Caution – Cadillac 2005 CTS User Manual

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CAUTION:

Changing a tire can be dangerous. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over or fall on you
or other people. You and they could be badly
injured or even killed. Find a level place to
change your tire. To help prevent the vehicle
from moving:

1. Set the parking brake firmly.

2. Put an automatic transmission shift lever

in PARK (P), or shift a manual transmission
to FIRST (1) or REVERSE (R).

3. Turn off the engine and do not restart while

the vehicle is raised.

4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the

vehicle.

Put the wheel blocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side, at the
opposite end of the vehicle.

When you have a flat tire, use the following example as a
guide to assist you in the placement of wheel blocks.

The following information will tell you next how to use
the jack and change a tire.

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