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Tyre repair kit*7
– Unscrew the valve cap.
– Use the screwdriver   to remove the va lve core and place it down on a clean 
surface.Seal and inflate tyresSealing tyres– Forcefully shake the tyre inflator bottle    page 6, fig. 5  several times.
– Firmly screw inflation hose   onto the tyre inflator bottle in a clockwise direction  . The film on the cap is  pierced automatically.
– Remove the plug from the inflation hose   and plug the open end fully into the  tyre valve.
– Hold the bottle   with the floor facing up wards and fill the whole sealing agent in 
the tyre inflator bottle into the tyres.
– Remove the empty tyre inflator bottle from the valve.
– Screw the valve core back into the  tyre valve using the valve remover  .Pumping up the tyres– Screw the tyre inflation hose   page 6, fig. 5  of the air compressor firmly onto 
the tyre valve.
– Check whether the air release valve   is closed.
– Start the engine and run it in idle.
– Plug the cable connector   into the 12 Vo lt socket in the vehicle, see Owner's 
manual.
– Switch on the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch  .
– Allow the air compressor to run until reac hing a pressure of 2.0 - 2.5 bars for a 
maximum of 8 minutes ! 
– Switch off the air compressor. – If you cannot reach an air pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar, unscrew the tyre inflation hose 
 from the tyre valve.
– Drive the vehicle 10 metres forwards or  backwards to allow the sealing agent to 
distribute in the tyre.
– Screw the tyre inflation hose of the air  compressor  firmly back onto the tyre 
valve and repeat the inflation procedure.
– 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 break-
down kit  .
– Switch off the air compressor.
– Remove the tyre inflation hose   from the tyre valve.
If you reached a tyre inflation pressure of  2.0 – 2.5 bar, resume driving at a maximum 
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes  page 8, “Check after 
driving for 10 minutes”.
WARNING
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During inflation, the tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot- 
risk of injury!
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Do not place hot tyre inflation hoses or hot air compressors on flammable 
materials - risk of fire!
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If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage 
sustained was too serious. The sealing agen t cannot be used to seal the tyre. Do 
not drive the vehicle. Get professional assistance.Caution
Switch off the air compressor after running  8 minutes at the latest - danger of over-
heating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few moments before switching it on 
again.
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