2008 DODGE SPRINTER rims

588 Practical hintsTowing
5
With front axle damage
\1
Turn the key to position
1 in the igni-
tion lock(
\2
page 111).
In the event of a malfunction in the
electrical systemIf the battery is malfunctioning, the auto-
matic transmission will be locked in
position
P. To shift the automatic trans-
mission to position
N, you must provide
power to the vehicle’s electrical system
in the same way as jump-starting
(
\2
page 581).
Have the vehicle transported on a trans-
porter or trailer.The towing eye can be used to pull the
vehicle onto a special transporter or
trailer for transportation.
\1
Shift the transmission to neutral or
move the selector lever to
position
N.
!
CAUTION
The vehicle must not be towed with
its front wheels raised and with the
key in position
2 in the ignition lock.
Active brake intervention by ESP
® or
ASR could otherwise lock the wheels
and damage the brake system.
Transporting the vehicle!
CAUTION
Only secure the vehicle at the
wheels / rims. Your vehicle could oth-
erwise be damaged.
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599 *Technical data
6 *Technical data
Genuine Sprinter Vehicle parts........... 600
Vehicle electronics........... 602
Service products and capacities........... 604
Rims and tires........... 623
Tire inflation pressure........... 626
Lashing points and carrier systems........... 629
Vehicle identification labels........... 632
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623 *Technical data
Rims and tires
6
\3 Rims and tires
!
CAUTION
Only use tires which have been test-
ed and approved for your Sprinter ve-
hicle by the vehicle manufacturer.
Tires approved by the vehicle manu-
facturer are developed to provide the
best possible performance in con-
junction with the driving safety sys-
tems on your Sprinter vehicle such as
ABS, BAS, ASR or ESP
®.
Using tires other than those ap-
proved by the vehicle manufacturer
may result in damage that is not cov-
ered by the Sprinter vehicle warran-
ty.
Using tires other than those ap-
proved by the vehicle manufacturer
can have detrimental effects, such as
poor handling characteristics
increased noise
increased fuel consumption
Moreover, tires and rims not ap-
proved by the vehicle manufacturer
may, under load, exhibit dimensional
variations and different tire deforma-
tion characteristics that could cause
them to come into contact with the
vehicle body or axle parts. Damage to
the tires or the vehicle may be the re-
sult.
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624 *Technical dataRims and tires
6
Warning
G
Loose wheel nuts or bolts could cause the
vehicle to lose a wheel while it is in mo-
tion. This would jeopardize the operating
and road safety of the vehicle. You could
lose control of the vehicle as a result,
cause an accident an injure yourself or
others.If a wheel was replaced or new wheel nuts
are used, the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
must be retightened to the specified tight-
ening torque after 30 miles (50 km).
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
If new or repainted wheels are mounted,
the wheel bolts or wheel nuts must be re-
tightened again to the specified tighten-
ing torque after approximately 600 to
3000 miles (about 1000 to 5000 km).
iFurther information on tires and rims
is available at any authorized Sprint-
er Dealer.
A placard with the recommended
cold tire inflation pressure is located
on the driver’s door B-pillar
(\2
page 354).
In addition to the placard also con-
sult the tire inflation pressure table
(
\2
page 628).
The tire inflation pressure should be
checked regularly and should only be
adjusted on cold tires.
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625 *Technical data
Rims and tires
6
Vehicle Model Type
2500
3500
Rims (steel)
6.5 J x 16
5.5 J x 16
Rims (light alloy)
6.5 J x 16
–
Wheel offset
2.13 in (54 mm)
–
Half dual spacing
4.82 in (122.5 mm)
Wheel fixture
Wheel bolts
Wheel nuts
Tightening torque (steel wheel)
177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
Tightening torque (light-alloy wheel)
133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
-
Summer tires
–
–
All-season tires
1
1Radial-ply tires
LT 245/75 R16 120/116N
LT 215/85 R16 115/112N
LT 215/85 R16 115/112Q
Winter tires
2
2Radial-ply tires
LT 245/75 R16 120/116N M+S
.
LT 215/85 R16 115/112N M+S
.
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652 Indexvehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Overhead control panel
. . . . . . . . 27
hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . 27
interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Overrun cut-off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Overviewindicator and warning lamps . . . . 22
menus
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Oxidation catalyst
. . . . . . . . . . . . 313
P
Paper holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Parking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
on uphill or downhill gradients . . 189
Parking aidsee ParktronicParking brakesee HandbrakeParking lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Parking locksee Automatic transmissionParktronic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
,422
cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . 422
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 451–452range of the sensors . . . . . . . . . 254
roll-back warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
warning display . . . . . . . . . 256
,451
Partition sliding door
. . . . . . . . . 109
Parts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Pen holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Perimeter lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Plastic trims
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Poly-V-beltmalfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Pounds per square inchsee PSIPower steering fluid
. . . . . . . . . . 620
Premium tire sealantstorage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
P
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654 IndexRear window heating
. . . . . . . . . 214
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Rear window wiper
. . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear-view mirror
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recommended tire inflation
pressure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Refueling
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Remote controlauxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . 240
changing the batteries . . . . . . 541
central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
changing the batteries . . . . . . . . 539
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
opening the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 83
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Removing the battery cover in the
driver’s footwell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
Removing/installing the floor cover-
ing in the driver’s footwell
. . . . . 575
Reserve warning indicator
(fuel)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
,476
Residual heat mode
. . . . . . . . . . 222
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Restraint system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
belt force limiters . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
child restraint systems . . . . . . . . 56
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
emergency tensioning retractor . 44
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36thorax sidebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
windowbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reverse lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . 530
,531
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Reverse warning feature
. . . . . . 271
Rims
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Road hazard lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Roll-back warningsee ParktronicRoof load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
Roof rack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Roof ventilator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
S
Seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
,116
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,114
folding rear bench seat . . . . . . . 124
S
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