1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 208

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 flat, avoid further tire wheel damage and especially if you maintain your tires properly. air goes If a on by driving slowly to level place. Turn your hazard to out of a tire, it's much more likely leak out slowly. warning flashers. are But if you should ever have a "blowout," herea few , tips about what to expect and what to do: :, ,::*,, If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your off the foot accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Changing a tire can cause an injury. Thevehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slipoff the jack and overyou or other roll a stop well out the traffic lane. of people. You and they could be badly injured. tire. A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much alike Find a level place to change your To help skid andmay require the same correction you'd usea in prevent thevehicle from moving: skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the 1. Set the parking brake firmly. accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by 2. Put the shiftlever in PARK (P). steering theway you want the vehicle go. It may be to 3. 'krn off the .engine. very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, brake to a stop-- well off the roadif possible. you can putblocks at the front and rear the of If a tire goes flat, the next part shows to use your how tire farthest away from one being changed. the jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. That would be the' tire on the other of the side vehicle, at theopposite end. 5-22