1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 222

If 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 by driving slowly toa level place. Turn on your hazard especially if you maintain your tires properly.If air goes out of a tire,it'smuchmorelikelytoleakoutslowly.warningflashers. But if you should ever havea "blowout," here are few a tips about what to expect and what to do: If a front tirefails, the flat tire will createa drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your off the foot the accelerator pedal and grip steering wheel firmly. Changing a tire can causean injury. The vehicle Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to can slipoff the jack and overyou or other roll a stop well out of the traffic lane. people. You and they could be badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help A rear blowout, particularly on curve, actsmuch like a a skid and may require the same correction you'd use ain prevent thevehicle from moving: skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the 1. Set theparking brakefirmly. by accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control 2 Put an automatic transaxle lever in . shift steering theway you wantthe vehicle togo. It may be PARK ( ) or shift a manual transaxle to P, very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently 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 flat, the next part shows how to use your To be evenmore certain the vehicle won't move, jacking equipment to change flat tire safely. a you can put blocks at the front and rear the of tire farthestaway from theone being changed. That would be the tire the other side the on of vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-23