1993 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 201

Problems on the Road Changing a Flat Tire It's unusual for a tireto "blow out" while you're driving, especiallyif you maintain your tires properly. If air goes out of a tire, it's much more likely to leak outslowly. Butif you should ever have a "blowout," here are afew tips about whatto expect and what to do: If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create adrag that pulls the vehicle toward thatside. Take your footoff the accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane position, thengently brake to a stop well out of the traffic lane. A rear blowout, particularly c a curve, m acts much like a skid and may require the samecorrection you'd use in a skid. In any rearblowout, remove pur b o t from the accelerator pedal. G,etthe vehicle under controlby steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer, Gently brake to a stop, well off the roadif possible. If your tire goes flat, the next se'ction shows how to use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damageby driving slowly to a level place.Turn on your hazard warning flashers. A Changing a tire can cause an I I slip injury. The vehicle can off the jack and roll over or other you people. You and they couldbe badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help preventthe vehicle from moving: (Continued) . I . 2010