1996 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 246

If a Tire Goes Flat It's unusual for a tire to "blowout" while you're driving, especially if you maintain your tires properly. goes If air out of a tire, it's muchmore likely to leak out slowly. a But if you should ever have "blowout," here are few a tips about what to expect and what do: to Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to level place. Turn on your hazard a warning flashers. CAUTION: If a front tirefails, the flat tire will createa drag that off pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot the accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Changing a tire cancause an injury. Thevehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slip off the jack androll over you or other a stop well out of the traffic lane. people. You and they could be badly injured. A rear blowout, particularly on curve, acts much likea a skid and may require same correction you'd use in the a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by steering theway you want the vehicle togo. 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 flat tire safely. a A Find a level place to change your tire. To help prevent thevehicle from moving: 1. Put the shift lever in PARK (P). 2. Set the parking brakefirmly. 3. "urn off the engine. To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, you can put blocks at the front and rear the of tire farthestaway from the one being changed. That would be the tireon the otherside of the vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-25