Click and Clack Official Guide to Changing a Flat Tire
Find a Level Place to Stop and Find the Tool You ll Need You can change a tire if you re parked on an incline, but it s much more difficult… and dangerous! So if you find yourself with a flat on a hill, DRIVE slowly to level ground. Put the transmission into Park (or put the gear shift into reverse if you have a manual transmission) AND SET THE HAND BRAKE. Now you re ready to go looking for the tools you ll need. Tip: Here s an idea… when in doubt, take a minute and check your owner s manual. (Remember that? It s that shrink-wrapped, unread booklet that s been in your glove box since you drove your car off the lot.)
Tip: If, at any point in changing a flat tire, you feel like you re in over your head don t sweat it. Just grab the nearest cell phone and call for help. STEP 2: Chock a Wheel To provide an extra degree of safety, it s a good idea to put something on either side of the wheel diagonally opposite the flat tire. Since our flat is the left rear tire, chock the right front. Chocking means to put something large, like a brick, a large rock, or a mother-in-law right in front of and right behind the tire to keep it from moving. This is an extra precaution, but it s one we recommend.
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