2008 DODGE AVENGER spare wheel

WARNING!Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to
help prevent personal injury or damage to your
vehicle:
² Always park on a firm, level surface as far from
the edge of the roadway as possible before raising
the vehicle.
² Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to
be raised.
² Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic
transmission in park; a manual transmission in
reverse.
² Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack. 1. Remove the scissors jack and lug wrench from the
spare wheel as an assembly. Turn the jack screw to the left
to loosen the lug wrench, and remove the wrench from
the jack assembly. WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 353
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3. There are two front jacking locations and two rear
jacking locations on each side of the body as shown.
CAUTION!Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in step 3.
4. Turn the jack screw to the left until the jack can be
placed under the jacking location. Once the jack is
positioned, turn the jack screw to the right until the jack
head is properly engaged with the lift area closest to the
wheel to be changed. Do not raise the vehicle until you
are sure the jack is securely engaged. WARNING!Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make
the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the jack and
hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough
to remove the tire.
5. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the right,
using the swivel wrench. Raise the vehicle only until the
tire just clears the surface and enough clearance is
obtained to install the spare tire. Minimum tire lift
provides maximum stability.
6. Remove the wheel nuts, and pull the wheel and wheel
covers (where applicable) off the hub. Install the spare
wheel and wheel nuts with the cone shaped end of the
nuts toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts. To avoid
the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten
the nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered.356 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

WARNING!To avoid possible personal injury, handle the wheel
covers with care to avoid contact with any sharp
edges.
7. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the left.
8. Finish tightening the nuts. Push down on the wrench
while tightening the wheel nuts. Alternate nuts, until
each nut has been tightened twice. Correct wheel nut
torque is 100 ft. lbs (135 N´m). If you doubt that you have
tightened the nuts correctly, have them checked with a
torque wrench by your dealer or at a service station.
9. Remove the wheel blocks and lower the jack until it is
free. Reassemble the lug wrench to the jack assembly and
stow it in the spare tire area. Secure the assembly using
the means provided. WARNING!A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or
hard stop could endanger the occupants of the ve-
hicle. Always stow the jack parts and the spare tire in
the places provided.
10. Place the deflated (flat) tire in the cargo area and have
the tire repaired or replaced as soon as possible.
WARNING!A loose tire thrown forward in a collision or hard
stop could injure the occupants in the vehicle. Have
the deflated (flat) tire repaired or replaced
immediately. WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 357
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Side Window Demisters (Defrosters) .......... 253
Signals, Turn ........................... 416
Slippery Surfaces, Driving On ............... 288
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) ................. 309
Snow Tires ............................ 309
Sound Systems (Radio) ................. 220,223
Spare Tire ....................... 303,304,351
Spark Plugs ............................ 379
Specifications
Oil ................................ 376
Speed Control (Cruise Control) ........... 140,174
Speedometer ........................ 170,172
Speedometer and Odometer ................ 168
Starting ............................... 261
Engine Fails to Start .................... 263
Starting Procedures ...................... 261
Steering
Linkage ............................. 386
Power ........................... 287,385 Tilt Column .......................... 139
Wheel, Tilt ........................... 139
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System
Controls .............................. 236
Storage ............................ 160,411
Storage, Vehicle ......................... 253
Stuck, Freeing .......................... 361
Sun Roof .............................. 150
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag ........ 51
Synthetic Engine Oil ...................... 377
System, Navigation ...................... 223
Tachometer ............................ 172
Taillights .............................. 416
Telescoping Steering Column ............... 139
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) ........ 246
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant ....... 170,349
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint ............... 71
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) ................ 18 INDEX 459
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