1997 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 230

Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers Changing atire can cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over you other or injured. people. You and they could be badly Find a level placeto change your tire. To help prevent the vehicle from moving: 1. Put the shift lever inPARK (P). 2. Set the parking brakefirmly. 3. Turn off the engine. To be even morecertain the vehicle won't move, you can put blocks at the front and rear of the tire farthestaway from the one being changed. That would be the tire on the other side of the vehicle, at the opposite end. 1. The following steps will tell you how use the jack and to change a tire. 5-23