Vauxhall 2010 Astra, Owner'S Manual

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257 Self-help, Vehicle care
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4. Screw the compressor air hose to the
connection on the sealant bottle.
5. Fit the sealant bottle into the retainer on
the compressor.
Set the compressor near the tyre in such
a way tha t the sealant b ottle is up rig ht.
6. Remove the v alve cap from the defective
tyre.
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7. Sc rew the filler hose to the tyre v alve.
8. The switch on the compressor m ust be
set to § .
9. Connec t the compressor plug to the
accessory socket or cigarette lighter
socket. Accessory socket – see page 107.
To avoid discharging the battery, we
rec om mend running the engine.
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10. Set the rocker switch on the com pressor
to I. The tyre is filled with sea lant.
11. While the sealant bottle drains (a pprox.
30 seconds) the pressure ind icator on
the com pressor briefly points to 6 b ar.
Pressure then sink s a gain.
12. All of the sea la nt is pump ed into the
tyre. Afterwards, the tyre is filled with
air.
13. The presc rib ed tyre pressure – see
page 337 should be reached within
10 m inutes. Switch off the com pressor
when the correct pressure is obtained.