Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, Owner'S Manual

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3. Automatic gearbox: move the selector
lever to position P.
4. Stop the engine and remove the key
from the ignition.
5. Manual gearbox: select a gear.
6. Switch on the hazard warning lights
and set up the warning triangle
→
page 73. Observe any legal require-
ments.
7. Ask all vehicle occupants to leave the
vehicle and stand at a safe distance
away from moving
traffic.
8. Check whether the puncture can be re-
paired with the breakdown set
→
page 357.
9. When towing a trailer: unhitch the trail-
er from the vehicle and park it properly
→
page 272.
10. When the luggage compartment is loa-
ded: remove load.
11. Take the breakdown set out of the lug-
gage compartment.
12. Take the sticker from the breakdown
set and stick it on the dash panel within
the driver’s
field of vision
→
page 358.
13. Do not remove foreign objects, e.g.
screws or nails, from the tyre.
WARNING
Ignoring any of the items on this impor-
tant safety checklist can lead to acci-
dents and severe injuries.
·
Always follow the actions in the check-
list and observe the generally valid
safety precautions.
Sealing and inflating tyres
Please refer to at the start of the
chapter on page 357.
Sealing a tyre
1. Unscrew the cap from the tyre valve.
2. Use the valve core extractor
→
Fig. 219
5
to screw the valve core out of the
tyre valve. Place the core on a clean
surface.
3. Shake the tyre
filler bottle
→
Fig. 219
3
vigorously several times.
4. Screw the tyre
filler hose → Fig. 219
2
tightly onto the tyre filler bottle in
a clockwise direction.
The plastic foil on the plug is pierced
automatically.
5. Remove the plug from the tyre filler
hose
→
Fig. 219
2
and place the open
end fully on the tyre valve.
6. Hold the bottle upside down and inject
the entire contents of the tyre filler
bottle into the tyre.
7. Remove the empty tyre filler bottle
from the valve.
8. Use the valve core extractor
→
Fig. 219
5
to screw the valve core back into the
tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
1. Screw the tyre
filler hose
→
Fig. 220
5
of the air compressor tightly onto the
tyre valve.
2. Check that the bleed screw
→
Fig. 220
4
is closed.
3. Start the engine and let it run.
4. Insert the 12-volt plug
→
Fig. 220
1
into
one of the vehicle’s 12-volt sockets
→
page 211.
5. Switch on the air compressor with the
on/off switch
→
Fig. 220
2
.
6. Run the air compressor until the tyre
pressure has reached 2.0 bar – 2.5 bar
(29 psi – 36 psi/200 kPa – 250 kPa)
→
. Maximum running time: 8 mi-
nutes → .
7. Switch off the air compressor.
8. If a pressure level of 2.0 – 2.5 bar (29 –
36 psi/200 – 250 kPa) cannot be
achieved , unscrew the tyre filler hose
from the tyre valve.
9. Drive (or reverse) the vehicle around
10 m (around 33 ft) so that the sealing
compound is evenly distributed in the
tyre.
10. Screw the tyre filler hose for the air
compressor firmly back onto the tyre
valve and inflate the tyre again.
Breakdown set 359
2KF012
720AB