Changing a flat tire, Changing a flat tire -64 – Saturn 2009 VUE User Manual

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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 the hazard
warning flashers. See Hazard
Warning Flashers
on page 3-5.

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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:

1. Set the parking brake firmly.

2. Put an automatic

transmission shift lever in
P (Park), or shift a manual
transmission to 1 (First) or
R (Reverse).

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CAUTION

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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 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).

A. Wheel Block

B. Flat Tire

The following information explains
how to use the jack and change
a tire.

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