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En,gfne Fan Noise If a Tire Goes Flat
You may also hear this fan noise when y0.u start the.
engine.. It, will 99 away as the fan clutch disengages.
If s unusual for a tire tc! “blow aut.” while. yau’re .driving,
espe-cially
if you ,maintain your fire.s- propedy. If air gOes
.out of a tire, ft’s much more likely to’ le,& out. slowly.
B.ut if you shoul-d ever have. a “blowout,” here are a few
tips about what to. expect and what to do:
If a front .ti..te fails, -the flat tire- will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side, Take your foot off
the accelerator :pe&al and .grip the steering wheel‘ firmly.
.Steer;to maintain lane position, and tkn geritly-brake to
a stop well out ..of the traffic lane.
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Changhg a Flat Tire.
If..& t.he goex flat,:avoid further. tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a-level place. Tm. on your -hazard
warning flashers.
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The. following step.s will tell you how :to use the j-ack and
change, a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire: and. Tools
The-jacking equipment you’ll need 1s stored inside the
plastic jack mver which is behind the.. froDt seats, either
on the center of the wall (extended cab) or -orithe
pawenger’s side of. the wall. (regular cab). I.
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Getting under .a vehicle when it is jacked up- is
danger&s. If the vehicle slips:.off the,iack, you.
could.. b.e badly injured 0.r killed.-- Never get under
a vehicle. when it is supported o.nIy.by-a jack.
Raising your vehide with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and. even
make, the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injary-xmd.-vehicle damage,
b.e sure- to^ fit. the jack
lift head. into the proper loation behe raising
the vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle. by tuwning the jack handle to the
right. Raise the vehicle far en0u.g.h off the gfound so
there is enough- room f6r the spire. tire- Wfit.
5. Remove all the .wheel nuts rand take off the flat Tire.
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Compact Spare Tire (If Equipped)
Although the compact spare tire was. fully inflated
when your vehicle. wasmew, it can lose air after a he.
Check the inflation pressure regularly. It should be
60 pi (420 Wa).
W.hen the compact spare is .installed, don’t take
your vehicle thrQugh an car wash with guide
rails.
The compact spare can :get,carught on the
rails. That can damage the
tire and-whe.el, and
maybe other
parts o€ yooar- vehicle.
Don’.t use^ your compact spare an Qtha vehicles.
And don’t mix your compact spare tire .or wheel with
other wh.eels af tire-s. They wori’tfit. Keep your Spare:
tire and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit .yonr compaCt-spare. U&g.
them can damage your vehicle-and can damage
the
chains too. Don% use tire chains on your
compact spare.
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#NOTICE:
-Don% let- anyone tell you that uncIerinflatioa cis
overinflation is all right* :It% no$.. If yo.ur tires
don’t .have enough air (underinflation), you. can-
.. get the fol2owing:
0. Too much flexing
Too milch heat
‘sire ove-rloading
Bad wear
Bad fuel econ
NQTICE: (C-ontinued)
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