Problems
on
the
Road
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.
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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 the shift lever
in
P
mrk).
3.
Shift a manual transaxle to
1
(First) or
R
(Reverse).
4.
Turn
off
the engine.
To
be
even more certain the vehicle won’t move, you can
put
chocks 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.
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