Changing a flat tire, Changing a flat tire -77, Caution – Pontiac 2004 Vibe 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 your
hazard warning flashers.

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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. Set the parking brake firmly.

2. Put an automatic transaxle shift lever in

PARK (P), or shift a manual transaxle to
FIRST (1) or REVERSE (R).

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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