Kids in the car: If you have children with you, think carefully. On one hand, you don't want any extra weight in the car while it's up on a jack. On the other hand, you don't want your children near speeding cars, especially on a slick road at night. Consider the following: how's visibility? Are you on a highway, or a lightly used side road? Look around: is there a safe area nearby for them to stay while you're doing this? If you have more questions, call the highway patrol now and get their recommendations.

2torial #0621: Learn2 Change a Flat Tire (Continued) Get the spare and the jack You can't remove the old wheel without a jack. The spare is probably right next to it. The spare tire is usually located in the wheelwell, which is often on the bottom of the side of the car. It's either an indented area or a slot of some kind where the jack is meant to reside. Your owner's manual has a diagram that will locate it for you. Most often, the spare will be held in place by a bracket or a bolt that unscrews by hand pretty easily. If the jack is located in metal slots, slide it out and make sure that the handle is there as well. Many jack handles double as the lug remover, but if you have a real lug wrench (see above), you won't need to use it as such. Bring them both over to the work area, along with the lug wrench. If you're doing this at night, take care not to lose the jack handle in the dark. Step 3