| How
to Change a Tire
Even if you're a member of the AAA or CAA, there's always
a chance that you'll find yourself stuck with a flat tire
on a remote road with no telephone in sight. On these occasions,
all traffic generally vanishes, leaving you help¬less
unless you know how to change a tire yourself. Everyone should
have a general idea of what's involved:
1. Secure the vehicle so that it
won't roll.
2. Jack up the vehicle, following the instructions in the
preceding sec¬tion, "The Safe Way to Use a Jack."
3. Remove the old tire. 4. Put on the new tire.
5. Put away the jacking stuff and the old tire.
6. Drive happily into the sunset.
But the job gets sticky in a couple of places. Unless you're
properly equipped, you can find yourself out of luck and in
for a long wait for help to come along. The following sections
explain in detail, and in order, how to change a tire. To
make sure that you have the tools you need, read the sectioo
called "More Things to Carry in Your Car" in Chapter
2, and then stock up.
If you own a luxury car with an air suspension, you need to
turn the system off before jacking up your car. Vehicles with
air suspensions have an on/off switch located in the trunk
area.
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