Every driver in Greenwich, CT, dreads the day when a flat tire gets them stranded on the side of the road. Don't worry; it's not a hassle to change a tire on your Q50 or QX60 with the five quick and easy steps below.
Driving in Greenwich, CT: How To Change a Tire in 5 Easy Steps
1. Pull Over Safely
When you've got a flat tire, turn on your hazard lights to alert other drivers and find a safe place to pull over. Pick a spot with solid, level ground as far away from the road and traffic as possible to do the job safely. Put your vehicle in park or shift into reverse if you drive a manual, and engage the parking brake to prevent your car from rolling forward or backward. Place your emergency triangles a few feet behind your vehicle for extra visibility.
2. Get Your Tools Ready
Take your spare tire, jack, lug wrench, and wheel wedges out of the trunk of your car. Place the wheel wedges, rocks, bricks, or big sticks that will also do the trick behind the tires to keep your vehicle in place. Use your lug wrench and unscrew the nuts, but don't remove them. You'll do that in a later step.
3. Jack Up Your Car
Find the jacking point under your car closest to the flat tire and jack your car up just enough to remove the wheel. You can now loosen the nuts further with the wrench and remove them. Put the nuts in a safe place to ensure you don't lose them. Take off the flat tire by pulling it towards you, and, as a precautionary measure, push the flat tire under your car to protect it if it slides off the jack.
4. Mount the Spare
Position the spare in front of the wheel well and line the rim up with the lug bolts. Push the tire inward until you can see the bolts poking through the rim. Fit the nuts onto the bolts and hand-tighten them.
5. Lower Your CarÂ
Lower your car just enough for the spare to touch the ground. Use the wrench to tighten every other nut if there are five nuts. Lower your vehicle completely until the wheel touches the ground. Remove the jack and give the nuts a last and final good tightening to ensure they are on tight enough. Put all your tools and the flat tire in the trunk.
Changing a tire is as easy as that! If you need to repair a tire or want to buy a new set, stop at DARCARS INFINITI of Greenwich today. The tire experts will help you with repairs and assist you in choosing the right tires for your vehicle from a wide range of quality tires.