If A Tire Goes Flat - Chevrolet 2008 Corvette Owner's Manual

If a Tire Goes Flat

Your vehicle has no spare tire, no tire changing
equipment, and no place to store a tire.
It is unusual for a tire to blow out while you are driving,
especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air
goes out of a tire, it is much more likely to leak out
slowly. See Tires on page 5-58 for additional
information.
Your vehicle, when new, had run-flat tires. This type of
tire can operate effectively with no air pressure, so you
will not need to stop on the side of the road to change a
flat tire. You can just keep on driving. The shorter the
distance you drive and the slower the speed, the greater
the chance that the run-flat tire will not have to be
replaced. Run-flat tires perform so well without any air
that a Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) is used to
alert you if a tire has lost pressure. See Run-Flat Tires on
page 5-64 and Tire Pressure Monitor System on
page 5-68.
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Special tools and procedures are required to
service a run-flat tire. If these special tools and
procedures are not used you or others could
be injured and your vehicle could be damaged.
Always be sure the proper tools and
procedures, as described in the service
manual, are used.
Notice: Using liquid sealants can damage the tire
valves and tire pressure monitor sensors in your
vehicle's run-flat tires. This damage would not
be covered by warranty. Do not use liquid sealants
in your vehicle's run-flat tires.
To order a service manual, see Service Publications
Ordering Information on page 7-17.