1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 211

A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a skid and may require the same correction you'd use in a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Get thevehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be can very bumpy and noisy, but you still steer. Gently brake to a stop-- well off the road if possible. If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goes flat, avoid further tireand wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers. A CAUTION: Changing a tire can cause injury. The vehicle an cam slip -offthe jaek and d over yeti 8F & l k people. You and they couldbe badly injured. tire. Find a level place to change your To help prevent the vehicle from moving: 1. Set the parking brake firmly. 2. Put an automatic transaxle shift lever in PARK (P), or shift a manual transaxle to FIRST (1) or REVERSE(R). 3. Turn off the engine. To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, you can put blocks at the front and rear the of tire farthest away from the one being changed. of That would be the tire on the other sidethe vehicle, at the opposite end. . .!. .