Basic Lodestar question

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I have just acquired a small Lodestar inflatable second-hand. All seems to be in order, but the owner's manual tells me to open the overpressure valve while inflating - and I can't work out how to open it. Its cap seems to be a smooth red disc with a ring of little slots. Is there a key or something?
 
I purchased a Lodestar NSA260 from new in 2005. I don't have my manual to hand but I don't recollect seeing anything about touching the overpressure valve. I certainly was not provided with a "key" of any sort. In practice I have just ignored the overpressure valve.... (so far!) without problems.
 
You just take the red cap off to reveal the valve. It's only a dust cover - you don't touch the valve itself.

"Take OFF the red cap from the
overpressure valve. Inflate the chamber with
the overpressure valve first, then
Step 2: the remaining chamber(s). (see
inflation order printed near valves).
Put in enough pressure to allow the boat to
spread out, but do not fully inflate the tube.
Step 3: Pump the chamber with overpressure
valve until it starts leaking air, then
Step 4: pump remaining chambers in right
order until overpressure valve starts leaking
again.
If inflation is done in right order then the boat
has the right pressure and there is no
distortion of fabric near the bulkheads.
Step 5: Replace the red cap on the overpressure
valve . . ."

HTH
 
Many thanks, but...

I did not see anything to get hold of to pluck out the red cover: it's too smooth to grip. I'm not looking at it at this moment, so perhaps I'm mis-remembering.
 
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