The essentials
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To open the engine compartment fuse box
Remove the lid from the filling tube
Action in the event of a
puncture
3
››› Fig. 41
tube into the tyre valve.
and screw the open end of the
●
Raise the bonnet.
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Press the locking tabs to release the fuse
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With the tyre sealant bottle upside down,
box cover ››› Fig. 40
With anti-puncture kit
fill the tyre with the contents of the sealant
bottle.
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Then lift the cover out.
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To fit the cover, place it on the fuse box.
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Remove the bottle from the valve.
Push the locking tabs down until they click
audibly into place.
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Place the insert back into the tyre valve us-
1
ing the tool ››› Fig. 41
.
››› in Introduction on page 195
Inflating the tyre
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Screw the compressor tyre inflator tube
››› page 195
5
››› Fig. 41
into the tyre valve.
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Check that the air bleed screw is closed
7
››› Fig. 41
.
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Start the engine and leave it running.
Battery
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9
Insert the connector ››› Fig. 41
into the
Fig. 41
The battery is located in the engine compart-
vehicle's 12-volt socket ›››
●
page 107.
ment ›››
page 168. It does not require
The anti-puncture kit is located under the
floor panel in the luggage compartment.
Turn the air compressor on with the ON/OFF
maintenance. It is checked as part of the In-
spection Service.
8
switch ››› Fig. 41
●
.
Keep the air compressor running until it
Sealing the tyre
reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar
(29-36 psi/200-250 kPa). A maximum of 8
minutes.
››› in Warnings on handling the battery
on page 174
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Unscrew the tyre valve cap and insert. Use
the ››› Fig. 41
Place it on a clean surface.
1
tool to remove the insert.
››› page 174
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Disconnect the air compressor.
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Shake the tyre sealant bottle vigorously
››› Fig. 41
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If it does not reach the pressure indicated,
10
.
unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the valve.
●
3
Screw the inflator tube ››› Fig. 41
into
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Move the vehicle 10m so that the sealant is
distributed throughout the tyre.
the sealant bottle. The bottle's seal will break
automatically.
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