Peugeot 408 I Spare Wheel and Tyre Repair Kit

Hello and welcome. In this post, we'll look at what to do if you get a flat tyre on your Peugeot 408. Depending on its equipment, your car has either a temporary puncture repair kit or a space-saver spare wheel, and we'll cover both.

Quick Reference

Tool kit

Your 408 comes with a set of tools. What is in it depends on your car's equipment: either a temporary puncture repair kit or a spare wheel. These tools are specific to your vehicle and can vary with the level of equipment. Do not use them for any other purpose.

The tool kit is stored in the boot, under the floor. To reach it:

1. Boot: open the boot.
2. Boot mat: pull the handle of the articulated boot mat to unfold it until it is fully open.

These are the tools provided:

Item 4 comes with the temporary puncture repair kit. Items 5, 6 and 7 come with the spare wheel.

If your car has a spare wheel, only use the jack to change a wheel with a damaged or punctured tyre. Do not use any jack other than the one supplied with the vehicle. If your car does not have its original jack, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop to get the one the manufacturer intended. The jack meets European standards, as defined in the Machinery Directive 2006/42/CE, and complies with UKCA requirements, as defined by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 No.1597. It does not need any maintenance.

How to use the tyre repair kit

The kit is made up of a compressor and a sealant cartridge. It lets you carry out a temporary repair so that you can drive to the nearest garage, and it is designed to repair most punctures on the tyre tread. Your car's electrical system can power the compressor for long enough to repair a tyre after a puncture. Only the 12 V socket at the front of the vehicle can be used to power the compressor.

The tyre inflation pressures are shown on a label on your car. If you adjust the pressure of one or more tyres, you must reinitialise the under-inflation detection system.

Repair procedure

Do not remove any foreign body, such as a nail or screw, that has gone into the tyre.

1. Park: park without obstructing traffic and apply the parking brake.
2. Safety: follow the safety rules of the country you are driving in, such as hazard warning lamps, warning triangle and high visibility jacket.
3. Ignition: switch the ignition off.
4. Bottle cap: remove the transparent cap from the bottle of sealant.
5. Protective cover: lift the protective cover on the compressor.
6. Fit the bottle: turn the bottle of sealant over and screw it a quarter turn into the compressor.
7. Valve cap: remove the valve cap from the tyre and put it somewhere clean.
8. Pipe: uncoil the pipe stowed under the compressor.
9. Connect the pipe: connect the pipe to the tyre valve and tighten it firmly.
10. Switch: check that the compressor switch is in position “O”.
11. Cable: fully uncoil the electric cable stowed under the compressor.
12. Power: connect the compressor's electric plug to the vehicle's 12 V socket.
13. Sticker: stick the speed limit sticker inside the car, close to the driver, as a reminder that a wheel is in temporary use.
14. Ignition on: switch the ignition on.
15. Inflate: move the switch to position “I” until the tyre pressure reaches 2 bar. The sealant is injected into the tyre under pressure, so do not disconnect the pipe from the valve while this happens, as there is a risk of blowback.
16. Switch off: move the switch to position “O”.
17. Unplug: disconnect the electric plug from the 12 V socket.
18. Kit: remove the kit.
19. Valve cap: refit the cap on the valve.
20. Bottle: remove and store the bottle of sealant.
21. Drive: drive straight away for approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) at reduced speed, between 12 and 37 mph (20 and 60 km/h), to plug the puncture.
22. Check: stop and check the repair and the tyre pressure using the kit.

If the pressure of 2 bar is not reached after approximately 7 minutes, the tyre cannot be repaired. Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop for help.

At the check, if the tyre pressure is incorrect, contact a PEUGEOT dealer to have the tyre changed. If it is correct, drive a second time for approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) at reduced speed, between 12 and 37 mph (20 and 60 km/h). Then stop and check the pressure again with the kit to confirm the repair has worked.

With a tyre repaired this way, do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) and do not drive more than 125 miles (200 km). You must contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop to have the repair checked and the tyre changed.

The sealant is harmful if swallowed and irritates the eyes, so keep it out of the reach of children. The use-by date is marked on the bottle. After use, do not throw the bottle away into the environment: take it to a PEUGEOT dealer or an authorised waste disposal site. Remember to get a new bottle of sealant from a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.

Checking/adjusting tyre pressures

You can also use the compressor without sealant to check and, if needed, adjust your tyre pressures.

1. Valve cap: remove the valve cap from the tyre and keep it somewhere clean.
2. Pipe: uncoil the pipe stowed under the compressor.
3. Connect the pipe: screw the pipe onto the valve and tighten it firmly.
4. Switch: check that the compressor switch is in position “O”.
5. Cable: fully uncoil the electric cable stowed under the compressor.
6. Power: connect the compressor's electric plug to the vehicle's 12 V socket.
7. Ignition on: switch the ignition on.
8. Adjust: move the switch to position “I” and adjust the pressure to the value on your car's tyre pressure label. To let air out, press the black button on the compressor pipe, near the valve connection.
9. Switch off: once the correct pressure is reached, move the switch to position “O”.
10. Stow: remove the kit and stow it.
11. Valve cap: refit the cap on the valve.

If the pressure of 2 bar is not reached after 7 minutes, the tyre is damaged. Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop for help.

Where is the spare wheel?

The spare wheel is a 'space-saver' wheel and is stored in the boot, under the floor. To reach it, first open the boot and unfold the boot mat as described in the Tool kit section.

Removing the spare wheel

1. Central nut: slacken the central nut.
2. Fastening device: remove the fastening device (nut and bolt).
3. Lift: lift the spare wheel towards you from the rear.
4. Take out: take the wheel out of the boot.

Putting the spare wheel back in place

The punctured wheel cannot be put under the boot floor.

1. Housing: put the spare wheel back in its housing.
2. Nut: slacken the nut on the bolt by a few turns.
3. Fastening device: position the fastening device (nut and bolt) in the middle of the wheel.
4. Tighten: tighten the central nut enough to hold the wheel correctly.
5. Tool box: put the tool box back in the middle of the wheel and clip it in place.

Removing a wheel

Before you start, park safely. Stop where you do not obstruct traffic, on ground that is level, stable and non-slippery. With an automatic gearbox or a drive selector, select mode P to lock the wheels. Apply the parking brake, unless it is set to automatic mode, and switch off the ignition. Check that the parking brake indicator lamps on the instrument panel are on fixed. Everyone must get out of the car and wait somewhere safe. If necessary, place a chock under the wheel diagonally opposite the one you are changing, especially on electric vehicles. Never go underneath a car raised on a jack; use an axle stand.

If your wheel has a wheel trim, remove it first by pulling with both hands on one of its upper arms. When you refit a wheel, line up the trim's aperture with the valve, then push it into place all round its edge with the palm of your hand.

1. Steel wheels: remove the wheel trim.
2. Alloy wheels: remove the central bolt cover using tool 7.
3. Security bolt: if fitted, put security bolt socket 2 on wheelbrace 5 and slacken the security bolt.
4. Other bolts: slacken the other bolts using wheelbrace 5 only.
5. Position the jack: place the foot of jack 6 on the ground, directly below the front A or rear B jacking point on the underbody, whichever is closest to the wheel.
6. Extend the jack: extend jack 6 until its head touches jacking point A or B. The contact area on the car must sit properly in the central part of the jack head.
7. Raise: raise the car until there is enough space under the wheel to fit the spare (not punctured) wheel easily.
8. Bolts: remove the bolts and store them somewhere clean.
9. Wheel: remove the wheel.

Never use an impact wrench on the security bolt socket. Make sure the jack is stable: on slippery or loose ground it can slip or collapse, with a risk of injury. Only place the jack at jacking point A or B, with its head centred under the contact area. Otherwise the car can be damaged and the jack can collapse, with a risk of injury.

Fitting a wheel

On petrol and hybrid versions with alloy wheels, washers A do not touch the space-saver spare wheel. The wheel is held in place by the conical contact surface B of each bolt. On rechargeable hybrid and electric versions with alloy wheels, the wheel is held in place by the spherical contact surface C of each bolt.

1. Hub: fit the wheel on the hub.
2. By hand: screw in the bolts by hand as far as possible.
3. Security bolt: pre-tighten the security bolt using wheelbrace 5 with security socket 2.
4. Other bolts: pre-tighten the other bolts using wheelbrace 5 only.
5. Lower: lower the car fully.
6. Jack: fold jack 6 and remove it.
7. Tighten security bolt: tighten the security bolt using wheelbrace 5 with security socket 2.
8. Tighten other bolts: tighten the other bolts using wheelbrace 5 only.
9. Bolt covers: refit the bolt covers on each bolt (depending on equipment).
10. Tools: store the tools.

After changing a wheel

The punctured wheel cannot be stored in place of the spare wheel, so put it in the boot. With a non-standard or space-saver spare wheel:

• Deactivate certain driving aids, such as Active Safety Brake and Adaptive cruise control.
• Do not exceed the maximum authorised speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) or the maximum distance of 50 miles (80 km).
• Do not drive with more than one spare wheel of this type.
• Do not refit the wheel trim from the replaced wheel.

Go to a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop to have the spare wheel's bolt tightening and tyre pressure checked. Have the punctured tyre examined too. The technician will tell you whether it can be repaired or must be replaced.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the spare wheel or repair kit on a Peugeot 408?

Both are stored in the boot, under the floor. Open the boot and pull the handle of the articulated boot mat until it is fully open.

How fast can I drive on a Peugeot 408 space-saver spare wheel?

Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) or drive more than 50 miles (80 km). Then have the bolts and tyre pressure checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.

How far can I drive after using the Peugeot 408 puncture repair kit?

With a tyre repaired using the kit, do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) and do not drive more than 125 miles (200 km). You must then have the repair checked and the tyre changed.

What if the repair kit will not inflate my 408's tyre to 2 bar?

If the pressure of 2 bar is not reached after approximately 7 minutes, the tyre cannot be repaired. Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop for help.

Whether your 408 has a repair kit or a spare wheel, both are only a temporary fix to get you to a garage. Respect the speed and distance limits, and have the tyre checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop as soon as you can.

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This is an independent guide, not an official Peugeot publication. If in doubt, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop before carrying out any work.

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