1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 211

If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire If flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you're driving, a tire goes on by driving slowlyto a level place. Turn your hazard If especially if you maintain your tires properly. air goes warning flashers. 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 to expect and whatdo: to If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create that a drag pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently 'brake to can slip off the jack and over you or other roll a stop well out the traffic lane. of people. You and they could be badly,injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much a like prevent thevehicle from moving: skid and may require the same correction you'd use a in skid. In m y rear blowout, remove your foot from the 1. Set the parking brakefirmly. accelerator pedal. Get vehicle under control by the 2. Put an'automatic transaxle lever in shift steering the way you want the vehiclego. It may be to PARK (P), or shift a manual transaxleto very bumpy and noisy, but you can steer. Gently still FIRST (1) or REVERSE (R). brake to a stop well off the road if possible. -3. l b r n off the engine. If a tire goes the nextpart shows how to use your flat, To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. you can put blocks at the front and rear the of tire farthestaway from the one being changed. That would be the tire the other side of the on vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-21