1997 Ford Probe Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 173
1997 Ford Probe Manual
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Preparing to Change the Tire 1. Make sure that your vehicle will not move or roll. If you have an automatic transaxle, put the gearshift in P (Park). If you have a manual transaxle, put the gearshift in 1 (First). Set the parking brake and block the wheel that is diagonally opposite the tire that you are changing. Blocking the wheel diagonally opposite the tire being changed When one of the front wheels is off the ground, the transaxle alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving or slipping off the jack, even if the vehicle is in P (Park) or 1 (First). To prevent the vehicle from moving when you change one of the front tires, put a block behind the wheel that is diagonally opposite to the tire. RWARNING If the vehicle slips off the jack, you or someone else could be seriously injured. 170