Have you ever seen someone stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire? They

could be waiting for hours for someone to come help them and change their flat

tire for them. Instead of wasting time and waiting for assistance, it’s handy to

know how to change a flat tire yourself! It’s not as intimidating as it may sound.

You don’t have to be a professionally trained automotive mechanic to know how

to change a flat tire!

Get help from our Charlotte auto service techs!

Our Charlotte Toyota Scion service technicians don’t want you to have to wait on

the side of the road for help! They’re giving you a step-by-step guide on how to

change a flat tire. To change a flat tire, you will need supplies.

A jack

A lug nut wrench

A spare tire

These three items should be kept in your trunk at all times as a precaution. Flat

tires are unpredictable and you never know where you’ll be when you have to

switch it out with a new one!

Learn how to change a flat tire!

Nobody wants to face the situation of having a flat tire, but it can happen! If it

does, our Charlotte Toyota Scion

Service techs want you to be prepared.

If you’re driving a feel your car start to

shake or vibrate or you heard a loud

pop, you’re more than likely

experiencing a flat tire. The first thing

you should do is pull off of the road

safely. Once you’re out of the roadway

and off to the side, you should turn on

your hazard lights to alert other drivers that your vehicle is disabled.

When your car is safely off the road and your hazard lights are on, remove the

tire-changing tools that our Charlotte auto service techs helped you collect, from

your trunk.

Step 1: Using the lug nut wrench, loosen the lug nuts on the wheel. Do not

remove them completely. Place the jack underneath your car, after consulting the

owner’s manual where the jack should be positioned.

Step 2: Jack the car up off of the ground about six or seven inches. Once your

vehicle is jacked up and secure, completely remove the lug nuts from the wheel.

Don’t let them get away from you! Keep them close by because they will be

needed again.

Step 3: Pull the wheel off, keeping it straight. Place the wheel with the flat tire in

the trunk. Replace the flat tire with the spare tire, putting it on straight.

Step 4: Put the lug nuts back on TIGHTLY! Ensure they are on tight using the lug

nut wrench.

Step 5: Lower the car back to the ground. Put the jack and wrench back into the

trunk.

Just like that, you’ve learned how to change a flat tire from our Charlotte auto

service techs!

After you know how to change a flat tire, it’s important that you know it’s best

not to drive for long distances on a spare tire. Once you’ve put the spare tire on,

drive over to our Toyota Scion Service Center in Charlotte to have a new car tire

replacement. We’re located at 13429 Statesville Rd.!