Jump-Starting - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

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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 on page 162 first.
Sealing
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Shake the tyre inflator bottle
10
times.
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Firmly screw the inflation hose
wise direction. 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 with the bottom facing upwards and fill all of the sealing
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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 air compressor tyre inflation hose
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 into 12 Volt socket
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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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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
» Fig. 145 on page 162 vigorously several
onto the tyre inflator bottle
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and plug the open end fully onto
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» Fig. 145 on page 162 firmly
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is closed.
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» page 80, 12-volt power outlet.
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back onto the tyre valve and repeat
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from the tyre valve.
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Once a tyre pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar is reached, the journey may be continued
at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving for 10 minutes
WARNING
The tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot as the tyre is be-
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ing inflated – there is a risk of injury.
Do not place the hot tyre inflation hose or hot air compressor on flamma-
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ble materials – there is a risk of fire.
If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage
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sustained was too serious. The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the
tyre. Do not drive the vehicle! Seek help from a specialist garage.
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in a clock-
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – there is a
risk of overheating. Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before
switching it on again.
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Check after 10 minutes' driving
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Read and observe
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving for 10 minutes!
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or less
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Do not drive the vehicle. You cannot properly seal with tyre with the
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breakdown kit.
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or more
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Adjust the tyre pressure to the correct value again (see inside of fuel filler
cap).
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Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).

Jump-starting

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
Jump-starting in vehicles with the START-STOP system
on page 162 first.
Emergency equipment, and self-help
» page 163.
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