Jump-Starting - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Sealing and inflating the tyre
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Read and observe on page 213 first.
Sealing
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Forcefully shake the tyre inflater bottle
forth several 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 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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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
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
» Fig. 200 on page 214 back and
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onto the tyre inflator bottle
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and plug the open end fully onto
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» Fig. 200 on page 214 firmly
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» page 96.
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back onto the tyre valve and repeat
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from the tyre valve.
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WARNING
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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During inflation, the tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot.
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Do not place the hot tyre inflation hose or hot air compressor on flamma-
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ble materials – risk of fire!
clockwise.
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – risk of
overheating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before switching
it on again.
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 inflation 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 inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or more
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Adjust the tyre inflation pressure to the correct value (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
The battery of another vehicle can be used to jump-start your vehicle if the en-
gine will not start because the battery is flat.
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on page 213 first.
Emergency equipment, and self-help
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