Cadillac xlr 2004 User Manual
3. Lift the vehicle with the jack, making sure the jack
spans at least two of the crossmember ribs (B).
For more information, see
Work on page 5-3.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,
especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air
goes out of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out
slowly. See
especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air
goes out of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out
slowly. See
Tires on page 5-50 for additional
information.
Your vehicle, when new, had run-flat tires. This type of
tire can operate effectively with no air pressure, so
you won’t need to stop on the side of the road to change
a flat tire. You can just keep on driving. The shorter
the distance you drive and the slower the speed,
the greater the chance that the run-flat tire will not have
to be replaced. Run-flat tires perform so well without
any air that a Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) is used
to alert you if a tire has lost pressure. See
tire can operate effectively with no air pressure, so
you won’t need to stop on the side of the road to change
a flat tire. You can just keep on driving. The shorter
the distance you drive and the slower the speed,
the greater the chance that the run-flat tire will not have
to be replaced. Run-flat tires perform so well without
any air that a Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) is used
to alert you if a tire has lost pressure. See
on page 5-56 and Tire Pressure Monitor System on
page 5-58.
page 5-58.
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