The preferred way to temporarily fix a flat tire and get you rolling toward a repair garage is a tire mobility kit. In the past, spare tires used to be the solution, but everyone’s finally realizing that there’s a much better way: just patch the hole.
If you’re curious how a tire repair kit works, this is how you use when your car has a flat tire.
Locate the sealant bottle and shake it well. Then, take the air compressor (the large rectangular unit) and connect it to the sealant bottle using the dedicated hose.
After removing the valve stem cap from the tire, screw the sealant bottle’s hose onto the valve. Confirm that the air compressor is in the “off” position before plugging it into the 12-volt outlet and turning the car on.
When you turn the compressor on, it will fill the tire with air and sealant, covering the inside of the tire with sealant to mask whatever crack or puncture caused the leak. Don’t let the air compressor run for longer than the recommended length of time, because that could over-inflate the tire.
When the tire is filled, detach the kit’s cords, return it to the trunk, and replace the tire cap.
A tire repair kit is a much better solution than a spare tire because it’s less weight, easier to apply, and doesn’t require extra tools—such as a jack and wrench. You can purchase a tire repair kit from a car parts store or find it in the trunk of some new vehicles, like Hyundai or Kia cars (which call them tire mobility kits).
Source: Hyundai
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