1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 253

If a Tire Goes Flat It's unusualfor a tire to "blow out" while you're driving, especially if you maintain yourtires properly. If air goes out of a tire, it's much more likely to leak out slowly. But if you should ever have a "blowout," here are a few tips about what to expect and what to do: If a fronttire fails, the flat tire will create adrag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal and grip thesteering wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to a stopwell out of the traffic lane. Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheeldamage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers. a curve, acts much like a skid and mayrequire the same correction you'd use in a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you can steer. Gently still brake to a stop-- well off the road if possible. If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. H rear blowout, particularly on Changing a tire can cause an injury, The vehicle can slipoff the jack and overyou or other roll people. You and they could be badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. help To prevent thevehicle from moving: 1. Set the parking brakefirmly. 2 Put an automatic transmission shift . lever inPARK (P) shift a manual or transmission to FIRST (1) or REVERSE (R). 3. Thrn off the engine. 4. Put thewheel blocks at the front and rear of the tire farthest away from the one being changed.That would be the tire on the other side the vehicle, at of the opposite end. 5-21