Black plate (85,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2011Vehicle Care 10-85For instruction on how to remove,install or store a spare tire, see“Removing the Flat Tire andInstalling the Spare Tire” and“Storing a Flat or Spare Tire andTools” under Tire Changing onpage 10‑71.After installing the spare tire on yourvehicle, you should stop as soon aspossible and make sure the spare iscorrectly inflated. The spare tire ismade to perform well at speedsup to 70 mph (112 km/h) at therecommended inflation pressure, soyou can finish your trip.Have the damaged or flat road tirerepaired or replaced as soon as youcan and installed back onto yourvehicle. This way, a spare tire willbe available in case you need itagain. Do not mix tires and wheelsof different sizes, because they willnot fit. Keep your spare tire and itswheel together.Jump StartingFor more information about thevehicle battery, see Battery onpage 10‑29.If the vehicle's battery (or batteries)has run down, you may want to useanother vehicle and some jumpercables to start your vehicle. Be sureto use the following steps to do itsafely.{ WARNINGBatteries can hurt you. They canbe dangerous because:. They contain acid that canburn you.. They contain gas that canexplode or ignite.. They contain enoughelectricity to burn you.If you do not follow these stepsexactly, some or all of thesethings can hurt you.Notice: Ignoring these stepscould result in costly damage tothe vehicle that would not becovered by the warranty.Trying to start the vehicle bypushing or pulling it will notwork, and it could damage thevehicle.1. Check the other vehicle. It musthave a 12-volt battery with anegative ground system.Notice: Only use vehicles with12-volt systems with negativegrounds to jump start yourvehicle. If the other vehicle'ssystem is not a 12-volt systemwith a negative ground, bothvehicles can be damaged.2. Get the vehicles close enoughso the jumper cables can reach,but be sure the vehicles are nottouching each other. If theyare, it could cause a groundconnection you do not want.Ofrecido por www.electromanuales.com
