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Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front wheels,
unless you must. If the vehicle must be towed on the
front wheels,
don’t go more than 35 mph (56 km/h) or
farther than
50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle will be
damaged. If these limits must be exceeded, then the
front wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
Front Towing Hookups
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be sure to read all the
information in “Towing Your Buick” earlier in this part.
1. Attach T-hook chains behind the front wheels into
the bottom
of the floor pan on both sides.
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4. Attach a separate safety chain around the outboard
end of each lower control arm.
Rear Towing Hookups
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be sure to read all the
information
in “Towing Your Buick” earlier in this part.
1. Attach T-hook chains on both sides in the slotted
holes
in the floor pan just ahead of the rear wheels.
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10. Then replace the
pressure cap. At any
time during this
procedure if coolant
begins to flow
out of the
filler neck, reinstall the
pressure cap. Be sure
the arrows on pressure cap line up like this.
11. Check the coolant in the recovery tank. The level in
the coolant recovery tank should be at the
“HOT”
mark when the engine is hot or at the “ADD” mark
when the engine
is cold.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,
especially
if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes
out
of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are
a few
tips about what
to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your
foot off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer to maintain lane position, then gently brake to a
stop well out
of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a
skid.
In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by
steering the way
you want the vehicle to go. It may be
very bumpy and noisy, but
you can still steer. Gently
brake to
a stop, well off the road if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next section shows how to use
your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.
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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.
The following steps
will tell you how to use the jack and
change a
tire.
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The equipment you'll need is stored in the trunk.
Pull the carpeting from the floor of the trunk. Turn the
center retainer bolt on the compact spare tire housing
counterclockwise to remove
it, then lift the tire cover. Lift off
the jack and remove
the spare tire. Remove the
wheel wrench from the
bag.
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Turn the two wing nuts counterclockwise and remove
the jack retainer plate. Then pull out the jack and wheel
wrench.
Standard Wheel Cover
You will be using the flat end of the wheel wrench to
remove the wheel cover. Pry along the edge
of the wheel
cover until it comes
off.
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Wire Wheel Cover
Removing the wire wheel
cover requires this wire
wheel key wrench.
F1 Put the flat end into the
notch and carefully pry the
small center cover
off.
Remove the theft deterrent
wheel
nut by placing the
key end
of the wire wheel
wrench over the
nut and
turning
it to the left. Pull
off the wire wheel cover.
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Next, attach the wheel wrench to the bolt on the end of
the jack. Raise the jack a little by rotating the wheel
wrench clockwise
(to the right).
Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them yet.
Position the jack under the
vehicle nearest the tire to be
changed. The jack location
should be approximately
five inches
(12.7 cm) from
the wheel well.
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I NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned will damage the vehicle or may
allow
the vehicle to fall off the jack. Be sure to fit the
jack lift head into the proper location before raising your vehicle.
Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground
so there is
enough room for the spare tire to fit.
Remove all the wheel nuts and take
off the flat tire.
Remove any rust or dirt from
the wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces or spare wheel.
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