Opel 1973 GT, Руководство пользователя

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136 Self-help, vehicle care
Tyre repair kit
Minor damag e to the tyre tread, e.g . from
foreign bodies, can be tem porarily
rep aired using the tyre repair kit.
Do not rem ov e foreign bodies from the
tyres. Damaged areas bigger than 4 m m
and da mage at the tyre rim cannot be
rep aired using the tyre repair kit.
The tyre repair k it can be used to seal small
punctures with a liquid seala nt. Use of the
sealant does not c onstitute a permanent
rep air but is designed as an emergency
measure, to allow the vehicle to be driven
while awaiting tyre replacement.
The tyre repair kit ca n also be used to
infla te the tyres to the c orrect tyre pressure
(see page 180) without using the sea lant.
For important information – see page 140.
If you have a flat tyre:
z
Park on a level, firm a nd non-slippery
surface.
z Sw itch on haz ard warning lamps, a pply
hand brak e, engage rev erse gear and
switch off engine.
z Correctly set up the warning triangle 3 .
Warning tria ngle – see page 135.
Nev er use the liquid sealant on more than
one tyre at a tim e.
The tyre repa ir kit is loc ated in a stowag e
compartment on the driver’s side at the
rear of the lugg age compartment.
Remove the strap from the tyre repair kit by
pressing the tabs on either side of the
buckle a nd remove the tyre repair kit from
its foam container.
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Warning
Driv ing with tyre pressure that is too low
can cause invisible d amage to the tyres.
This dama ge c annot be remedied using
the tyre repair kit. Park v ehicle and
contact a workshop.
1. Place the tyre repair k it on level ground
and unwrap the sealant filling hose
from the compressor unit.