Anyone who drives a car will suffer a flat tire at some point. While your insurance company or auto club might offer excellent roadside assistance services, you never know when you might find yourself in a situation where you have to change a flat tire yourself. 

To help you stay prepared, Daniel Oliver, a registered Farmers Insurance Agent in Minneapolis, offers this guide for changing your own tire:

• If possible, pull over to a safe place and turn on the hazard lights. If it's not save to leave your vehicle, stay in the car and call someone.
• Loosen the lug nuts one a time, but don't remove them yet. If they're really tight, you may need to stand on them or use an extender bar for additional leverage.
• Now, jack the car up about 6 inches off the ground. For the best placement of the jack, check your owner's manual.
• Remove the lug nuts and the flat tire, then place the spare on the car.
• Replace the lug nuts, but don't tighten them yet. You'll need to lower the car back down to the ground first.
• There's a particular pattern to properly tightening the lug nuts: do one about halfway, then move to the one opposite and tighten it by the same amount. Move around the wheel in this manner until all the lug nuts are as tight as possible.

Daniel Oliver from Farmers Insurance provides a whole list of insurance products to protect what matters most to you. Visit his website to learn more, or just call (952) 925-4454 for insurance quotes today.