1996 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 212

Changing a Flat Tire. E a tir~e flat, maid :further tire and.wheel -darnage goes by driving slqwly to a level place. Turn on your haz.ud. wa&g--flashers. Changing a tire .can cause injury. The vehicle 'an can slip aff the jackand roll overyou or other people. You and they could be badly injured. Find a.leve1 place. change.your tire. To help to . prevent the vehicle from moving: 1..Set the parking brake @rmly. . 2. put the shift. 1ever.in .PARK(PI. 3. Turn off the engine. To be ;evenmore certain vehicle won'tmove; the you :canput blocks at brit and rear of the the' tire farthestaway from the m e being changed. That would be thetire on the otherside of the vehicle, at the'opposite end. The-following .stepswill tell you.haw to uselhe jack .and. change a tire.