Dodge 2007 Sprinter Automobile User Manual


 
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Practical hints
Flat tire
5
Tire sealant bottle for twin tires
7 Valve
8 Tire sealant bottle with hook, hose and
angle brackets
̈ Shake tire sealant bottle 8.
̈ Unscrew and remove the cap from
valve 7 on tire sealant bottle 8.
̈ Press angle bracket 2 (page 327)
on hose 3 of the electric air pump all
the way onto valve 7 of tire sealant
bottle 8 and clamp it in place.
The following steps may vary depending on
vehicle tires.
ț Single tires (page 328).
ț Twin tires, inner wheel (page 329)
ț Twin tires, outer wheel (page 331)
Single tire
9 Hook
a Knob
b Lever
c Valve core extractor
d Tire valve
̈ Pull knob a out of valve core extractor
c as far as the stop.
̈ Unscrew and remove the valve cap
from tire valve d on the flat tire.
̈ Hook the tire sealant bottle into the up-
per vent hole in the wheel using
hook 9.
̈ Keep lever b pressed, connect valve
core extractor c firmly to tire valve d
and release lever b.
̈ Press knob a into the valve core of
tire valve d, turning it gently as you do
so, until the shaft of valve core
extractor c engages.
̈ Turn knob a counterclockwise until
the valve core is unscrewed.
̈ Pull knob a out of valve core extractor
c as far as the stop.
̈ This pulls the valve core into the valve
core extractor and seals it against the
valve core extractor stop.
̈ Make sure that the pressure release
screw on pressure gauge 5 is closed.
̈ Connect connector 6 to the 12 V
socket (12 V, 25 A, 300 watts) on the
center console (page 170).