If Trouble Arises; Flat Tire; Removing a Flat Tire- Page 507

2. Put a vehicle with an automatic

transaxle in Park (P), a manual
transaxle in Reverse (R) or 1, and turn
off the engine.

3. Turn on the hazard warning flasher.
4. Have everyone get out of the vehicle

and away from the vehicle and traffic.

5. Remove the jack, tool, and spare tire

(page 7-3).

6. Block the wheel diagonally opposite

the flat tire. When blocking a wheel,
place a tire block both in front and
behind the tire.

NOTE

When blocking a tire, use rocks or
wood blocks of sufficient size if
possible to hold the tire in place.

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Removing a Flat Tire

WARNING

When jacking-up a vehicle, always shift the
shift lever to 1st or R (manual transaxle
vehicle) or shift the selector lever to P
(automatic transaxle vehicle), apply the
parking brake, and place wheel blocks in
the position diagonally opposed to the
jack:

Changing a flat tire without using wheel
blocks is dangerous because the vehicle
may move and fall off the jack even with
the shift lever in 1st or R, or the select lever
is in P, which could result in an accident.

1. If your vehicle is equipped with a

wheel cover, pry off the wheel cover
with the beveled end of the jack lever.
 

NOTE

Force the end of the jack lever firmly
between wheel and cover, or removal
will be difficult.

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tire

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