1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 261

[f a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you're driving, If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard out of atire,it'smuchmorelikelytoleakoutslowly.warning flash-x 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 tire will create a drag that flat pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your off the foot accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to a stop well out the traffic lane. of A rear blowout, particularlyon a curve, acts much like a skid and may require the same correction you'd use a in skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehiclego. It may be to very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently brake to a stop well off the road if possible. -If a tire goes the next part shows how to use your flat, jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. Changing atire can causean injury. The vehicle or can slipoff the jack androll over you other people. You and they could be badly injured. To Find a level place to change your tire. help prevent the vehicle from moving: 1. Put the shift leverin PARK (P). 2. Set the parking brake firmly. 3. " moff 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 bethe tire on the other side of the vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-24