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INSTRUCTION, USE AND
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
GB
13.0 USING THE MACHINE
13.1 Precaution measures during tyre re-
moval and fitting
Before fitting a tyre, observe the following safety rules:
• rim and tyre must be clean, dry and in good condition;
if necessary, remove the balancing weights and clean
the rim. Check that:
- neither the bead nor the tread of the tyre are dam-
aged;
- the rim does not produce dents and/or deformation
(especially for alloy rims, dents can cause internal
micro-fractures, that pass unobserved at visual
inspection, and can compromise the solidity of the
rim and constitute danger even during inflation);
• adequately lubricate the contact surface of rim and
tyre bead, using specific tyre lubricants only;
• replace the inner tube valve with a new valve, if the
tyre tube has a metal valve, replace the grommet;
• make sure that the tyre is the right size for the rim;
on the contrary, never fit a tyre unless you are sure it
is the right size (the rated size of the rim and tyre is
usually printed directly on each of them);
• do not use compressed air or water jets to clean the
wheels on the machine.
13.2 Preliminary operations - Preparing the
wheel
• Remove the wheel balancing weights from both sides
of the wheel.
REMOVE THE VALVE STEM AND
ALLOW THE TYRE TO COMPLETE-
LY DEFLATE.
• Establish from which side the tyre should be de-
mounted, checking the position of the groove.
• Find the rim locking type.
• Try to establish the special types of wheels, such as
“EH2” and “EH2+”, in order to improve locking, bead
breaking, assembly and disassembly performances.
W H E N H A N D L I N G W H E E L S
WEIGHING MORE THAN 10 KG
AND/OR WITH A FREQUENCY
OF MORE THAN 20/30 WHEELS
PER HOUR, A LIFTING DEVICE
SHOULD BE USED.
DO NOT CHANGE THE SET OP-
ERATING PRESSURE VALUE BY
MEANS OF THE MAXIMUM PRES-
SURE VALVES. THE MANUFAC-
TURER SHALL NOT BE RESPON-
SIBLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE
ARISING FROM UNAUTHORISED
CHANGES.
Version with tubeless inflation
The inflation pedal has two functions. The supply of
air at a controlled pressure as in the previous version,
and a second function of a jet of air from the inflation
nozzle to assist the beading in of the tyre.
DO NOT CHANGE THE SET OP-
ERATING PRESSURE VALUE BY
MEANS OF THE MAXIMUM PRES-
SURE VALVES. THE MANUFAC-
TURER SHALL NOT BE RESPON-
SIBLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE
ARISING FROM UNAUTHORISED
CHANGES.
Fig. 14
KARACTER.TLX - KARACTER.TLXFI
7108-M007-0_B