Instructions

• 1). Loosen the lugs on the flat tire, but do not remove them. Loosening them while the car is on the ground makes removing them later much easier.
  
  
• 2). Jack up the car according to the directions in the owner's manual. Each car has a specific place for the jack to be located for safety reasons.
  
  
• 3). Finish removing the lug nuts from the wheel. Remove the flat tire and place a jack stand under the car. If anything happens with the jack, the jack stand will prevent the car from falling.
  
  
• 4). Take the flat tire to a repair shop. The tire has to be removed from the rim with specialized tools. Let the technicians know that it is a run-flat tire, and if there is a tire pressure monitoring system in the tire. Extra care needs to be taken when removing the tire with a monitoring system so that the system does not get damaged. Repairs to the tire itself are the same as with other tires at this point.
  
  
• 5). Make sure the jack is still holding and remove jack stand. Place the repaired tire on the car and start the lug nuts, but do not tighten them yet.
  
  
• 6). Lower the car and remove the jack from under car. Finish tightening the lug nuts. Check the tire pressure, either with a gauge or in the car with the monitoring system.