User Guide

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.

{CAUTION:

Changing a tire can cause an injury. 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. Put the shift lever in PARK (P).

2. Set the parking brake ﬁrmly.

3. Turn off the engine and do not restart

while the vehicle is raised.

4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the

vehicle.

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, at the opposite end of the vehicle.

The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and

change a tire.

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