Black plate (79,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010WARNING: (Continued)vehicle and tire size combination and roadconditions. Follow that manufacturer'sinstructions. To help avoid damage to the vehicle,drive slowly, re‐adjust or remove the device if it iscontacting the vehicle, and do not spin thewheels. If you do find traction devices that will fit,install them on the rear tires.If a Tire Goes FlatIt is unusual for a tire to blowout while you are driving,especially if you maintain your vehicle's tires properly.If air goes out of a tire, it is much more likely to leak outslowly. But if you should ever have a blowout, here area few tips about what to expect and what to do:If a front tire fails, the flat tire creates a drag that pullsthe vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off theaccelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake toa stop well out of the traffic lane.A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like askid and may require the same correction you woulduse in a skid. In any rear blowout remove your foot fromthe 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.{ WARNING:Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to domaintenance or repairs is dangerous without theappropriate safety equipment and training. If ajack is provided with the vehicle, it is designedonly for changing a flat tire. If it is used foranything else, you or others could be badlyinjured or killed if the vehicle slips off the jack. If ajack is provided with the vehicle, only use it forchanging a flat tire.If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use thejacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.7-79InformationProvidedby:
