the average American will experience five flat tires over the course of their motoring lifetime a one in five American drivers doesn't even know how to change a tire but don't worry I got you the three essential things you'll need are a jack a lug wrench and of course a spare tire you're also going to want to pull out your owner's manual we're going to show you our best practices but there's no substitute for your automakers recommendations once you detect the flat turn on your emergency flashers slow down and find a safe level place to stop put your parking brake on to prevent a roll away and have passengers exit now remove your hubcaps if you have them using a flat headed tool this may require a special tool so consult your owners manual to be sure loosen the lug nuts or bolts before jacking up the car give it all you've got to break the lugs loose but don't loosen them much just enough so you can take it easy once your car is on the jack there are different kinds of Jack's stored in different places and different kinds of cars so again familiarize yourself with your manual in advance place the jack on your manuals recommended Jack point often marked the jack point will be a flat metal area of the cars frame near the flat tire not the body which won't likely support the cars weight jack up the car just enough to let you altima tied the tire off and keep all body parts out from underneath the car while it's jacked up finish loosening the lugs and keep them in a safe place pull the flat tire off and replace it with your spare likely it will be a smaller temporary tire or a donut hand tighten the lugs then give them a quarter turn with the wrench while the car is still jacked now lower the car slowly until the jack slides easily out and finish tightening the lugs in a star pattern don't try to be Thor here just tighten the lugs so that they feel equally snug and require some elbow grease to break loose again and boom you're back on your way one more important thing to bear in mind that temporary spare is just that temporary most Donuts aren't meant to be driven more than around 50 miles per hour or a hundred miles in distance so donut procrastinate get it patched or placed ASAP you