Black plate (75,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2010Vehicle Care 9-75It may be very bumpy and noisy, butyou can still steer. Gently brake to astop, well off the road if possible.{ WARNINGLifting a vehicle and getting underit to do maintenance or repairsis dangerous without theappropriate safety equipment andtraining. If a jack is provided withthe vehicle, it is designed only forchanging a flat tire. If it is used foranything else, you or others couldbe badly injured or killed if thevehicle slips off the jack. If a jackis provided with the vehicle, onlyuse it for changing a flat tire.If a tire goes flat, avoid further tireand wheel damage by driving slowlyto a level place. Turn on the hazardwarning flashers. See HazardWarning Flashers on page 5‑5.{ WARNINGChanging a tire can bedangerous. The vehicle canslip off the jack and roll over orfall on you or other people. Youand they could be badly injured oreven killed. Find a level place tochange your tire. To help preventthe vehicle from moving:1. Set the parking brake firmly.2. Put an automatictransmission shift lever inP (Park), or shift a manualtransmission to 1 (First) orR (Reverse).3. Turn off the engine and donot restart while the vehicleis raised.4. Do not allow passengers toremain in the vehicle.(Continued)WARNING (Continued)To be certain the vehicle will notmove, put blocks at the front andrear of the tire farthest away fromthe one being changed. Thatwould be the tire on the otherside, at the opposite end of thevehicle.This vehicle may come with a jackand spare tire or a tire sealant andcompressor kit. To use the jackingequipment to change a spare tiresafely, follow the instructions below.Then see Tire Changing onpage 9‑93. To use the tire sealantand compressor kit, see TireSealant and Compressor Kit(Without Selector Switch) onpage 9‑76 or Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit (With SelectorSwitch) on page 9‑84.
