Changing
a
Flat
Tire
If
a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by
driving slowly
to
a
level place.
Turn
on
your hazard
warning flashers.
I
A
CAUTION:
Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle
can slip
off
the jack and roll over you or other
people. You and they could be badly injured.
Find a level place
to
change your tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1.
Set the parking brake firmly.
2.
Put an automatic transmission shift
lever in
PARK
(P)
or shift a manual
transmission to
FIRST
(1)
or
REVERSE
(R).
3.
If
you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle,
be
sure
the transfer case
is
in
a
drive
gear
--
not in
NEUTRAL (N).
4.
Turn
off
the engine.
CAUTION: (Continued)
To
be even
more
certain the vehicle won’t move,
you can put blocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side
of
the
vehicle, at the opposite end.
The following steps will tell
you
how
to
use
the jack and
change
a
tire.
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