A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much
like a skid and may require the same correction
you would 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.
{CAUTION:
Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to
do maintenance or repairs is dangerous
without the appropriate safety equipment
and training. The jack provided with your
vehicle is designed only for changing a
at tire. If it is used for anything else, you
or others could be badly injured or killed
if the vehicle slips off the jack. Use the
jack provided with your vehicle only for
changing a at tire.
If a tire goes at, the next part shows how to
use the jacking equipment to change a at
tire safely.
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes at, avoid further tire and wheel
damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on
your hazard warning ashers. SeeHazard Warning
Flashers on page 212for more information.
{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 rmly.
2. Put an automatic transmission shift
lever in PARK (P), or shift a manual
transmission to FIRST (1) or
REVERSE (R).
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A. Front Location (Two-Wheel-Drive
1500 Model)
B. Front Location (All Other Models)
C. Rear Location (All Models)
3. Position the jack under the vehicle as shown.
If the at tire is on the front of the vehicle
(two-wheel-drive 1500 Model vehicles),
position the jack under the bracket attached
to the vehicle’s frame, behind the at tire.
If the at tire is on the front of the vehicle
(all other models), position the jack on
the frame behind the at tire.If the at tire is on the rear, position the jack
under the rear axle between the spring anchor
and the shock absorber bracket.
If you have added a snow plow to the front
of your vehicle, lower the snow plow fully
before raising the vehicle.
{CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked
up is dangerous. If the vehicle slips off
the jack you could be badly injured or
killed. Never get under a vehicle when it is
supported only by a jack.Jacking Locations
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