1996 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 248

If a Tire Goes Flat It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you'redriving, especially if you maintain your tires properly.If air goes out of a tire, it's much more likely leak out slowly. to a are But if you should ever have "blowout," here a few tips about what to expect and what to do: Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goesflat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly a level place. Turn on your hazard to warning flashers. ~~ CAUTION: If a front tire fails, the flat tire create a drag that will pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your off the foot accelerator pedal and the steering wheel firmly. grip Changing a tire can cause injury. The vehicle an Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slipoff the jack androll over you or.other a stopwell out of the traffic lane. people. You and they could be badly injured. A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a Find a level place to change yourtire. To help prevent thevehicle from moving: skid and may require the same correction you'd use in a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the 1 Put the shiftlever in PARK ( ) . P. accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control .by 2. Set the parking brakefirmly. steering the way you want the vehicle go. It maybe to 3. lhrn off the engine. very bumpy and noisy, but you can steer. Gently still To be even more certain thevehicle won't move, brake to a stop -- well off the road if possible. you can putblocks at the front and rear of the part If a tire goes flat, the next shows howto use your tire farthestaway from theone being changed. jacking equipmentto change a flat tire safely. That would be the tire on the other of the side vehicle, at the oppositeend. A 5-25