Yes, you can change a car tyre without summoning roadside assistance—just don’t do it on a blind bend, alright?
Park on flat ground, handbrake on, hazards on, and chock the opposite wheel; grab the spare, jack, and wheel brace.
Crack the wheel nuts a quarter turn while the car’s still on the ground, locate the marked jacking point, then lift until the tyre clears.
Off come the nuts and wheel; on goes the spare, lined up with the studs; hand‑tighten, lower the car, then tighten the nuts in a star pattern—good and firm.
Check the spare’s pressure and, if it’s a space-saver, keep it under 80 km/h and only for short trips.
Stow the wounded wheel, recheck the nuts after 50 km, and congratulate yourself—you’ve just outwitted a nail.
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