1993 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 205

.If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire 1 It's unusual for a to "blow out" while you're driving, If a tire goes flat, avoid furthertire and wheel damage tire by driving slowlyto a level place. Turn 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 a few are tips about what to expect and what to do: cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over you or other people. You and they could be badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help prevent A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a the vehicle from moving: skid and may require the same correction you'd use in a 1. Set the parking brake K- A y . skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the 2. Put the shift lever in "P" (Park accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by 3. Turn off the engine. steering the way you want the vehicle to go. may be It To be even more certain the vehicle won't mob very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently you can put chocks at the front and rear of t brake to a stop, welloff the road if possible. tire farthest away from the one being changed, If your tire goesflat, the next section shows how to use I That would be the tire on the oP?r side of the your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. vehicle, the oppos'- end. CAUTION: (Continued) 1 If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle toward that Take yourfoot off the side: accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. to a Steer to maintain lane position, then gentlv I. stop well out ofthe traffic lane. I Changing a tire can A "-CAUTION: