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W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
ST
AR
TING AND
DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
fig. 9
A
C
B
D
G
E
F
I
H
KA00128m
The kit
fig. 9
includes:
A
Label
B
Sealant bottle
C
Sealant bottle hose
D
Bottle holder
E
Pressure gauge
F
Power plug with cable
G
Compressor switch
H
Repair kit hose
I
Pressure relief valve
1. Remove the tyre repair kit from the
wrapping.
2. Peel off the label
A
showing the
maximum permissible speed of
80 km/h (50 mph) from the sealant
bottle and attach it to the instrument
panel in the driver’s field of view.
Make sure the label does not obscure
anything important.
3. Take the hose
H
with the pressure
relieve valve
I
and the power plug
with cable
F
out of the kit.
4. Connect the hose
H
with the
pressure relieve valve
I
to the sealant
bottle
B
.
5. Engage the sealant bottle
B
into the
bottle holder
D
.
6. Remove the valve cap from the
damaged tyre.
7. Screw the sealant bottle hose
C
firmly onto the valve of the damaged
tyre.
8. Make sure that the compressor
switch
G
is in position
0
.
9. Insert the power plug
F
into the cigar
lighter socket or auxiliary power
socket.
10. Start the engine.
11. Move the compressor switch
G
to
position
1
.
12. Inflate the tyre for no longer than
10 minutes to an inflation pressure
of minimum 1.8 bar (26 psi) and a
maximum of 3.5 bar (51 psi). Move
the compressor switch
G
to
position
0
and check the current tyre
pressure with pressure gauge
E
.
Note
If a tyre pressure of 1.8 bar
(26 psi) is not reached do not continue.
Note
When pumping in the sealant
through the tyre valve, the pressure
may rise up to 6 bar (87 psi) but will
drop again after about 30 seconds.
101-130 Ford KA GB 15-07-2008 8:50 Pagina 112
