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Changing
a
Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to
a
level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers,
Changing
a
tire can cause
an Ijury.
The vehicle
can
slip
off
the jack and roll over
you or
other
people. You and they could be
badly
injured.
Find
a
level place
to
change your. tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2 .
Put the shift lever in PARK (P).
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won't move,
you can 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 of the
vehicle,
at
the opposite end,
The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
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