1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 234

If a Tire Goes Flat It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you're driving, especially if you maintain your tires properly. air goes If out of a tire, it'smuch more likely to leak out slowly. But if you should everhave a "blowout," hereare a few tips about what to expect and what to do: Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goesflat, avoid further tire and wheeldamage by driving slowly to a levelplace. Turn on your hazard warning flashers. 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. Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently braketo a stop well out of the traffic lane. 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. Getthe vehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you still steer. Gently can brake to a stop -- well off the roadif possible. If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. Changing a tire can cause injury. Thevehicle an can slip off the jack and over you or other roll people. You and they could be badly injured. tire. To help Find a level place to change your prevent the vehicle from moving: 1. Set the parking brake firmly. 2. Put the shiftlever in PARK (P). 3. Turn off the engine. To be even more certain thevehicle won't move, you can put blocks at the front and rear of the tire farthest away from the one being changed. That would be the tireon the other side the of vehicle, at the opposite end. 5-22