com-
pressor and tools are found under the floor in
the cargo area.
NOTE
The car can be supplied with two different
types of emergency puncture repair kit.
They are each described individually and
are named variant 1 and variant 2.
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NOTE
The jack is an option on cars equipped with
emergency puncture repair kit.
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Cars seating seven, the illustration shows variant
1 of the emergency puncture repair kit
The emergency puncture repair kit
to seal the puncture and to check and adjust
the tyre pressure. It consists of a compressor
and a bottle with sealing fluid. The kit works
as a temporary repair. The sealing fluid bottle
must be replaced before its expiration date
and after use. For information on replace-
ment, see page 168 for variant 1 or page 172
for variant 2.
The sealing fluid effectively seals tyres punc-
tured in the tread.
1
Certain variants and markets.
NOTE
The emergency puncture repair kit is only
intended for sealing tyres with a puncture in
the tread.
The emergency puncture repair kit has limit-
ed abilities to seal tyres which have punc-
tures in the wall of the tyre. Do not seal tyres
with the emergency puncture repair kit if they
have larger slits, cracks or similar damage.
12 V sockets for the compressor are located
by the centre console in the front, by the rear
1
is used
seat and in the cargo area. Choose the elec-
trical socket that is nearest the punctured
tyre.
WARNING
You should not drive faster than 80 km/h
after the emergency tyre repair kit has been
used. The temporarily sealed tyre must be
changed as soon as possible (maximum
driving distance: 200 km).
Taking out the emergency puncture
repair kit
– Fold away the rear edge of the floor mat,
forward from the back.
– Lift up the emergency puncture repair kit.