Roadside Emergencies
What to do when a tire is punctured
Atirepuncturewithinthetire’streadareacanberepairedintwostages
withthetemporarymobilitykit:
•
Inthefirststage,thetirewillbereinflatedwithasealingcompound
andair.Afterthetirehasbeenreinflated,youwillneedtodrivethe
vehicleashortdistance(approximately4miles[6km])todistribute
thesealantinthetire.
•
Inthesecondstage,youwillneedtocheckthetirepressureand
adjust,ifnecessary,tothevehicle’stireinflationpressure.
First stage: Reinflating the tire with sealing compound and air
Preparation
Parkthevehicleinasafe,levelandsecurearea,awayfrommoving
traffic.Turnthehazardlightson.Applytheparkingbrakeandturnthe
engineoff.Inspecttheflattireforvisibledamage.
Sealantcompoundcontainslatex.Toavoidanyallergicreactions,usethe
non-latexgloveslocatedintheaccessoryboxontheundersideofthe
temporarymobilitykithousing.
Donotremoveanyforeignobjectthathaspiercedthetire.Ifapuncture
islocatedinthetiresidewall,stopandcallroadsideassistance.
1.
2.
3.
Removethevalvecapfromthetirevalve.
Unwrapthecleartubefromthecompressorhousing.
Removethetubecapandfastenthemetalconnectorofthetubetothe
tirevalve,turningclockwise.Makesuretheconnectionistightlyfastened.
Plugthepowercableintothe12V
powerpointinthevehicle.
4.
5.
Removethewarningstickerfoundonthecanisterandplaceitonthe
topoftheinstrumentpanelorthecenterofthedash.
6.
Starttheengine(onlyifthevehicleisoutdoorsorina
well-ventilatedarea).
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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