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If a Tire Goes Flat

It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,

especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes

out of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.

But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are a few

tips about what to expect and what to do:

If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that

pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off the

accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.

Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake

to a stop well out of the traffic lane.

A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like

a skid and may require the same correction you’d use

in a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from

the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by

steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be

very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently

brake to a stop

-- well off the road if possible.

If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your

jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.

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.

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 transaxle shift lever in

PARK (P), or shift a manual transaxle to

FIRST (1) or REVERSE (R).

3. Turn off the engine.

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.

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