Vehicle Care 10-55
Warning (Continued)
changing a flat tyre. If it is used
for anything else, you or others
could be badly injured or killed if
the vehicle slips off the jack. If a
jack is provided with the vehicle,
only use it for changing a flat tyre.
If a tyre goes flat, avoid further tyre
and wheel damage by driving slowly
to a level place, well off the road,
if possible. Turn on the hazard
warning flashers. See Hazard
Warning Flashers on page 6-6.
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Warning
Changing a tyre can be
dangerous. The vehicle can slip
off the jack and roll over or fall
causing injury or death. Find a
level place to change the tyre.
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Warning (Continued)
To help prevent the vehicle from
moving:
1. Apply the parking brake
firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in
P (Park).
3. For vehicles with
four-wheel-drive with a
N (Neutral) transfer case
position, be sure the
transfer case is in a drive
gear — not in N (Neutral).
4. Turn off the engine and do
not restart while the vehicle
is raised.
5. Do not allow passengers to
remain in the vehicle.
6. Place wheel chocks,
if equipped, on both sides of
the tyre at the opposite
corner of the tyre being
changed.
When the vehicle has a flat tyre (2),
use the following example as a
guide to assist in the placement of
the wheel blocks (1), if equipped.
1. Wheel Chock (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tyre
The following information explains
how to use the jack and change
a tyre.
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