2008 DODGE SPRINTER wheel bolts

554 Practical hintsFlat tire
5
For wheels with wheel nuts:\1
Center the wheel nut cover over the
wheel and push it onto the wheel.
\1
Screw on the wheel nuts and tighten
them finger tight.
Lowering the vehicle
\1
Slowly open the jack’s pressure re-
lease screw one turn using the pump
lever (
\2
page 550) and lower the ve-
hicle slowly.
\1
Put the jack to one side.
Tightening torque pattern
1
– 6
Wheel bolts
\1
Tighten all the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts evenly in the sequence indicat-
ed.As an extension for the wheel
wrench, use the shaft from the jack’s
3-part pump lever that has the larg-
est diameter.
\1
For wheels with wheel bolts attach
the wheel cover.
iScrew on the three wheel nuts that
hold the wheel nut cover first.
!
CAUTION
The tightening torque is:
\4
for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft
(240 Nm) (steel wheel)/133 lb-ft
(180 Nm) (light-alloy wheel).
\4
for wheel nuts 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
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555 Practical hints
Flat tire
5
Vehicles with wheel caps:
Make sure that the opening in the
wheel cap is positioned over the tire
vent.
Vehicles with center caps:
Make sure that the retaining lugs of
the hub cap are positioned over the
bolts.
\1
Compress the piston of the hydraulic
jack and close the pressure release
screw.
\1
Store the jack and the remaining ve-
hicle tools.
\1
Place the defective wheel in the
spare wheel bracket after changing
the wheel (
\2
page 517).
\1
Check the tire pressure
(\2
page 361).
\1
Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts to the specified tightening
torque once the vehicle has been
driven for 30 miles (50 km).
iGive the middle of the center cap a
knock to engage it on the wheel.
Warning
G
For safety reasons, you must observe the
following after changing a wheel:Have the tightening torque checked:for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel
wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy
wheel) orfor wheel nuts133 lb-ft (180 Nm).The wheels could otherwise come loose.
Continued
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556 Practical hintsFlat tire
5
Warning (Continued)
G
Check the tire pressure and correct it if
necessaryHave the wheel bolts or wheel nuts re-
tightened after 30 miles (50 km) to a
torque of:177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel wheel)/ 133 lb-
ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy wheel) for wheel
bolts or133 lb-ft (180 Nm) for wheel nuts.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
Have the direction of tire rotation correct-
ed, if reversed, as soon as possible at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer. The vehicle
handling characteristics could otherwise
be affected.
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 and injure yourself or
others.
If new or repainted wheels are mounted,
the wheel bolts or wheel nuts must be re-
tightened again after approximately 600
to 3000 miles (about 1000 to 5000 km).
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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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658 IndexTempaticsee Air conditioningTemperaturesetting the unit
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Tempmaticairflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
air-recirculation mode . . . . . . . . 221
control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
fogged-up windows . . . . . . . . . . 223
reheat function
(dehumidification) . . . . . . . . . . . 223
residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
special settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223The first 1,500 km
. . . . . . . . . . . 302
Thorax sidebag
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tightening torquewheel nuts/wheel bolts . . . . . . . 554TIN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
,397
Tire and loading informationplacard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393Tire and loading information
placard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636
Tire Identification Numbersee TINTire inflation pressurechecking manually . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Advanced Tire Pressure Mon-
itoring System (Advanced TPMS)*,
(Canada only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
setting the unit
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tire valves
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
,363
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (Advanced TPMS)*,
(Canada only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
alignment and balance . . . . . . . 199
care and maintenance . . . . . . . . 347
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
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661 Index
leaving in storage . . . . . . . . . . . 456
locking with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
locking/unlocking centrally . . . . 105
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
with remote control . . . . . . . . . 86
with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
towing out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588Vehicle alteration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Vehicle capacity weight
. . . . . . . 399
Vehicle identification plates
. . . 632
Vehicle loadingload limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
loading terminology . . . . . . . . . . 393
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Vehicle maximum load on the
tire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Vehicle safety certification label
. . 632
Vehicle tool kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
W
Warning labels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning lampESP
®/ASR . . . . . . . . . . . 72
,73
,461
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Warning triangle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Warranty information
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Washer fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Water separatordraining the fuel filter . . . . . . . . 542
Wheel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Wheel nuts/wheel boltsretightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 554Wheel, tires and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Windows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
cleaning the rear window . . . . . 421
cleaning the side windows . . . . 421
cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . 420
fogged-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
,231
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Windshieldcleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
,223
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
W
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