1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 215

If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire It's unusualfor a tire to "blow out" while you're driving, 'If a tire goes avoid further tire and wheel damage flat, Turn by driving slowly to a level place. on your hazard especially if you maintain yourtires properly. If air goes 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 tips about what to expect and what to do: If a front tire fails, flat tire will create a drag that the pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take youroff the foot accelerator pedal and the steering wheel firmly. grip Changing atire can causean injury. The vehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slipoff the jack and roll overyou or other a stop well outof the trafY1c lane. people. You and they could be badly injured. To help A rear blowout, particularlyon a curve, acts much like a Find a level place to change your tire. prevent the vehicle from moving: skid and may require same correction you'd use in a the skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot the from 1. Set the parking brake firmly. accelerator pedal.Get the vehicle under control by 2 Put the shift lever in . PARK steering theway you want the vehicle to go. It may be 3. 'krn off the engine. very bumpy and noisy, but you can steer. Gently still To be evenmore certain the vehicle won't move, -brake to a stop well off the road if possible. you can put blocks at the front and rear of the If atire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your tire farthest away fromthe one being changed. jacking equipment to change a tire safely. flat That would be the on the other side the tire of vehicle, at the opposite end. (P). L 5-22