If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on the hazard warning flashers. See Hazard Warning Flashers .
Caution: Changing a tire can be dangerous. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over or fall on you or other people. You and they could
be badly injured or even killed. Find a level place to change your tire. To help prevent
the vehicle from moving:
To be even more certain the vehicle will not move, put 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, at the opposite end of the vehicle.
When the vehicle has a flat tire (B), use the following example as a guide to assist you in the placement of wheel blocks (A).
Wheel Block
Flat Tire
The following information explains how to use the jack and change a tire.