Vehicle Care 9-67
If a Tire Goes Flat
It is unusual for a tire to blowout
while you are driving, especially if
you maintain your vehicle's tires
properly. If air goes out of a tire, it is
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
creates a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot off
the accelerator pedal and grip the
steering wheel firmly. Steer tomaintain lane position, and 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 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.{WARNING
Lifting a vehicle and getting
under it to do maintenance or
repairs is dangerous without the
appropriate safety equipment and
training. If a jack is provided with
the vehicle, it is designed only for
changing a flat tire. If it is used for
anything else, you or others could
be badly injured or killed if the
vehicle slips off the jack. If a jack
is provided with the vehicle, only
use it for changing a flat tire.
INDEX i-11
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Storage Mass Media (MEM) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
System Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
System Check Automatic TransmissionShiftlock Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Taillamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 12-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 1-13 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9, 4-10
Tires Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-76
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Inflation Monitor System . . . . . . 9-55
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 9-53
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49 Tires (cont.)
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 8-58
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-65
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-62
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 8-66
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . 8-41
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-62
