IfaTireGoesFlat
{WARNING:
Itisunusualforatiretoblowoutwhileyouaredriving,
especially ifyoumaintain yourvehicle's tiresproperly.
Ifairgoesoutofatire,itismuchmorelikelytoleakout
slowly.Butifyoushouldeverhaveablowout, hereare
afewtipsaboutwhattoexpectandwhattodo:
Liftingavehicleandgettingunderittodo
maintenance orrepairsisdangerous withoutthe
appropriate safetyequipment andtraining. Ifa
jackisprovided withthevehicle, itisdesigned
onlyforchanging aflattire.Ifitisusedfor
anything else,youorotherscouldbebadly
injuredorkilledifthevehicleslipsoffthejack.Ifa
jackisprovided withthevehicle, onlyuseitfor
changingaflattire.
Ifafronttirefails,theflattirecreatesadragthatpulls
thevehicletowardthatside.Takeyourfootoffthe
accelerator pedalandgripthesteering wheelfirmly.
Steertomaintainlaneposition, andthengentlybraketo
astopwelloutofthetrafficlane.
Arearblowout, particularly onacurve,actsmuchlikea
skidandmayrequirethesamecorrection youwould
useinaskid.Inanyrearblowoutremoveyourfootfrom
theaccelerator pedal.Getthevehicleundercontrolby
steering thewayyouwantthevehicletogo.Itmaybe
verybumpyandnoisy,butyoucanstillsteer.Gently
braketoastop,wellofftheroadifpossible.
Ifatiregoesflat,thenextpartshowshowtousethe
jackingequipment tochangeaflattiresafely.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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