2006 DODGE SPRINTER wheel

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Spare Wheel Location
NOTE: Lug wrench and jack, refer to "Vehicle Tool
Kit". For reasons of safety, check at regular intervals
that the spare wheel is properly secured.
WARNING!
If the rear cargo doors are opened to 90° (detent
position), the rear lights will be concealed. The ve-
hicle is then not sufficiently safeguarded at the
rear and may only be seen by other road users
when they are close to the vehicle. This could lead
to an accident.
The vehicle must then be clearly marked in
accordance with state and local laws, e.g., with a
warning triangle.
WARNING!
The spare wheel holder should be reattached once
the wheel has been changed.
Regularly check the spare wheel fastening.
A loose spare wheel or spare wheel holder could
be loosen or could move around the vehicle
interior uncontrollably in the event of sudden
braking, a rapid change in direction or an
accident. This increases the risk of injury to
vehicle occupants and other road users in these
situations.
Do not use retreaded/remolded tires. This process
does not always permit previous damage to be
detected. Therefore vehicle safety cannot be
guaranteed if retreaded/remolded tires are fitted.

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Spare Wheel Beneath the End of the Frame
Retaining screws for the spare wheel structural member
(1)
Hook (2)
1. Open the cargo doors and remove the retaining
screws (1) with the lug wrench from the vehicle
tool kit.
2. Lift the spare wheel structural member, unhinge
the hooks (2), and lower the spare wheel structural
member. Remove the spare wheel.Spare Wheel in Cargo Area (Optional)
1. Open the rear cargo doors.

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2. Turn spare wheel holder to loosen.
3. Remove the spare wheel.Spare Wheel Location for Chassis
1. Loosen thumb nuts by hand and remove.
2. Use wrench to loosen fixing nut to the thread end.
3. Lift spare wheel holder.
4. Turn hooks to the side and lower spare wheel
holder. Remove the spare wheel.

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JACK Using the Jack
The jack is located together with the vehicle tool kit
under the hatch in the front passenger footwell, refer to
"Vehicle Tool Kit".
1. Loosen the wheel bolts before raising the vehicle.
2. Close the release valve on the jack.
3. Assemble the pump lever provided and insert it
into the socket on the jack.
4. Secure the lever by turning it clockwise in the
socket.
Position the jack under the appropriate jack point and
raise the vehicle by pumping the lever.
WARNING!
To avoid the risk of serious or fatal injuries or vehicle
damage, please bear the following points in mind:
 The jack is intended only for raising the vehicle
briefly, for instance, when changing a wheel. If it is
not designed to enable work to be carried out
underneath the vehicle.
Do not crawl under the jacked-up vehicle. For work
under the vehicle, stands must be used.
 The jack must be placed on a firm, flat surface only.
 Do not change wheels on uphill or downhill
gradients under any circumstances.
 Make sure that no persons are present in the vehicle
when jacking up the vehicle.
 Do not start the engine while the vehicle is raised.
 Make sure that the distance between the underside
of the tires and the ground does not exceed 1.2 in (30
mm). Otherwise the vehicle may tip over.

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REMOVING A WHEEL
1. Loosen the wheel bolts/nuts.
2. Jack up the vehicle until the wheel is clear of the
ground.
3. Unscrew the wheel bolts and remove the wheel
(keep the wheel bolts clean).
NOTE: If the vehicle moves forwards or backwards
while it is being jacked-up, lower it again and
reposition the jack. When the vehicle is jacked-up, the
jack must stand vertically (plumb-line).INSTALLING A WHEEL
Wheel bolts for pressed steel wheels (1)
Wheel bolts for light-alloy wheels (Optional) (2)

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6NOTE: The optional light alloy wheels are supplied
with 5 short wheel lug bolts enclosed for the steel spare
wheel in the vehicle tool kit.
 Before fitting the spare wheel, clean rust and dirt off
the contact surfaces of the wheel and the wheel hub,
and from the wheel bolts.
 Note the specified wheel and tire size, tire load
capacity and speed code.
 Do not change the tire’s direction of rotation.
 Do not damage, grease or oil wheel bolts or their
threads.
WARNING!
Different wheel bolts are required for pressed
steel and light-alloy wheels.
Incorrect wheel lug bolts for the wheels could
work loose, thereby causing you to lose control of
the vehicle. This could cause an accident resulting
in severe personal injuries and and property
damage.
WARNING!
Incorrect mounting bolts or improperly tightened
mounting bolts can cause the wheel to come off.
To avoid the risk of serious or fatal injuries or ve-
hicle damage, please bear the following points in
mind:
 Always replace wheel bolts that are damaged or
rusted.
 Never apply oil or grease to wheel bolts
 If a wheel hub thread is damaged, you must not
drive the vehicle. Consult a qualified specialist
workshop.
 Only use genuine DaimlerChrysler wheel bolts
specified for your vehicle’s rims.

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Centering wheels with wheel bolts/nuts
 If dual assemblies are used, before placement the
inner wheel should be inspected to ensure that all
ball bearing rings are in proper position.
 Install the wheel and snug the wheel bolts/nuts.
 Slightly tighten wheel bolts/nuts.
 Slowly open jack release valve to lower vehicle until
tire is resting on ground.
WARNING!
Do not tighten the wheel bolts and wheel nuts
completely while the vehicle is still jacked up.
The vehicle could tip.

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 Tighten the wheel bolts/nuts in a crosswise pattern
to the specified torque with a torque wrench.
 Remove jack and stow it in the vehicle tool kit.
 Check the tire inflation pressure.
 Re-tighten the wheel bolts/nuts to the specified
torque with a torque wrench after a distance of 30
miles (about 50 km).
Vehicle
Type2500 C/H/SHC 3500 C/HC/SHC
Tire225/70 R 15 C LT 225/775 R 16 195/70 R 15 C LT 225/75 R 16
Rimsteel
6J x 15 ET75light-alloy
7J x 15 ET76steel
6J x 15 ET75light-alloy
6.5J x 16 ET70steel
5.5J x 15 HMA115steel
6J x 16 HMA129.5
Wheel
fittingwheel bolts wheel nuts
Tightening
torque133 lbf.ft ±7 lbf.ft
(180 N.m ±10 N.m)177 lbf.ft ±7 lbf.ft
(240 N.m ±10 N.m)133 lbf.ft ±7 lbf.ft
(180 N.m ±10 N.m)