1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 273

If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire flat, It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you're driving,If a tire goes avoid further tire and wheel damage especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goesby driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard out of a tire, it's much more likely to leak out slowly. warning flashers. But if you should ever have a "blowout," here are a few and tips about what to expect what to do: If a fronttire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take foot off the your accelerator pedal and the steering wheel firmly. grip Changing a tire cancause an injury. The vehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slipoff the jack and overyou or other roll a stop well outof the traffic lane. people. You and they could be badly injured. To A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a Find a level place to change your tire. help prevent thevehicle from moving: skid and may require same correction you'd use in a the skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the 1. Put the shift lever in PARK ( ) P. accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by 2. Set the parkingbrake firmly. It steering theway you want the vehicle to go. may be 3. l h r n off the engine. very bumpy and noisy, but you can steer. Gently still To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, -brake to a stop well off the roadif possible. you can put blocks at the front and rear the of If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your tire farthestaway from the one being changed. jacking equipment to change a tire safely. flat That would be the tireon the otherside of the vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-24