1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual

8. Then replace the If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag thatpressure cap. At any pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your off foot thetime during thisaccelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel My.procedure if coolant Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake tobegins to flow out of the a stop well out of the traffic lane.filler neck, reinstall theA rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like apressure cap. Be sure theskid and may require the same correction you’d use in aarrows on the pressureskid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from thecap line up like this.accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control bysteering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may bevery bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gentlybrake to a stop -- well off the road if possible.If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use yourIf a Tire Goes Flatjacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goesout of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are a fewtips about what to expect and what to do:5-21