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The essentials
Repairing a tyre with the anti-punc-
t
ur
e k
it
Fig. 60 Standard representation: Contents of
the ty
r
e mo
bility system.
The anti-puncture kit is located under the
floor p
anel
in the lug
gage compartment.
Sealing the tyre
●
Unscrew the tyre valve cap and insert. Use
the ››› Fig. 60
1
tool to remove the insert.
Pl
ac
e it
on a clean surface.
●
Shake the tyre sealant bottle vigorously
››› Fig. 60
10
.
●
Screw the inflator tube ›
›
›
Fig. 60
3
into
the se
al
ant
bottle. The bottle's seal will break
automatically.
●
Remove the lid from the filling tube
››› Fig. 60
3
and screw the open end of the
t
ube int
o the ty
re valve.
●
With the tyre sealant bottle upside down,
fill the tyre with the contents of the sealant
bottle.
●
Remove the bottle from the valve.
●
Place the insert back into the tyre valve us-
ing the tool ››› Fig. 60
1
.
Infl
atin
g the ty
re
●
Screw the compressor tyre inflator tube
››› Fig. 60
5
into the tyre valve.
●
Check that the air bleed screw is closed
›
›
›
Fig. 60
7
.
●
Start the engine and leave it running.
●
Insert the connector ›
›
›
Fig. 60
9
into the
v
ehic
l
e's 12-volt socket ›››
page 138.
●
Turn the air compressor on with the ON/OFF
switch ››› Fig. 60
8
.
●
Keep the air compressor running until it
r
e
ac
hes 2.0 to 2.5 bar
(29-36 psi/200-250 kPa). a maximum of 8
minutes.
●
Disconnect the air compressor.
●
If it does not reach the pressure indicated,
unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the valve.
●
Move the vehicle 10m so that the sealant is
distrib
uted throughout the tyre.
●
Screw the c
ompressor tyre inflator into the
valve.
●
Repeat the inflation process.
●
If the indicated pressure still cannot be
reached, the tyre is too badly damaged. Stop
and request assistance from an authorised
technician.
●
Disconnect the air compressor. Unscrew
the tyre inflator tube from the tyre valve.
●
When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and
2.0 bars, continue driving without exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).
●
Check the pressure again after 10 minutes
›››
page 78.
››› in TMS (Tyre Mobility System)* on
page 77
››› page 76
46
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