1997 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 268

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. air goes If 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 toexpect and what to do: If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take foot off the your 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 rearblowout, remove your footfrom the accelerator pedal.Get the vehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehicle to It may be go. very bumpy and noisy, but you canstill steer. Gently brake to a stop -- well off the roadif 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 goesflat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowlyto a level place. Turn on your hazard Wi ; flashers. * I-Changing a tire can cause an injury. vehicle The can slipoff the jack and roll overyou or other people. You and theycould be badly injured. Find a level place to change your To help tire. prevent thevehicle from moving: 1. Put the shift lever PARK (P). in 2. Set the parking brake firmly. 3. Turn off the engine. To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, you can putblocks at the front and rear the of tire farthestaway from theone being changed. That would be the tire on the other side of the vehicle, at the oppositeend.